The British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg (BIFFL) 2023 SPRING FESTIVAL Presents:

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Set in 1981 in rural Ireland, this film tells the story of a young girl, Cáit, who is sent away for the summer from her dysfunctional family to live with "her mother's people", Seán and Eibhlín Cinnsealac,; a middle-aged couple she has never met. Slowly, in the care of this couple, Cáit blossoms and discovers a new way of living; but in this house where affection grows and there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

The first Irish language film to be selected to have its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (2022) where it was awarded the Grand Prix at the Berlinale Generation Kplus.

Winner of Best Film, Best Director, Best Lead Actress from 6 nominations at the Irish Film & Television Academy Awards (IFTAs) 2022. Nominated for an Oscar at the 2023 Academy Awards.

€10 (adult); €7 (student) from Luxembourg-ticket.lu

€20 for Irish-language treble: Róise & Frank on 20 March, Tarrac on 21 March & An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) on 22 March

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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A hilarious, feelgood coming-of-age comedy drama with a terrific British cast, in which a headstrong 14-year-old girl in medieval England navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind for her.

Screen adaptation written by Lena Dunham, based on the book by Karen Cushman for which she was awarded the Newbery Honor in 1995, a prestigious literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Shot at Pinewood Studios.

€10 (adult) from Luxembourg-ticket.lu

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë. Emily is the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit. Exploring the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother Branwell whom she idolises, the film portrays one of the world’s most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers who died too soon at the age of 30. This film is a portrayal of the character and inspiration behind Emily Bronte, rather than a formal biopic. The storyline is loosely based on Emily Bronte's life and depicts events which are mirrored in Wuthering Heights.

This "BIFFL Presents..." screening is being organised in collaboration with Ciné Utopia.

€11.35 from Kinepolis.lu (BIFFL Presents... screening)

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For other screenings, Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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The film tells the story of Cian, a footballer who gets attacked on a night out. He struggles to come to terms with his career-ending injury. It follows him as he undertakes a search for his own identity in a small town in the Irish midlands, where Gaelic football is a religion and one's identity is defined by what you can do on the pitch.

The film was made following the writers/directors’ short film Drifting, starring BAFTA-winning actor Paul Mesca.

It was shot on location in Granard, County Longford in late 2021.

The film won the Bankside Films Marketplace Award for Best Irish Film at the 2021 Galway Film Fleadh in 2022.

In English with French sub-titles.

Followed by a live post-screening Q&A with the actor Lorcan CRANTICH in-person.

€10 (adult) from Luxembourg-ticket.lu

€15 for Lorcan Crantich Double (Tarrac & Lakelands on 21 March)

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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In 1940, sisters Thomasina (Thom) and Martha (Mars) have built a machine, L.O.L.A., that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. The question is how to use this information, and will it have consequences?

It allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence. However, with the Second World War escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine to intercept information from the future that could help with military intelligence. The machine initially proves to be a huge success, rapidly twisting the fortunes of the war against the Nazis.

While Thom becomes intoxicated by L.O.L.A., Mars begins to realise the terrible consequences of its power. As their relationship falls apart, Thom makes a fatal error with her machine that leads to a nightmarish future. Can the sisters’ love for each other save the world they have lost?

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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The astonishing true story of Scotland’s most notorious imposter. In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon is the new kid in school, Bearsden Academy, in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend: soon he’s at the top of the class, acing exams, making friends, and even taking the lead in the school musical. He’s the model pupil, until his secret is revealed. Using playful animation, a pitch-perfect soundtrack, and the talents of Alan Cumming to bring the tale to life, it offers more than one surprise along the way. An entertaining retelling of an incredulous / shocking tale of deception.

It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah (US) in February.

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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It’s been two years since Róise lost her husband Frank. Isolated by grief, she has cut herself off from family and the village community. The arrival of a mysterious dog, who seems intent on connecting with her, heralds a huge change, but is it for the better?

Róise starts to believe that this dog is the reincarnation of her beloved late-husband, Frank. While her son worries that his mother has lost her mind, the local community seem to embrace the idea of Frank’s return, especially as he coaches a shy local kid to become a star hurling player, ensuring success for the school team. Róise is happy once more, but what does thel future hold?

In Irish with EN sub-titles.

Followed by a live post-screening Q&A with the actor Lorcan CRANTICH in-person.

€10 (adult) from Luxembourg-ticket.lu

€15 for Irish-language double: Róise & Frank on 20 March & Tarrac on 21 March

€20 for Irish-language treble: Róise & Frank on 20 March, Tarrac on 21 March & An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) on 22 March

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

Tuesday 21 March 2023

A professional woman returns home to help her father, Breandán ‘The Bear’ Ó Braoin, recover from a heart attack. Day to day they get along just fine. As we dig a little deeper we find that there is so much that has been left unsaid about the loss of Aoife’s mother. Over the summer, Aoife gets pulled back into the competitive world of rowing in Naomhóg boats, traditional to the area. She lets herself become close to the three women in her crew but, as the big race approaches, Aoife feels an unbearable strain – years of suppressed grief and sadness – that could seriously wreck their chances of success.

“Tarrac is an intimate character study and exciting sports drama set against the stunning landscapes and seas of the Kerry Gaelteacht.”

In Irish with EN sub-titles.

Followed by a live post-screening Q&A with the actor Lorcan CRANTICH in-person.

€10 (adult) from Luxembourg-ticket.lu

€15 for Lorcan Crantich Double (Tarrac & Lakelands on 21 March)

€15 for Irish-language double: Róise & Frank on 20 March & Tarrac on 21 March

€20 for Irish-language treble: Róise & Frank on 20 March, Tarrac on 21 March & An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) on 22 March

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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Thursday 19 March 2023

96 mins

What happens when you're ambushed by time? An archaeologist and an architect fight to re-imagine a future after traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love.

The Almond and the Seahorse is powerful and moving film about dealing with loved ones who are suffering from memory loss. It follows two couples, both of whom are dealing with a partner who has lost their memory. The two stories run parallel but occasionally overlap.

In English with French sub-titles.

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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Based on the book "The Search for Richard III" by Philippa Langley, an amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which had been lost for over 500 years. In 2012, the king's remains were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester. Philippa Langley's unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with scepticism by experts and academics. "The Lost King" is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country's most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England's history.

Filmed mainly in Edinburgh, partly in Leicester.

This "BIFFL Presents..." screening is being organised in collaboration with Ciné Utopia.

€11.35 from Kinepolis.lu (BIFFL Presents... screening)

https://kinepolis.lu/en/movies/detail/23722/HO00005409/0000000027/biffl-presents-the-lost-king

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

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The Day Millionaire is a rollicking crime heist black comedy about a greedy investor who comes up with a nefarious plan to change a beloved town and a group of friends who take matters into their own hands planning a heist of a lifetime to save their city.

Filmed in GrimsbyT

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films

The short documentary film Solidarity 365 focuses on solidarity in Luxembourg towards the people of Ukraine, specifically the Solidarity March on 25 February 2023 (marking 365 days since Ukraine's resistance started) and the lead up to it, including interviews with a number of people in positions of authority on what solidarity means to them.

In EN with EN sub-titles.

In the presence of the directors

Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films