Hard Truths

Individual Screenings: €7.50 each
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Present-day London. Middle-aged sisters Pansy and Chantal could not be more different. Chantal is cheerful and empathetic. Pansy, on the other hand, is argumentative, hypersensitive, and full of anger, with her husband Curtley and grown-up son Moses bearing the brunt of her emotional outbursts. As Mother’s Day approaches, things are at breaking point, unless Chantal can somehow help her sister…

Acclaimed director Mike Leigh returns to contemporary London for this character-driven family drama. An exceptional cast, led by Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Oscar-nominated in Leigh’s Secrets & Lies), breathe life into the family’s characters, providing a dynamic that is complex, layered and nuanced. At turns tough, darkly funny, and hugely compassionate, Hard Truths never feels contrived or melodramatic. Easily one of Leigh’s best.

★★★★★ "… a stunning film full of heart and compassion." - BBC.com

★★★★ "Astutely getting under the skin of a complex family dynamic, Mike Leigh deploys his improvisational approach to create a remarkably involving comedy-drama that refuses to follow storytelling rules." - Shadows on the Wall

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