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New releases this week include Border, an adaptation of Let the Right One In author John Ajvide Lindqvist’s twisted tale; Girl, Lukas Dhont’s debut feature about an aspiring ballerina who is struggling to feel at home in her own body; and Hannah, starring Charlotte Rampling as a woman struggling with alienation.

On Wednesday night, New East Cinema is back with a stunning tale of Inuit tradition under threat, Ága.

Highlights: Cinema

¡Viva! Opening Night 25th Birthday Party

Fri 22 Mar 2019

To mark a quarter of a century of ¡Viva!, join us for our opening night party featuring DJ...

Next 7 Days: Cinema

Border (15)

Today 12.50, 17.55; Tomorrow 15.25, 20.35; Fri 12.40, 17.50; Sat 15.20, 20.30; Sun 12.55, 20.35 + more times

Blending fantasy, thriller, drama and horror, this genuinely surprising film is based on a story by John Ajvide...

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Weekly Calendar

Fri 22 Mar - Thu 28 Mar

Fri 15 Mar - Thu 21 Mar

If Beale Street Could Talk (15)

Today 12.55, 18.05; Tomorrow 13.05, 20.30

An adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel about a woman fighting to free her falsely accused husband from prison...

Ring (15)

Today 13.00

Hideo Nakata’s hugely influential J-Horror, in which a reporter learns of a story about a supernaturally cursed video-tape...

Green Book (12A)

Today 13.20; Tomorrow 13.10

Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen star in this engrossing story of a working class, Italian-American bouncer who takes...

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The Kindergarten Teacher (12A)

Today 13.50, 18.25; Tomorrow 20.40; Fri 15.35, 18.05; Sat 12.50; Sun 20.40; Mon 12.40, 15.50 + more times

The second feature from writer/director Sara Colangelo probes issues of boredom, thwarted ambition and perhaps most potently, transgression.

Everybody Knows (15)

Today 15.10, 17.40, 20.15; Tomorrow 15.30, 17.50, 20.15; Fri 15.15, 20.15; Sat 17.45 + more times

Set on the Iberian Peninsula, Farhardi’s Spanish-language drama charts the story of Laura, who lives with her husband...

Girl (15)

Today 15.15, 20.25; Tomorrow 12.50, 17.45

Lukas Dhont’s expressive first feature follows a young girl, assigned male at birth, as she struggles to realise...

The Favourite (15)

Today 15.30, 20.30; Tomorrow 12.55, 17.40; Fri 12.45, 15.20; Sat 12.40; Mon 17.40; Tue 15.15 + more times

Acclaimed at the Venice Film festival, the latest work from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)...

Ray & Liz (15)

Today 16.00; Tomorrow 15.15, 18.15

Renowned photographer and artist Richard Billingham makes his feature-film debut with this family portrait.

Hannah (12A)

Today 16.05; Tomorrow 18.20

Left alone grappling with the consequences of her husband’s imprisonment, Hannah begins to unravel.

Sauvage (18)

Today 18.15; Tomorrow 13.15

Twenty-two-year-old Leo (Maritaud, 120 BPM) lives on the streets. He wanders around aimlessly and sells his body for...

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (15)

Today 20.35; Tomorrow 16.00

A jaded, out-of-work biographer (McCarthy) resorts to selling forged historical letters on the black market and grapples with...

New East Cinema Presents/ Ága (PG)

Today 20.40

An Inuit couple try to hold on to their traditions in Siberia’s tundra as the modern world and...

Parent & Baby: Maiden (12A)

Tomorrow 11.00

Maiden is the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper...

The HOME Film Podcast #43: March 2019

In celebration of International Women's Day 2019, guest hosts Rachel Hayward, Head of Film at HOME and Salford...

Free Solo (12A)

Tomorrow 15.35

From award-winning documentarist E. Chai Vasarhelyi and renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, comes a stunning and unflinching...

The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration (12A)

Thu 21 Mar 2019

Join an incredible array of singers and musicians who came together to honor one of the world’s most...

Us (15)

Fri 12.45, 15.10, 17.40, 20.25; Sat 12.55, 15.25, 17.55, 20.25; Sun 12.45, 15.15, 18.05, 20.30 + more times

Described as a ‘new nightmare’ Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out is a superb doppelganger satire of the...

Minding the Gap (15)

Fri 12.50, 17.55; Sat 15.35, 20.40; Sun 12.50, 17.55; Mon 15.35, 20.40; Tue 12.55, 18.00 + more times

Bing Liu’s documentary is a coming- of-age saga of three skateboarding friends in their Rust Belt hometown hit...

The White Crow (12A)

Fri 12.55, 17.45, 20.20; Sat 15.00, 17.40, 20.20; Sun 15.20, 18.00, 20.20 + more times

Dance perfection meets political defection in director Ralph Fiennes’ intoxicating account of the young life of Rudolf Nureyev....

Sorry Angel (15)

Fri 15.05, 20.10; Sat 12.45, 17.50; Sun 15.05, 20.10; Mon 12.45, 17.50; Tue 15.10, 20.15 + more times

Honoré’s bittersweet marvel is a radiant and emotionally honest portrait of two gay men wrestling with incompatible ides...

UK Premiere/ Tiempo después (15)

Fri 20.30; Sat 15.50 + more times

In the year 9177 the whole world has been reduced to just one Representative Building and the grimy...

UK Premiere/ Tiempo después + Q&A

Fri 20.30

We are pleased to welcome Felix Tussel for a Q&A following the screening on Fri 22 Mar.

UK Premiere/ Formentera Lady (15)

Sat 13.55 + more times

An aging hippy eking out an existence as a banjo player on the tiny island of Formentera, is...

UK Premiere/ Oreina (15)

Sat 18.00

Khalil is a rootless young man living in the city’s margins, where shabby industrial estates meet the beautiful...

UK Premiere/ Oreina + Q&A

Sat 18.00

We are pleased to welcome Koldo Almandoz for a Q&A following the screening on Sat 23 Mar.

El Día de la bestia Introduction

Sat 20.35

This screening will be introduced by Prof. Andy Willis, University of Salford & HOME’s Visiting Curator of Film....

El Día de la bestia (18)

Sat 20.35

Horror-comedy in which a priest tries to prevent the birth of the Anti-Christ.

One Hour Intro: Serious Fun

Sun 14.30

Serious Fun is our theme for ¡Viva! 2019, adding a dash of esperpento to the line up. This...

Plácido (U)

Sun 16.00

On Christmas Eve in a provincial Spanish town, the 'sit a poor man at your table' initiative is...

Plácido + Intro

Sun 16.00

Introduced by Prof. Andy Willis, University of Salford & HOME’s Visiting Curator: Film. This talk will be BSL...

Ana de día + Q&A

Sun 17.50

We are pleased to welcome Andrea Jaurrieta for a Q&A following the screening on Sun 24 Mar.

Ana de día (15)

Sun 17.50 + more times

With its vibrant use of sound and colour, masterful framing and editing, plus a whole host of quirky...

Petra (15)

Mon 15.45 + more times

Auteur filmmaker Rosales brings the atmosphere of Greek tragedy to contemporary Spain in this portrait of a broken...

Acción mutante (18)

Mon 20.25

Produced by the Almodóvar brothers, the film is an entertaining, full-on assault on the senses driven by a...

Acción mutante Introduction & Performance

Mon 20.25

This film will be introduced by the HOME Young Programmers and preceded by a short performance from Young...

UK Premiere/ Animal (15)

Tue 15.50 + more times

Antonio is a conservative family man who has worked hard to achieve his perfect life, but the bubble...

El Verdugo (12A)

Tue 18.05

José Luis is a young undertaker whose personal ambitions have to take a back seat when his path...

El Verdugo Introduction

Tue 18.05

This screening will be introduced by Prof. Andy Willis, University of Salford & HOME’s Visiting Curator of Film....

Preview/ Yuli (12A)

Tue 20.10

A flamboyant visual and musical treat with some truly spectacular dancing, Yuli tells the rags-to-riches story of Cuban...

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UK Premiere/ Viaje a los pueblos fumigados (PG)

Starts Wed 27 Mar 2019 at 18.00

From the clearing of ancient forests, to the indiscriminate fumigation with pesticides that poison land and people, Solanas...

Las Niñas bien (12A)

Starts Wed 27 Mar 2019 at 20.30

A vicious and delicious social satire set amongst Mexico’s country club elite during the 1982 debt crisis, telling...

UK Premiere/ El Motoarrebatador (15)

Starts Fri 29 Mar 2019 at 17.45

Miguel makes a living as a motochorro, a thief snatching bags from his motorbike. But when a victim...

Jamón, Jamón (18)

Starts Fri 29 Mar 2019 at 19.50

A fantastically surreal combination of Spanish stereotypes and deliberately vulgar starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem – anyone...

Relaxed Screening/ The Book of Life (U)

Starts Sat 30 Mar 2019 at 11.00

This vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a con icted hero and dreamer who sets out on...

Celebrating Women in Global Cinema

A year-long celebration of women in global cinema.

Language Lab: Miriam miente

Sat 30 Mar, 13:00-16:00

Following an introduction in accessible Spanish, and a full screening of Miriam miente with English subtitles, attendees can...

Huevos de oro (18)

Starts Sat 30 Mar 2019 at 17.50

A characteristically melodramatic black comedy about the rise and fall of a loathsome lothario. Through a decade of...

Quién te cantará (12A)

Starts Sat 30 Mar 2019 at 20.00

Dive down the rabbit hole into an enigmatic hall of mirrors featuring a beloved singer and her talented...

The Book of Life (U)

Starts Sun 31 Mar 2019 at 11.00

This vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a con icted hero and dreamer who sets o on...

La Teta y la luna (18)

Starts Sun 31 Mar 2019 at 17.40

In a small town in Catalonia, nine-year-old Tete frets at the arrival of his new baby brother, and...

UK Premiere/ En las estrellas (12A)

Starts Sun 31 Mar 2019 at 20.00

Struggling to cope with his current reality, grieving husband Víctor takes his devoted nine-year-old son on flights of...

One Hour Intro: Contemporary Argentine Cinema

Mon 1 Apr 18.30

This talk discusses Argentinian cinema from the late 1990s onwards, looking at why it ranks among the most...

ROH Live/ La forza del destino (12A)

Starts Tue 2 Apr 2019 at 18.00

Leonora falls in love with Don Alvaro, but when her father forbids their marriage, a fatal accident triggers...

UK Premiere/ Memorias de un hombre en pijama (12A)

Starts Tue 2 Apr 2019 at 18.25

In this classic 2D animation Paco, a 40-something bachelor from Barcelona, finally sees his childhood dream come true:...

El Ángel (15)

Starts Tue 2 Apr 2019 at 20.20

Inspired by the longest-serving prisoner in Argentina, Carlitos is a hedonistic teenager with the face of an angel...

UK Premiere / Retablo (15)

Starts Wed 3 Apr 2019 at 18.15

High in the remote Peruvian Andes, 14-year-old Segundo is training to follow his father’s footsteps in the traditional...

UK Premiere/ Alanis (18)

Starts Thu 4 Apr 2019 at 18.00

Set in a country where prostitution is legal but brothels are not, working conditions sometimes force Alanis into...

Miriam miente (12A)

Starts Thu 4 Apr 2019 at 20.30

This coming-of-age story transports you to the Caribbean to discuss class conflict in the Dominican Republic. In this...

Jean-François i el sentit de la vida (12A)

Starts Sat 6 Apr 2019 at 17.45

A witty and whimsical take on the growing pains of adolescence. Young teenager Francesc – a solitary boy...

¡Viva! 2019 Café Cervantes

Sun 7 Apr 16:00-17:30

An informal gathering of Spanish-speaking film lovers. Come and practise your language skills while sharing your opinions on...

El Silencio de otros (12A)

Starts Sun 7 Apr 2019 at 18.00

The film captures the first attempt to bring to justice those accused of political crimes committed in the...

Preview/ Rojo (15)

Starts Mon 8 Apr 2019 at 18.15

Set in mid seventies Argentina, this hypnotic drama follows Claudio, a successful lawyer in a quiet provincial city,...

Preview/ Pájaros de verano (15)

Starts Tue 9 Apr 2019 at 18.10

As the 1970s North American youth embrace hippie culture, a marijuana bonanza hits Colombia, quickly turning farmers into...

Have You Seen My Movie? (CTBA)

Starts Wed 10 Apr 2019 at 17.50

A feast for film fans, this debut feature by Paul Anton Smith is a sprawling collage of clips...

The Watermelon Woman (15)

Starts Sun 14 Apr 2019 at 13.00

An aspiring black lesbian filmmaker (Cheryl Dunye) researches an obscure 1940s black actress billed as the Watermelon Woman.

Rafiki (15)

Starts Sun 14 Apr 2019 at 18.00

Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of Nairobi, the two very different girls must choose between...

Spank the Banker (CTBA)

Starts Mon 15 Apr 2019 at 18.00

Spank the Banker is a story about the biggest bank robbery in history of UK - the looting...

H is for Harry (12A)

Starts Tue 16 Apr 2019 at 18.20

What does it take to change a child’s life? H is for Harry is a coming of age...

RSC Live/ As You Like It (Live)

Starts Wed 17 Apr 2019 at 18.45

Director Kimberley Sykes (Dido, Queen of Carthage) directs a riotous, exhilarating version of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (CTBA)

Starts Fri 19 Apr 2019 at 20.40

A man sells a nefarious-looking puppet at a small-town convention for some quick cash. Terror soon strikes when...

Charlie Bubbles (PG)

Starts Sun 21 Apr 2019 at 13.00

Albert Finney turned director for this surreal comic twist on the ‘kitchen sink’ dramas in which he’d made...

ROH Live/ Faust (12A)

Starts Tue 30 Apr 2019 at 18.30

Experience the decadence and elegance of 1870s Paris in David McVicar’s spectacular production of Gounod’s best-loved opera.

Chinese Film Forum UK presents/ No.1 Chung Ying Street (CTBA)

Starts Thu 2 May 2019 at 17.50

Acclaimed director Derek Chui’s 18th feature follows four young people involved in the 1967 Hong Kong Leftist Riot;...

NT Live/ All My Sons (12A)

Starts Tue 14 May 2019 at 18.45

Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and...

Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange (12A)

Starts Sun 19 May 2019 at 13.00

This acclaimed documentary considers the cultural and historical contexts and philosophy underpinning A Clockwork Orange, featuring new archive...

New East Cinema/ My Friend the Polish Girl (CTBA)

Starts Wed 22 May 2019 at 20.40

A young American documentarian, casts a Polish woman in her film about the life of migrants in London...

RSC Live/ The Taming of the Shrew (Live)

Starts Wed 5 Jun 2019 at 18.45

In a re-imagined 1590, England is a matriarchy. Baptista Minola is seeking to sell off her son Katherine...

ROH Live/ Romeo & Juliet (12A)

Starts Tue 11 Jun 2019 at 19.00

Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a modern ballet...

NT Live/ Small Island (12A)

Starts Thu 27 Jun 2019 at 18.45

Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

RSC Live/ Measure for Measure (Live)

Starts Wed 31 Jul 2019 at 18.45

When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from...

Coming soon: Cinema

UK Premiere/ Viaje a los pueblos fumigados + Post Screening Discussion

Wed 27 Mar 18.00

Join us for a post-screening discussion led by Alison Criddle, HOME’s Projects & Sustainability Coordinator, following the screening...

Lords of Chaos (18)

From Fri 29 Mar

A bracingly unconventional biopic.

Eaten by Lions (12A)

From Fri 29 Mar

A hilarious British comedy about two teenage half brothers who are each in search of their different roots.

At Eternity’s Gate (CTBA)

Fri 29 Mar 2019

Schnabel takes a fresh look at the last days of Vincent van Gogh, and in the process revivifies...

Jamón, Jamón Introduction & Drinks Reception

Fri 29 Mar 19.50

This screening will be introduced by Prof. Santiago Fouz Hernández from University of Durham. This talk will be...

Huevos de oro + Intro

Sat 30 Mar 17.50

Introduced by Prof. Santiago Fouz Hernández, University of Durham. This talk will be BSL interpreted.

La Teta y la luna + Intro & Post Screening Discussion

Sun 31 Mar 17.40

Introduced by Dr Abigail Loxham, University of Liverpool. Join us for a post-screening discussion led by Dr Abigail...

UK Premiere / Retablo + Intro

Wed 3 Apr 18.15

Introduced by Dr Rebecca Jarman, University of Leeds, on Wed 3 Apr. This talk will be BSL interpreted.

UK Premiere/ Alanis Q&A

Thu 4 Apr 18.00

We are pleased to welcome Anahí Berneri for a Q&A following the screening on Thu 4 Apr.

Jean-François i el sentit de la vida Q&A

Sat 6 Apr 17.45

We are pleased to welcome Sergi Portabella for a Q&A following the screening on Sat 6 Apr.

El Silencio de otros Post-screening discussion

Sun 7 Apr 18.00

Join us for a post-screening discussion led by Dr Shivani Pal, Salford Citizens Advice, and Prof Andy Willis,...

Preview/ Rojo Introduction

Mon 8 Apr 18.15

This screening will be introduced by Dr Carmen Herrero, Manchester Metropolitan University. This talk will be BSL interpreted.

NT Live/ All About Eve (12A)

Thu 11 Apr 2019

Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world's...

Rafiki Q&A

Sun 14 Apr 18.00

On Sun 14 Apr, 18:00 will be joined by director Wanuri Kahiu for a Q&A following the screening.

Spank the Banker Q&A

Mon 15 Apr 18.00

We will be joined by victims Noel Edmonds and Neil Mitchell, director/producer Samir Mehanovic and writer/co-producer, George Kerevan.

H is for Harry Introduction

Tue 16 Apr 18.20

This screening will be introduced by director Jamie Taylor.

Thunder Road (CTBA)

From Fri 31 May

An authentic, funny but also original analysis of America’s heartland crisis.

The Fight Q&A

Fri 3 May 2019

We will be joined by director Jessica Hynes for a Q&A following this screening.

The Fight (12A)

Fri 3 May 2019

Tina, a busy mother of three, can barely find any time for herself. But things are about to...

Filmed Up June 2019

Fri 7 Jun 2019

Discover short films from all genre that are being produced in our region and meet the filmmakers.

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