Millbank Theatre Movies
Since 2015, we have delighted to be working with Access Cinema to bring you independent and foreign films, providing an alternative to mainstream cinema. Our emphasis on diverse and thought-provoking movies has struck a chord with audiences, leading to our increasing popularity.
We have screened popular films such as "Anatomy of a Fall", "Older than Ireland", "An Cailín Ciúin", "Past Lives", "Aftersun", "Parasite", "A Man Called Ove", "Hell or High Water", "Whitney Can I Be Me?" to name just a few!
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We have listed our new Autumn/Winter schedule below. Tickets are €8 and include booking fee
The Marching Band
Thibaut is a successful conductor, recently diagnosed with leukaemia. His best hope forsurvival is a bone marrow transplant from a suitable family donor. His sister takes the test,but the results lead to the revelation that Thibaut was actually adopted as a child-and thathe has a secret biological brother, cafeteria worker Jimmy. The two brothers meet anddiscover a shared passion for music, and before long form a strong bond via an unexpectedcollaboration with Jimmy’s workplace marching band...
The Marching Band is a delight-a French comedy-drama that’s as funny as it isheartwarming. Boasting a pair of charismatic leading performances from Benjamin Lavernheand Pierre Lottin, director Emmanuel Courcol’s new film is a real winner.
103 mins. France. 2024. 12A (IFCO) / 15 (BBFC)
A Samurai In Time
Near the end of the Edo period in 19th century Japan, Kosaka Shinzaemonis a samurai preparing for a duel with a rival. However, a freak burst of lightning hits and transports Kosaka to a modern-dayjidaigeki(period film) set. After a series of on-set hijinks, Kosakarealises he isn’t in the Edo period anymore. As he adjusts to modern life, his talented swordsmanship draws the attention of one of the country’s biggest movie stars...
Junichi Yasuda’s delightful fish-out-of-water comedy has been a box office smash in Japan, and won Best Film at this year’s Japan Academy Film Prize.
131 minutes, Japan, 2024, Cert:CLUB
Borgo
Melissa, 32, a prison guard, moves to Corsica with her family. She joins the staff of a prison that's not quite like any other. She befriends Saveriu, a young influential inmate. Once released, he gets back in touch with her for a favor.
Presented with support from the French Embassy in Ireland and Institut français
From Hilde with Love
Berlin, 1942. Hilde (Liv Lisa Fries)and Hans (Johannes Hegemann), both German resistancefighters with the Red Orchestra anti-fascist group, fall madly in love. They marry and Hilde becomes pregnant. But as the birth of her son approaches, they are arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo. Now in a desperate situation, Hilde develops a quiet inspirational strength. However, as she faces only having a few months with her new born son,Hilde’s resilience is tested to its limits.
Based on the stirring true story of Hilde and Hans Coppi, both executed in Berlin-Plötzensee prison, Andreas Dresen's film is a polished biopic employing a non-linear narrative to craft a detailed and emotionally resonant film anchored by a powerhouse performance from Fries.
125 minutes,Germany, 2024, 15A
German language with English subtitles
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Sunphlowers
Sunphlowers is an Irish film about Catherine, a recently widowed mother of three, who discovers her husband's massive debt and secret-laden life after his sudden death. Faced with potential farm foreclosure and threats of financial ruin, she finds a hidden strength through an old friendship and a rediscovered passion for art. Catherine transforms the failing family farm into a sunflower business, embarking on a personal journey of healing, resilience, and self-empowerment.
Director - Dave Byrne
Hidden
Affluent Parisian couple Anne and Georges start receiving mysterious videotapes of their own home. Under surveillance by persons unknown, the couple fear for the safety of their 12-year-old son. As the tapes continue to arrive, Georges suspects a figure from his past may be responsible-but confronting that person means revisiting dark secrets and transgressions.
118 mins. France / Austria / Germany / Italy. 2005. 16 (IFCO) / 15 (BBFC) French language with English subtitles
Christy
When 17-year-old Christy is kicked out of his foster home, he is released into the care of his half-brother Shane and back into the community of his childhood. Having tragically lost his mother when he was very young, he has little connection to the community and struggles tosettle in. Slowly the locals start to connect with Christy, offering him hope...
94 minutes, Ireland, 2025, 15A
The Kingdom
Corsica, 1995: 15-year-old Lesia seems like any regular teenager. However,Pierre-Paul,the father she adores but only sees occasionally, is actually the head of one of the island’s local crime gangs and a long-time fugitive. When violence escalates over her summer break from school, the reality and horrors of her father’s world are finally fully revealed to Lesia.
111 minutes, France, 2024, Cert:15A
Jane Austen Wrecked my Life
Agathe loves her job in Shakespeare & Co bookshop. But she dreams of finally finishing one of the many stories she starts writing and finding a great romance like the ones in the novels of her favourite author, Jane Austen. When an unexpected invitation to the Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England lands in her lap, Agathe is in for an eye-opening and life-changing experience.
94minutes, France, 2024, CLUB