BIFF - Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Dublin International Film Festival - <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This witty, light-hearted Irish comedy-drama centres on a Friday night in a small-town cinema, as a series of comic mishaps draws an entire community together in unexpected and touching ways.<br> <br> Set in the 1980s, <b><i>Once Upon a Time in a Cinema</i></b> follows Earl (Colin Morgan, Belfast) the owner/manager of a regional Irish cinema.<br> <br> Amid financial struggles and failing equipment, Earl and his crew find themselves under siege from rogue rodents, belligerent patrons, a drunken projectionist, and the ultimate existential threat - the unstoppable march of new technology known as the Video Home System (VHS).<br> <br> To add to the pressure, Earl’s younger brother Gerald (Calam Lynch) is desperate to sell the struggling family business to a local businessman, who is in attendance on this chaotic night to see the cinema in action before making his final offer...<br> <br> Drawing from writer/director David Gleeson’s own experience growing up in a family of cinema owners, this is a love letter to the cinema experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>DramaPT1H33M2026-11-04IEen
Colin Morgan
Calam Lynch
Stanley Townsend
India Mullen
David Gleeson
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler
Kirk D'Amico
Laurent Jacobs
Tara Doolan
Cloè Garbay
BIFF - Once Upon a Time in a Cinema"BIFF - Once Upon a Time in a Cinema"

Showtimes

October 30, 11:00 am

November 4, 3:30 pm

November 11, 1:30 pm

November 16, 3:15 pm

State Cinemas