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Friday 5, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Friday 5, September

One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

MOffensive language & content that may disturb

Friday 5, September

Mr Burton

Mr Burton

MAdult themes

Friday 5, September

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb

Friday 5, September

Romería

Romería

MDrug use & nudity

Friday 5, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Friday 5, September

Deaf

Deaf

PG

Friday 5, September

Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story

Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story

E

Friday 5, September

Lesbian Space Princess

Lesbian Space Princess

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual content

Friday 5, September

Saturday 6, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

PGViolence & coarse language

Saturday 6, September

War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us

War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us

G

Saturday 6, September

The President's Cake

The President's Cake

MOffensive language

Saturday 6, September

A Little Something Extra

A Little Something Extra

M

Saturday 6, September

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

MOffensive language & sexual references

Saturday 6, September

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Saturday 6, September

Dreams (Sex Love)

Dreams (Sex Love)

PGSexual references

Saturday 6, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Saturday 6, September

Sunday 7, September

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Sunday 7, September

The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

PGViolence & coarse language

Sunday 7, September

Deaf

Deaf

PG

Sunday 7, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

The Blue Trail

The Blue Trail

Mdrug use

Sunday 7, September

Young Mothers

Young Mothers

MYoung Mothers

Sunday 7, September

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb

Sunday 7, September

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

E

Sunday 7, September

Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

MOffensive language & suicide references

Sunday 7, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Sunday 7, September

Monday 8, September

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Monday 8, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

Mr Burton

Mr Burton

MAdult themes

Monday 8, September

How to Make a Killing

How to Make a Killing

R16Violence & sex scenes

Monday 8, September

Twinless

Twinless

R16Offensive language & sex scenes

Monday 8, September

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

MViolence, sexual references & offensive language

Monday 8, September

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb

Monday 8, September

Mirrors No. 3

Mirrors No. 3

MContent may disturb

Monday 8, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Monday 8, September

Enzo

Enzo

MOffensive language, sexual references & content that may disturb

Monday 8, September

Urchin

Urchin

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes

Monday 8, September

Tuesday 9, September

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb

Tuesday 9, September

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Tuesday 9, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

Mr Burton

Mr Burton

MAdult themes

Tuesday 9, September

Love

Love

PGNudity & sexual references

Tuesday 9, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Tuesday 9, September

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

MViolence, sexual references & offensive language

Tuesday 9, September

Late Shift

Late Shift

M

Tuesday 9, September

Mistress Dispeller

Mistress Dispeller

Edocumentary film exempt from NZ Classification labelling requirements

Tuesday 9, September

The Tavern

The Tavern

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual material

Tuesday 9, September

Sirât

Sirât

MDrug use, offensive language & content that may disturb

Tuesday 9, September

Wednesday 10, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

Mr Burton

Mr Burton

MAdult themes

Wednesday 10, September

How to Make a Killing

How to Make a Killing

R16Violence & sex scenes

Wednesday 10, September

Orwell : 2+2=5

Orwell : 2+2=5

M

Wednesday 10, September

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Wednesday 10, September

Urchin

Urchin

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes

Wednesday 10, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Wednesday 10, September

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb

Wednesday 10, September

Homebound

Homebound

MViolence & offensive language

Wednesday 10, September

Life in One Chord

Life in One Chord

E

Wednesday 10, September

Thursday 11, September

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

TBCCoarse language & sexual references

Thursday 11, September

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Ladies Night Out

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Ladies Night Out

TBC

Thursday 11, September

Friday 12, September

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

TBCCoarse language & sexual references

Saturday 13, September

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

TBCCoarse language & sexual references

Saturday 13, September

Sunday 14, September

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

TBCCoarse language & sexual references

Sunday 14, September

Wednesday 17, September

GLORIA!

GLORIA!

M

Wednesday 17, September

Thursday 18, September

Vermiglio

Vermiglio

M

Thursday 18, September

MARIA MONTESSORI

MARIA MONTESSORI

M

Thursday 18, September

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

M

Thursday 18, September

Friday 19, September

MARCELLO MIO

MARCELLO MIO

M

Friday 19, September

YOUTH

YOUTH

M

Friday 19, September

Comandante

Comandante

Friday 19, September

Saturday 20, September

ODE TO NAPLES

ODE TO NAPLES

TBC

Saturday 20, September

A WORLD APART

A WORLD APART

M

Saturday 20, September

The English Patient

The English Patient

M

Saturday 20, September

Sunday 21, September

IL POSTINO

IL POSTINO

M

Sunday 21, September

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

M

Sunday 21, September

PARTHENOPE

PARTHENOPE

R16

Sunday 21, September

Monday 22, September

THE WAR OF THE NONNI

THE WAR OF THE NONNI

G

Monday 22, September

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY

M

Monday 22, September

THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER

THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER

M

Monday 22, September

Tuesday 23, September

TRUST

TRUST

M

Tuesday 23, September

IN THE MIRROR

IN THE MIRROR

M

Tuesday 23, September

MY KILLER BUDDY

MY KILLER BUDDY

M

Tuesday 23, September

Wednesday 24, September

YOUTH

YOUTH

M

Wednesday 24, September

IL BOEMO

IL BOEMO

M

Wednesday 24, September

FAMILY MATTERS

FAMILY MATTERS

M

Wednesday 24, September

Thursday 25, September

THE TREASURE OF HIS YOUTH

THE TREASURE OF HIS YOUTH

TBC

Thursday 25, September

MARIA MONTESSORI

MARIA MONTESSORI

M

Thursday 25, September

L'immensità

L'immensità

MDomestic violence & offensive language

Thursday 25, September

Friday 26, September

LIFE IS A BEACH

LIFE IS A BEACH

M

Friday 26, September

The English Patient

The English Patient

M

Friday 26, September

PARTHENOPE

PARTHENOPE

R16

Friday 26, September

Saturday 27, September

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

M

Saturday 27, September

GLORIA!

GLORIA!

M

Saturday 27, September

L'immensità

L'immensità

MDomestic violence & offensive language

Saturday 27, September

Sunday 28, September

IL POSTINO

IL POSTINO

M

Sunday 28, September

IL BOEMO

IL BOEMO

M

Sunday 28, September

Monday 29, September

FAMILY MATTERS

FAMILY MATTERS

M

Monday 29, September

A WORLD APART

A WORLD APART

M

Monday 29, September

CIAO BAMBINO

CIAO BAMBINO

M

Monday 29, September

Tuesday 30, September

Vermiglio

Vermiglio

M

Tuesday 30, September

ODE TO NAPLES

ODE TO NAPLES

TBC

Tuesday 30, September

THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER

THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER

M

Tuesday 30, September

Wednesday 1, October

A WORLD APART

A WORLD APART

M

Wednesday 1, October

PARTHENOPE

PARTHENOPE

R16

Wednesday 1, October

MY KILLER BUDDY

MY KILLER BUDDY

M

Wednesday 1, October

Thursday 2, October

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY

M

Thursday 2, October

LIFE IS A BEACH

LIFE IS A BEACH

M

Thursday 2, October

IN THE MIRROR

IN THE MIRROR

M

Thursday 2, October

Friday 3, October

Vermiglio

Vermiglio

M

Friday 3, October

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

M

Friday 3, October

L'immensità

L'immensità

MDomestic violence & offensive language

Friday 3, October

Saturday 4, October

MARCELLO MIO

MARCELLO MIO

M

Saturday 4, October

GLORIA!

GLORIA!

M

Saturday 4, October

IL POSTINO

IL POSTINO

M

Saturday 4, October

Sunday 5, October

THE WAR OF THE NONNI

THE WAR OF THE NONNI

G

Sunday 5, October

IL BOEMO

IL BOEMO

M

Sunday 5, October

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

M

Sunday 5, October

Friday 10, October

State Organs: Unmasking Transplant Abuse in China

State Organs: Unmasking Transplant Abuse in China

TBC

Friday 10, October

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A Little Something Extra

A Little Something Extra

M

This wacky and heartfelt comedy, from popular French standup Artus, follows two criminals on the lam who lay low at a summer camp for young adults with disabilities. A runaway hit at the French box office last year. Pour échapper à la police, un fils et son père en cavale sont contraints de trouver refuge dans une colonie de vacances pour jeunes adultes en situation de handicap, se faisant passer pour un pensionnaire et son éducateur spécialisé. Le début des emmerdes et d’une formidable expérience humaine qui va les changer à jamais.

Saturday 6, September

A WORLD APART

A WORLD APART

M

After 40 years of teaching in a metropolitan Roman school, Michele starts a new life in a remote village high in the Abruzzi Mountains. He must overcome his urban inadequacy, make friends, and embark on a race against time to save the school he comes to love.

Saturday 20, September

Monday 29, September

Wednesday 1, October

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Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story

Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story

E

A long overdue documentary tribute to one of nation’s best loved songwriters, charting Don McGlashan’s storied career from arty punk upstart to one of the strongest voices in the chorus of Aotearoa’s national identity.

Friday 5, September

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

MOffensive language & sexual references

A washed-up songwriter drowns his sorrows as his former collaborator triumphantly opens Oklahoma! on Broadway. A career-peak performance by Ethan Hawke powers Richard Linklater’s theatrical drama.

Saturday 6, September

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & content that may disturb

Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out… Caught Stealing is directed by Academy Award® nominee Darren Aronofsky, screenplay by Charlie Huston, based on his book of the same name. The film stars Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Carol Kane.

Friday 5, September

Sunday 7, September

Monday 8, September

Tuesday 9, September

Wednesday 10, September

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CIAO BAMBINO

CIAO BAMBINO

M

On the outskirts of Napoli, Attilo’s first job is to protect a young street worker. The young couple find themselves falling for each other, but the dangerous criminal underworld they live in seems destined to challenge them.

Monday 29, September

Comandante

Comandante

Oct 15, 1940. Nighttime. The Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini is navigating the Atlantic Ocean, under the command of Salvatore Todaro (Favino), when she comes upon a merchant ship sailing with lights out. After the ship suddenly opens fire on the Cappellini, it is quickly sunk. Disobeying orders from his own Fascist command, Salvatore makes a selfless decision - one that puts his crew at great risk, but which also makes history. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Edoardo de Angelis (Indivisible, The Vice of Hope) who co-authored the screenplay with Sandro Veronesi, and featuring a striking score by Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, this tense and exciting anti-war epic eschews sensationalism and sentimentality in order to closely examine the courage of upholding one’s ethics in times of social rupture.

Friday 19, September

Deaf

Deaf

PG

Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, partner Héctor supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations for the hearing-impaired.

Friday 5, September

Sunday 7, September

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

TBCCoarse language & sexual references

DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Ladies Night Out

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Ladies Night Out

TBC

DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter. Ladies Night Out session includes: - Entry to the film - A bag of Donovans Russian Fudge - A glass of wine

Thursday 11, September

Dreams (Sex Love)

Dreams (Sex Love)

PGSexual references

Originally intended as the second chapter in his trilogy and released in Norway as such, Dag Johan Haugerud’s Dreams ended up premiering internationally as the last. But it secured a fitting crown to the trilogy, by winning the Best Film at the 2025 Berlinale, thus inducting Haugerud among world class auteurs. Dreams emanates from two of Haugerud’s passions: literature, as he first gained prominence in his homeland as writer, and the cinema of French master Éric Rohmer, distinguished by sentimental skirmishes brimful of finely written dialogues. The film’s protagonist and narrator is Johanne, a 17-year-old student who falls for her new French teacher Johanna. Johanne manages to get close to her crush, who nonchalantly ignores how her student’s devotion is veering into affection. Yet, this chronicle of first love is told in a voice over reflecting the memoir that Johanne wrote on her experience – meaning that things may or may not have happened as she says. The memoir is also read by the girl’s mother and grandmother who muse on the girl’s literary talent and provide a layer of irony and melancholy to an unfathomably lucid and tender chronicle of the universal and unforgettable experience of first love. — Paolo Bertolin

Saturday 6, September

Enzo

Enzo

MOffensive language, sexual references & content that may disturb

Follows a 16-year-old boy who defies his bourgeois family's expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world.

Monday 8, September

FAMILY MATTERS

FAMILY MATTERS

M

Six adults, who all share the same father, gather for the first time in their father’s house in Bordeaux for the reading of their father’s will. For a time, they experience the illusion of being a united family, but each brings an entirely different story, identity, and perspective on their father.

Wednesday 24, September

Monday 29, September

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GLORIA!

GLORIA!

M

Gloria! tells the story of Teresa, a young woman with a visionary talent who, together with a small group of extraordinary musicians, crosses centuries and challenges the dusty old world of classical music by inventing rebellious, modern music.

Wednesday 17, September

Saturday 27, September

Saturday 4, October

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GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY

M

Mary is forbidden knowledge and education as a young woman growing up in Nazareth. She finds an ally and teacher in Joseph's, but they fall in love and risk disrupting God’s plan for the Annunciation.

Monday 22, September

Thursday 2, October

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Homebound

Homebound

MViolence & offensive language

Class, religion, and gender intersect in Neeraj Ghaywan’s personal approach to life in Northern India. A life-long friendship is put to the test when a shared dream leads two best friends in different directions.

Wednesday 10, September

How to Make a Killing

How to Make a Killing

R16Violence & sex scenes

n Franck Dubosc’s dark crime comedy, married couple Cathy (Laure Calamy) and Michel (Frank Dubosc) lead a quiet life in the picturesque Jura mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two criminals and revealing illicit money in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money. But their stumbling plans leads to an unexplained trail of confusion. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon start attracting attention. With over one million admissions, How to Make a Killing is the third highest grossing French film of 2025 to date. Don’t miss Laure Calamy at her best in this winning combination of dramatic suspense and unfolding comic disaster.

Monday 8, September

Wednesday 10, September

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IL BOEMO

IL BOEMO

M

The extraordinary and unknown story of Josef Myslivecek -"Il Boemo"-one of the most prolific opera composers in 18th century Italy, who was a friend and inspiration to Mozart. He was sought after by the courts of Naples and Venice, while his love life was inextricably entwined with his Musical brilliance.

Wednesday 24, September

Sunday 28, September

Sunday 5, October

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IL POSTINO

IL POSTINO

M

When Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is exiled to the island of Procida, he captures the attention of the local postman, Mario. The power of language and poetry opens Mario’s mind and expands his horizons, and soon, he wishes to use the newly discovered power of words to woo the beautiful Beatrice.

Sunday 21, September

Sunday 28, September

Saturday 4, October

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IN THE MIRROR

IN THE MIRROR

M

When Monica loses her memory, she creates meaning in her life by identifying with the characters from films of the Golden Age of Italian cinema. In an act of love, Edoardo indulges her imagination, allowing it to become their new life.

Tuesday 23, September

Thursday 2, October

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Late Shift

Late Shift

M

Floria, a dedicated nurse, tirelessly serves in an understaffed hospital ward. However, today her shift becomes a tense and urgent race against the clock.

Tuesday 9, September

Lesbian Space Princess

Lesbian Space Princess

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual content

An introverted space princess is forced to leave her home planet on an inter-gay-lactic mission to save her ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space, Lesbian Space Princess showcases the incredible talents of South Australian writers/directors, Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs. Daughter to the flamboyant lesbian Queens of Planet Clitopolis, introverted Princess Saira is devastated when her bounty-hunter girlfriend, Kiki, suddenly breaks up with her for being too needy. After Kiki is kidnapped by forgotten incels of the future, the Straight White Maliens, Saira must leave the comforts of gay space to deliver their ransom: her royal labrys (the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind). Only problem is… she doesn’t have it! With just a 24-hour window to get her labrys and save Kiki, Princess Saira finds herself on an inter-gay-lactic journey of self-discovery that includes encounters with a problematic spaceship and a new-found friendship with gay-pop runaway Willow. An animated comedy like no other, Lesbian Space Princess is a riotous, candy-coloured joy from start to finish: a locally made animation by emerging creatives that embraces LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse voices, on and off-screen.

Friday 5, September

Life in One Chord

Life in One Chord

E

Punk renegade Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer) takes us on an iconoclastic tour through a career of highs and lows from suburban Dunedin to the heights of international fame and back again. Dunedin may seem like an unlikely location for a musical revolution, yet it became the locus of an indie music movement that was heard around the world. Riding the wave of the Dunedin Sound was Shayne Carter a loudmouthed teenage punk whose scrappy devil-may-care attitude is perfectly mirrored by Margaret Gordon’s cheeky and incredibly entertaining rockumentary. Early on Carter objects to having to narrate the film from his droll memoir and blithely suggests bringing in broadcaster Carol Hirschfeld to perform the task instead, which is exactly what Gordon does. We get taken on a self-deprecating tour of some of Dunedin’s less desirable suburbs allowing Carter to reminisce about his schooldays, including a sister-traumatising first gig in the school hall. Gordon’s film also acts as a bit of a primer on the Dunedin Sound with scene bigwigs like The Clean and The Verlaines at first surpassing Carter’s teenage punk ambitions until Straitjacket Fits is born out of tragedy and international stardom awaits. Carter is still living the punk life as Dimmer making now as good a time as any to celebrate a Life in One Chord. — Michael McDonnell

Wednesday 10, September

LIFE IS A BEACH

LIFE IS A BEACH

M

Growing up with wealth and privilege, Pio has always lived a protected life. When his influential father passes away, he is assigned a new chauffeur, Amedeo. Amedeo is from the other side of the tracks and will set Pio on a new life path full of surprises.

Friday 26, September

Thursday 2, October

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L'immensità

L'immensità

MDomestic violence & offensive language

Penélope Cruz delivers retro-glamour in this gorgeous 70-set Italian melodrama, starring as a wife in a failing marriage and the mother of three children, the eldest of which is questioning their sexual identity.

Thursday 25, September

Saturday 27, September

Friday 3, October

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Love

Love

PGNudity & sexual references

What is love? The age-old question finds a contemporary and adult declination in Dag Johan Haugerud’s final chapter to his Sex Dreams Love trilogy, premiered to universal acclaim at the Venice Film Festival 2024. On the backdrop of the long and bright summer days of Oslo, straight woman Marianne and gay man Tor engage in parallel trajectories in the games of love, attraction, sex and empathy. Marianne, a urologist, and Tor, a nurse, work together at the hospital. After they casually meet on a ferry, as she goes for a date arranged by a friend and he is heading home, the two open up to each other and share their different searches for intimacy. She is looking for love by meeting recently divorced geologist Ole, he is looking for sex by meeting men on dating apps while riding the ferry – and that accidentally includes one of their patients, Bjorn. Through Haugerud’s effortlessly unpredictable writing, however, that ferry turns into a magic vessel where the destinies of his protagonists take unexpected turns... With Love, Haugerud questions conventions with detached humor, yet he always treats his characters with profound compassion, delivering an eloquent and moving masterpiece on human relationships in the 21st century. — Paolo Bertolin

Tuesday 9, September

MARCELLO MIO

MARCELLO MIO

M

Chiara is an actress but not as successful as her real-life parents, Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. With her life and career in disarray, Chiara decides to dress like her father and speak only Italian like him, in an impersonation so convincing that people begin to call her “Marcello.”

Friday 19, September

Saturday 4, October

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MARIA MONTESSORI

MARIA MONTESSORI

M

A glamorous Parisian actress flees to Rome to protect her reputation and hide her daughter's learning disability. There, she meets Maria Montessori, a brilliant doctor who is developing a methodology for non-conventional children, but Maria has a secret of her own.

Thursday 18, September

Thursday 25, September

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Mirrors No. 3

Mirrors No. 3

MContent may disturb

Laura's life is upended when she is in a car crash with her boyfriend who is killed. Laura wanders into the house and life of a family of strangers, who offer to take care of her, but their motivations turn out to not be as simple as they first appear.

Monday 8, September

Mistress Dispeller

Mistress Dispeller

Edocumentary film exempt from NZ Classification labelling requirements

When a heartbroken wife suspects her husband of cheating, she decides not to confront him and instead hires a “mistress dispeller” – a specialist in ending extra-marital affairs. For a fee that can start at tens of thousands of dollars, this professional will adopt a false identity and involve themselves in the social circle of the client’s husband and his lover, eventually befriending the mistress and influencing her to end the affair of her own accord. As economic and cultural norms have shifted in China, this occupation is just one facet of a burgeoning new “love industry” where all manner of relational services can be outsourced. This compassionate character study follows one such quadratic entanglement with remarkable access, capturing private conversations on love and loneliness rarely put to screen. By following wife, husband, mistress and mistress dispeller in equal measure, director Elizabeth Lo (Stray, NZIFF 2021) paints a strikingly intimate portrait of marriage, connection and communication in the 21st century. — Amanda Jane Robinson “Gripping and fascinatingly conceived… Lo’s level of access is extraordinary…This level of intimacy and access is rare in any nonfiction film, guiding Mistress Dispeller toward a profound and searching panorama of loneliness and partnership, where everyone gets a chance to be heard.” — Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire

Tuesday 9, September

Mr Burton

Mr Burton

MAdult themes

The story of the wild school boy Rich Jenkins, son of a boozy miner and an English teacher who recognised his talent, Philip Burton. A moving, untold story of how Rich Jenkins became Richard Burton the biggest star Wales has ever produced.

Friday 5, September

Monday 8, September

Tuesday 9, September

Wednesday 10, September

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MY KILLER BUDDY

MY KILLER BUDDY

M

Denni is a 10-year-old boy with a mission to have his violent father killed by a super-assassin. Unfortunately, the guy he hires may look like a dangerous criminal, but really, he is only a petty criminal with no stomach or intention to kill anyone.

Tuesday 23, September

Wednesday 1, October

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Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

E

When satirist John Clarke died in 2017, the world mourned an icon. A defining comedic voice who wrote and appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and who – in a beloved double act with Bryan Dawe – skewered political hypocrisy for almost 30 years on current affairs shows, he gave away very little about his own life. At home, by contrast, he was an open book. In a remarkable series of recorded conversations between John and his daughter, writer/director Lorin Clarke, he traces his steadfast resistance to authority back to his childhood and offers delightful insights into his four decades in the entertainment industry. Weaving together personal anecdotes, a rich television archive, tales from international comedy greats and riches from more than 200 boxes of Clarke’s work and letters, this MIFF Premiere Fund–supported documentary is a deeply personal insight into a legend of the antipodean screen, and a tribute to the disruptive power of creativity.

Sunday 7, September

ODE TO NAPLES

ODE TO NAPLES

TBC

Trudie Styler reveals and unmasks Napoli through the eyes of Neapolitans. A fascinating and stunning glimpse into an ancient city of culture, chaos, and contrast.

Saturday 20, September

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One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

MOffensive language & content that may disturb

Escaping the backlash from The Beatles’ dramatic breakup, John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono relocated to New York in 1971. They moved into a tiny Greenwich Village apartment with a massive TV propped at the end of their bed. Lennon exclaims that TV was his “window to the world” and filmmaker Kevin Macdonald picks up this cue, transporting us back to the early 70s by channel surfing through a dazzling array of archival material, home movies and audio recordings. From the Vietnam war to The Price Is Right, from Coca-Cola to the Attica prison riot. The result is an absorbing portrait of what was a very turbulent era of radical change and counter-culture. We get to see John and Yoko’s interactions with anti-war protestors Josh Rubin and A.J. Weberman, and their advocacy for imprisoned White Panther Party founder John Sinclair. Political ructions such as Shirley Chisholm announcing her candidacy as the first black female presidential candidate, the attempted assassination of segregationist George Wallace and the early bubbling’s of the Watergate scandal draw us into a time of great upheaval. But Macdonald also focuses on more domestic matters such as Yoko’s custody battle over her first child Kyoko, while in a more amusing running joke we get to hear several exasperated assistants trying to find flies for one of Yoko’s performance pieces. Interspersed throughout the film is beautifully restored footage from John and Yoko’s 1972 One to One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. It was the only full length concert John Lennon ever performed after leaving The Beatles and it’s a joy to experience barnstorming renditions of such flower power classics as ‘Come Together’ and ‘Instant Karma’. At a time when the world feels like it’s going erupt at any moment Lennon’s message of giving peace a chance is more urgent than ever. — Michael McDonnell

Friday 5, September

Orwell : 2+2=5

Orwell : 2+2=5

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1949. George Orwell termine ce qui sera son dernier mais plus important roman, 1984. ORWELL : 2+2=5 plonge dans les derniers mois de la vie d’Orwell et dans son œuvre visionnaire pour explorer les racines des concepts troublants qu'il a révélés au monde dans son chef-d'œuvre dystopique : le double discours, le crime par la pensée, la novlangue, le spectre omniprésent de Big Brother... des vérités sociopolitiques qui résonnent encore plus puissamment aujourd'hui.

Wednesday 10, September

PARTHENOPE

PARTHENOPE

R16

Parthenope was the mythical Siren who founded Naples. We follow the beautiful woman who bears the name of her city on a decades-long journey searching for happiness during the long summers of her youth, falling in love and meeting the many memorable characters as she becomes a formidable woman.

Sunday 21, September

Friday 26, September

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Romería

Romería

MDrug use & nudity

With her mother's diary in hand, Marina's search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets.

Friday 5, September

Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

MOffensive language & suicide references

An intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art. Joachim Trier’s follow-up to his arthouse hit The Worst Person in the World, this piercing and ecstatically moving reflection on family and memory stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, and Elle Fanning.

Sunday 7, September

Sirât

Sirât

MDrug use, offensive language & content that may disturb

A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his daughter who has disappeared from a rave in Morocco. When the duo crosses paths with a group of misfits, their trip over the Atlas Mountains gradually becomes a coming-of-age odyssey.

Tuesday 9, September

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

MOffensive language, sex scenes & sexual violence references

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. When a beloved friend visits on the brink of a major milestone, Agnes starts to realize just how stuck she’s been, and begins to work through how to move forward.

Friday 5, September

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State Organs: Unmasking Transplant Abuse in China

State Organs: Unmasking Transplant Abuse in China

TBC

When two young people in China disappear in police custody, their families embark on a 20-year perilous journey searching for them. Along the way, they uncover a harrowing government-run organ harvesting operation that has destroyed thousands of lives—and that continues to this day. This powerful documentary exposes China’s state-sanctioned, billion-dollar transplant industry fueled by forced organ harvesting and the brutal persecution of Falun Gong spiritual believers. Join us in watching “State Organs”—a gripping story of transplant abuse in China and a powerful call for change

Friday 10, October

The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

PGViolence & coarse language

Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed 2022 action-comedy hit about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws, The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. Based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys 2 reunites the film’s all-star cast and filmmakers. Returning to their roles as The Bad Guys are Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell as dashing reformed pickpocket Mr. Wolf; Marc Maron as safe-cracker Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson as master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, Grammy winner Anthony Ramos as the short-fused Mr. Piranha and Golden Globe winner Awkwafina as expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka “Webs”. The A-list comedic cast includes the return of Zazie Beetz as Diana Foxington, BAFTA winner Richard Ayoade as Professor Marmalade, Emmy winner Alex Borstein as police chief Misty Luggins and Lilly Singh as Tiffany Fluffit. The Bad Guys 2 is directed by returning filmmaker Pierre Perifel and produced by returning producer Damon Ross. The co-director is JP Sans, who served as head of character animation on The Bad Guys, and the music is by Oscar®-nominated returning composer Daniel Pemberton.

Saturday 6, September

Sunday 7, September

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THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER

THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER

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In the youthful giddiness of the warmest season, nineteen-year-old Ginia moves to the big city of Turin. In this volatile pre-war period, she is drawn into a bohemian and free-spirited circle, finding herself unexpectedly captured by the charisma and beauty of Amelia.

Monday 22, September

Tuesday 30, September

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The Blue Trail

The Blue Trail

Mdrug use

In a dystopian Brazil of the near future, senior citizens are asked by the authoritarian government to “voluntarily” retire to a colony removed from the rest of the society. Indomitable 77-year-old Tereza has no intention of complying with the draconian law and embarks on a clandestine journey through the waters of the Amazon River. Her adventurous escape is punctuated by surreal, hilarious and transformative meetings along the banks of the vast river and the mystical forests surrounding it. Gabriel Mascaro’s fifth and most accomplished feature deservedly nabbed the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Steered by a terrific and endearing performance from Denise Weinberg, The Blue Trail is an equally poetic and earthly ode to the irrepressible will to live (and of misbehaving too!). It reminds us that there is no age limit to take one’s own life in their hands. Gently subversive, Mascaro’s film is an invigorating gem that will make you leave the cinema with the desire to follow on Tereza’s (blue) trail… — Paolo Bertolin

Sunday 7, September

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

R16Violence, horror & suicide

Paranormal investigators, Ed & Lorraine Warren take on their must disturbing case to date. Jack & Janet Smurl and their family, move into a brand new home they've dreamed of, which turned into a nightmare as their home begins show signs of demonic infestation.

Friday 5, September

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The English Patient

The English Patient

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In the late stages of WW2, a badly burned man, with no recollection of his own identity, is nursed by Nurse Hana in an abandoned Monastery in Tuscany. As he recovers, he slowly pieces his memories together, recollecting his past's epic, passionate, fateful love affair.

Saturday 20, September

Friday 26, September

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The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

MViolence, sexual references & offensive language

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father's footsteps in THE NAKED GUN "My rule for big screen comedies is that if I laugh out loud more than three times, then the film has done its job. This easily satisfied that threshold several times over. Worth seeing... in a packed theatre." - RNZ

Monday 8, September

Tuesday 9, September

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The President's Cake

The President's Cake

MOffensive language

In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

Saturday 6, September

The Roses

The Roses

R16Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

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When dilettante conman Ripley is mistaken for a Princeton graduate in 1950s New York, he goes along with the story and travels to Italy under false pretences. He becomes embroiled in the lives, passions and desires of Dickie and his fiancée Marge with deadly consequences.

Thursday 18, September

Friday 3, October

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The Tavern

The Tavern

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual material

Matt is a 29 year old slacker that works part time at his best friend’s famous older brother’s Cambridge Laundromat. Despite not being in his dream job Matt has a seemingly good life. He has a lovely long-term girlfriend Kelly (whose dad Phil conveniently owns the tavern), a tight knit group of mates, and a local tavern which keeps him entertained. The Tavern is a run down, eye-sore frequented by few customers with only the annual stripper night drawing a crowd. When Matt and his mates enquire about the date of the stripper night, Phil tells them that it won’t be happening this year. He’s set to sell the pub to slick Ponsonby property developer Vick Preston who plans on turning it into an upscale food court called IFD (International Food District). After a few beers Matt and his mates hatch a plan to buy the pub (with the blessing of Phil who ‘gives them a week’) with a series of bizarre fundraising ideas that test the strength of their relationships.

Tuesday 9, September

THE TREASURE OF HIS YOUTH

THE TREASURE OF HIS YOUTH

TBC

Di Paolo spent years photographing strikingly beautiful and iconic images of postwar and the glamour of the film scene of the 1950s and ‘60s. One day, he simply ceased to photograph, shutting away his negatives, and not even his own family was aware of his extraordinary legacy until this documentary.

Thursday 25, September

THE WAR OF THE NONNI

THE WAR OF THE NONNI

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Gerri is an attentive and caring grandfather who diligently does everything he can to support his daughter and beloved grandchildren. When the fun-loving, ‘other’ grandfather arrives, breaking every rule and upsetting the peace, he unleashes a fierce feud.

Monday 22, September

Sunday 5, October

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TRUST

TRUST

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Pietro, a revered teacher, and Teresa, his brilliant student, embark on an illicit and tempestuous affair. One night, while playing a game of trust and sharing, Pietro reveals a secret so shocking that it could destroy his life.

Tuesday 23, September

Twinless

Twinless

R16Offensive language & sex scenes

Two grieving men bond in support group and form unlikely friendship.

Monday 8, September

Urchin

Urchin

R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes

This raw, engaging directorial debut feature from rising star, Harris Dickinson (Babygirl, Triangle of Sadness), offers a sympathetic portrait of a homeless drug addict. Mike (Frank Dillane) has hit rock bottom and is trying to put his life back together after a stint in prison. Through a freewheeling narrative, Urchin effectively captures the rollercoaster of emotions and setbacks that come with addiction, a declining mental state and dealing with a world that at times can lack empathy for the mentally ill.

Monday 8, September

Wednesday 10, September

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Vermiglio

Vermiglio

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When a handsome Sicilian deserter arrives at the remote village of Vermiglio high in the snowy Alps of Alto Adige in the last year of WWII, he disrupts the ancient balance of village life. Lucia, the eldest daughter of the Graziadeis family, falls for him, with consequences that will affect everyone in unexpected ways.

Thursday 18, September

Tuesday 30, September

Friday 3, October

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War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us

War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us

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Seven women reflect on the emotional cataclysm of World War II in Gaylene Preston’s landmark contribution to Aotearoa’s collective memory, which has lost none of its raw power on its 30th anniversary. When young New Zealanders were mobilised as soldiers and sent across the globe to join the frontlines of Britain’s fight against Nazi Germany, the turbulence of the Second World War travelled back into South Pacific living rooms. Distance and death became everyday realities for Kiwis at home – and caused griefs that were at times taboo and suppressed. Gaylene Preston frames seven women, including her own mother, against a black background that creates a stage for their candid, unadorned and surprisingly intimate wartime recollections, as they look back from the 90s in interviews conducted by oral historian Judith Fyfe. The acclaimed documentary, which combines these shared testimonies with personal photographs and newsreel clips, conveys the immense pressure to conform to the value of stoic sacrifice for the cause under the scrutinising eye of neighbours, and reveals lesser-seen layers of resilience. Marriages in the first flush of romance were cut short, pregnancies were navigated alone, conscientious objectors were met with ostracisation and American servicemen scorned, in a nation united around support of their boys in combat overseas – a state of affairs in which women were often granted little voice, as they took on more labour, and absorbed life-changing losses. — Carmen Gray

Saturday 6, September

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH

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Overwhelmed by his wife, a postal worker from Northern Italy feigns disability to request a transfer to Milan. When he's unmasked, he is sent to a tiny village near Naples for two years. He moves there alone, scared and full of the typical prejudice about the south. But he meets lovely people who quickly make him feel at home. Now the challenge is to explain this to his wife, so he chooses to make her believe that his life is hell. A remake of the French film "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis."

Sunday 21, September

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Young Mothers

Young Mothers

MYoung Mothers

Jessica, Perla, Julie, Ariane et Naïma sont hébergées dans une maison maternelle qui les aide dans leur vie de jeune mère. Cinq adolescentes qui ont l’espoir de parvenir à une vie meilleure pour elles-mêmes et pour leur enfant.

Sunday 7, September

YOUTH

YOUTH

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Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in a glamorous Swiss Alpine resort. When he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday, much to everyone’s surprise, he refuses.

Friday 19, September

Wednesday 24, September

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