Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 01/03/2026

  • IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

    Rose Byrne gives a performance of blistering intensity in Mary Bronstein’s extraordinary second feature; a white-knuckle ride into the psyche of a woman on the brink of despair. Byrne plays Linda, a psychoanalyst caring for her critically ill daughter who... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00, 20.45

  • IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY

    An intimate portrait of the singer-songwriter’s brief, incandescent career and enduring influence. Drawing on extensive archival footage, studio recordings, and interviews with family, collaborators, and peers, the film traces Buckley’s artistic development, emotional intensity, and restless perfectionism. It explores the... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 10.50, 18.25

  • JEAN-LUC GODARD: THE CHINESE (LA CHINOISE)

    SCREENING SUNDAY 1st MARCH

    A group of radicalised Parisian students form a Maoist study-cell in an apartment during the summer before 1968. Immersed in propaganda, manifestos, and ideological debate, they attempt to translate revolutionary theory into direct political action. As... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.00

  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE

    Stage actress Nora (Renate Reinsve) and her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are reunited with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-renowned film director, who reappears after their mother’s death. Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his new... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.40

  • SIRĀT

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 27TH.

    Luis (Sergi López) and his son Esteban journey through southern Morocco searching for Luis’s missing daughter, Mar, who vanished months ago, last seen attending a remote dance party in the desert. They join a group of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.15, 17.15

  • THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE

    (MAMLAKET AL-QASAB)

    Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut feature follows nine-year-old Lamia, who has been selected to bake the cake for her class’s obligatory celebration of President Saddam Hussein’s birthday, a nearly impossible task in a country ravaged by war and scarcity.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.25, 21.00

  • THE SECRET AGENT

    (O AGENTO SECRETO)

    Brazil, 1977. On the run, Marcelo (Wagner Moura) returns to his hometown of Recife where he is welcomed into a covert community of refugees presided over by aging matriarch Dona Sebastiana. He takes a job in an... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.50, 19.50

  • THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (70MM)

    “Amanda Seyfried is electrifying” ★★★★★ – The Irish Times

    The Testament of Ann Lee is like no other movie you’ve seen” – Time Magazine

    Showing exclusively at the IFI on 70mm, Mona Fastvold’s third film is a highly cinematic and... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.10 (70MM), 18.10 (70MM)

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