Discover the irresistible and universal appeal of our World Tour selection. These filmmakers are in full control of their craft, whether they are newcomers or household names. Read on for more information.
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WORLD TOUR : HIGHLIGHTS
The End by Joshua Oppenheimer (2pm, Sat 16th Nov, The Everyman)
From Academy Award®-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) comes a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world. An urgent and unforgettable cautionary tale, The End stars Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals), George MacKay (1917) and Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit).
Sons (Vogter) by Gustav Möller (5pm, Fri 15th Nov, The Everyman)
Eva, a prison officer (the great Sidse Babett Knudsen of Borgen), is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her past gets transferred to the prison where she works. Here begins an unsettling psychological thriller coupled with a moral tale of crime and punishment, where Eva’s sense of justice puts both her morality and future at stake.
Hard Truths by Mike Leigh (6pm, Sat 9th Nov, Arc Cinema)
Veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh returns with brio to his signature tightly-framed, character-driven drama. The story of Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a woman ever ready to fly off the handle, is tough and compassionate, darkly funny and genuinely touching.
This Life of Mine (Ma Vie ma gueule) by Fillières Sophie (8.15pm, Fri 8th Nov, Arc Cinema)
Barbie was once an attractive woman, a devoted mother and perhaps even a good lover. But she faces newfound challenges as she now turns 55 and she grapples with her identity, relationships and life’s absurdities. Agnes Jaoui is filmmaker Sophie Fillieres’ alter ego in this funny and touching portrait of female midlife crisis. In partnership with the French Embassy in Ireland and Alliance Française.
Bird by Andrea Arnold (2.30pm, Fri 8th Nov, Arc Cinema)
Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug (Barry Keoghan), who raises them alone in a squat in the North of Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to them, so Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere. She meets a strange man who calls himself Bird. Could he help bring hope when she most feels stuck?
Misericodia (Misericorde) by
In this exhilarating dark comedy that rocked the Cannes Film Festival, death is everywhere and yet a vital impetus defines all relations, gradually elevating scenes to stunning highs of comic outburst and philosophical shrewdness. Also screening as part of Super Cine Saturday.
A Traveler’s Need’s (Yeohaengjaui Pilyo) by Sang-soo Hong (8.30, Sat 16th Nov, Arc Cinema)
Cinema great Isabelle Huppert might be best known for her dramatic roles, but she is in fact the queen of comedic timing and screen awkwardness. In A Traveler’s Needs, she plays a woman who appears out of nowhere in a Korean park. One of Hong Sang Soo’s most ostensibly funny films, it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Berlinale.
