Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 42 mins 
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Massi Mrowat, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: In a country torn apart by a war, in Afghanistan or elsewhere, a beautiful young woman is left alone to care for her wounded husband who has been in a coma for the past two weeks. With no improvement in his condition, food and water in short supply and a war raging around her, she begins a heartfelt monologue in the hope that he will awaken and recover. She talks about her childhood, her dreams and frustrations, her loneliness, her desires and suffering….For the very first time in her life she is able to confess her deepest feelings, believing he has become her ’Patience Stone’, a magical stone which, according to Persian mythology, will deliver her from her pain and torment. Subtitled. As part of SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH

Synopsis: Calcutta in the early 1960s. Arati (Madhabi Mukherjee), an intelligent and resourceful housewife must leave the familiarity of domestic life to join the workplace and supplement their income. First unconfident, Arati soon thrives in her job selling sewing machines door-to-door. She is no less devoted to the family she wants to share this success with, but her husband and children begin to resent her new responsibilities and the time she’s forced to spend away from home. Subtitled. As part of SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH.

Genre: Period drama
Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes 
Starring: Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn

Certificate: 12A

Synopsis: William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) falls for the free-spirited Agnes (Jessie Buckley). Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage and three children, but as Will’s theatrical ambitions draw him to London, Agnes remains behind to manage the household. When tragedy strikes, their bond is deeply tested – but through grief and resilience, their journey inspires the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece ‘Hamlet’.

Genre: Drama. Music. Romance
Runtime: 2 hours 13 minutes 
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson

Certificate: 12A

Synopsis: Adapted from the documentary of the same name ‘Song Sung Blue’ dramatizes the incredible real-life story of Mike and Claire Sardina (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson). In the late 1980s while forming the Neil Diamond tribute band ‘Lightning and Thunder’, the two fell in love and married. Following the couple through hard times and stage successes, the film chronicles the way the two never let go of each other or their love for Neil Diamond.

Synopsis: January 29^th, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab. With subtitles.

Genre: Period Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes 
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong, Simon Russell Beale

Certificate: 12A

Synopsis: 1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes)- driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.