Genre: Documentary Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes 

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, ‘The Shepherd And The Bear’ explores a conflict provoked by the re-introduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an ageing shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, ‘The Shepherd And The Bear’ is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world. Subtitled.

Synopsis: Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he’s given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics. With subtitles.

Genre: World War 1 musical drama
Runtime: 2 hours 40 minutes 
Starring: John Mills, Michael Redgrave, John Gielgud, Maggie Smith, Corin Redgrave, Juliet Mills

Certificate: PG

Synopsis: Adapted from Joan Littlewood’s 1963 stage musical of the same name (itself a reworking of Charles Chilton’s 1961 radio play ‘The Long, Long Trail’) ‘Oh! What A Lovely War’ restages the events of the Great War. As the film traces the progression of the conflict  from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 to the Armistice of November 1918, it intertwines the fortunes of the everyman Smith family with the performances of popular wartime music. 

Genre: Period drama
Runtime: 1 hour 48 mins
Starring: Callum Scott Howells, Rupert Everett, Ruby Stokes, Siobhán McSweeney
Certificate: 12A

Synopsis: When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890’s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople. Alongside his spirited cousin, Lily and loyal butler, Gelert, Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the Fifth Marquess, navigating suffocating traditions, scheming relatives, and the long shadow cast by his estranged father.

Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 45 mins
Starring: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Rahim AlHaj,  Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Certificate: 12A

Synopsis: While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake. With subtitles.

Synopsis: When Helen’s beloved father passes away, she is overtaken by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so she brings the fearsome bird Mabel home to Cambridge with her. As she labours to teach Mabel to hunt and fly free on her own, Helen uncovers how neglected her own emotions and life have become.