Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 20/11/2025

  • ALPHA

    CLOSING THIS THURSDAY 12TH!

    From the director of Raw (2016) and the Palme d’Or-winning Titane (2021) comes another singular exploration of body horror. When 13-year-old Alpha (Mélissa Boros) allows a classmate to give her a tattoo at a typically hedonistic... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20:35

  • ANEMONE

    CLOSING THIS THURSDAY 12TH!

    Most commentary on Ronan Day-Lewis’s debut feature has focused on the return of Daniel Day-Lewis to acting following his withdrawal in 2017. While this is indeed something to celebrate, and Day-Lewis, who co-wrote the film with... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13:00

  • BORN THAT WAY

    FINAL SCREENINGS THIS WEEK!

    ★★★★★ ‘A moving, beautiful documentary about a gentle Irish hero’ – The Irish Times

    In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Patrick Lydon’s life is ebbing away. Throughout his final year he reflects on... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13:30

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: THE ICE TOWER + Q&A

    (LA TOUR DE GLACE)

    Jeanne (Clara Pacini), a 16-year-old runaway, takes refuge in a film studio where she falls under the spell of the enigmatic Cristina (Marion Cotillard), who is starring in an adaptation of The Snow Queen. A mutual... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.15

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: THE LITTLE SISTER

    (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE)

    Authenticity and empathy run through actress-turned-director Hafsia Herzi’s tender, beautifully observed coming-of-age tale, adapted from Fatima Daas’s acclaimed autofiction novel of the same name. Set in the Parisian suburbs, the story follows 17-year-old Fatima (Nadia Melliti), the... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.00

  • PALESTINE 36

    FINAL SCREENINGS THIS WEEK!

    Annemarie Jacir’s ambitious historical drama focuses on the turbulent year of 1936, when Palestinian resistance to British colonial rule and the pressures of mass displacement exploded into revolution. The film follows Yusuf, a young man torn... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18:10

  • THE MASTERMIND

    FINAL SCREENINGS THIS WEEK!

    In 1970, Massachusetts, unemployed carpenter J.B. (Josh O’Connor) lives with his wife Terri (Alana Haim) and their two young sons. In an ill-conceived bid to turn around his ailing fortunes, J.B. plans to rob a local... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15:40

  • TRAIN DREAMS

    FINAL SCREENINGS THIS WEEK!

    Clint Bentley’s lyrical second feature, adapted from Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella, is a poignant character study of one Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker traversing the Pacific Northwest during the early decades of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13:00

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