Friday 6th March 6.15pm The Farewell Dir: Lulu Wang 2019 (China/USA) Starring:  Awkwafina,  Tzi Ma,  Diana Lin,  Jim Liu,  Shuzhen Zhou,  Gil Perez-Abraham 98 minutes Cert PG The push and pull between the bonds of blood and the ties of culture are explored with a light touch and a perceptive eye for detail in this delightful, semi-autobiographical … Continue reading →

Saturday 7th March 6.15pm Rojo Dir: Benjamin Naishtat 2018 (Argentina) Starring:  Claudio Martínez Bel, Mara Bestelli, Alfredo Castro, Rudy Chernicoff, Diego Cremonesi, Rafael Federman, Andrea Frigerio 109 minutes Cert 15 A mid-sized, detached 1970s home, its windows shuttered like the closed eyes … Continue reading →

Monday 9th March 6.15pm Balloon Dir: Michael Bully Herbig 2018 (Germany) Starring:  Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, David Kross, Alicia von Rittberg, Thomas Kretschmann, Jonas Holdenrieder 125 minutes Cert 12A You wouldn’t think a family outing in a hot air balloon would … Continue reading →

Tuesday 10th March 6.15pm Monos Dir: Alejandro Landes 2019 (Colombia) Starring:  Sofia Buenaventura, Julian Giraldo, Karen Quintero, Laura Castrillón, Deibi Rueda, Paul Cubides, Julianne Nicholson 102 minutes Cert 15 Inspired by the upheaval in his native Colombia,Alejandro Landes’s story of teenage guerrillas descending … Continue reading →

Wednesday 11th March 6.15pm And Then We Danced Dir: Levan Akin 2019 (Georgia/Sweden) Starring:  Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili   113 minutes Cert 15 Merab, a young Georgian from a family of dancers, has been training all his life for a career with the National … Continue reading →

Thursday 12th March 6.15pm The Whistlers Dir: Corneliu Porumboiu 2019 (Romania) Starring:  Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Agustí Villaronga, Sabin Tambrea, István Teglas 98 minutes Cert 15 Veteran Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov is Cristi, is a corrupt Bucharest cop who has become … Continue reading →

Friday 13th March 6.15pm Permission Dir: Soheil Beiraghi 2018 (Iran) Starring:  Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Agustí Villaronga, Sabin Tambrea, István Teglas 88 minutes Cert 12A In 2015, Niloufar Ardalan was captain of the Iranian women’s indoor football team, which had just reached … Continue reading →

Sunday 15th March 1.30pm 90 mins Chester Animation Festival 2020 We are delighted once again to present the Chester Animation Festival. This is an international competition from both amateur and professional animators to showcase their work.    Launched in 2014, it … Continue reading →