As winter sets in, our cinematic journey takes us to the British Isles where this story of a woman escaping from an abusive relationship finds herself caught up in a broken housing system to the point she has to take serious action. In building her own home she discovers a strength within, and herself.
Join us next Thursday (the 22nd) at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, as usual doors open at 6:30 and screening starts around 7. See you there.
Suburban mother (Agnes - played by Kelly MacDonald) feels unappreciated by the family she cares for. She finds she has a talent for doing jigsaws and the pieces of a revised life start to fall into place.
Our May offering is the last Hollywood film of Lunch Box star Irrfan Khan.
We will be screening on Thursday 18th May, as usual doors open at 6:30pm, screening at 7. Look forward to seeing you there.
A hero of the Kurdish war of independence takes up the role of sheriff in a small valley at the border of Iran, Iraq and Turkey; a tough neighbourhood. He finds himself very much an an outsider, along with the school teacher. She has the added challenge of being an unmarried female.
This Iraqi drama has rated very highly on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.
Thursday 20th April is the day and date, 6:30 doors open, 6:55 for last drinks and screening starts at 7:00.
Look forward to seeing you then.
Here's a fun fact, since 2019 there have been five movies named Limbo, one of them is about a pair of Hong Kong policemen; but that's not the one we'll be seeing on Thursday. So please ignore my earlier post, we are actually going to see the Limbo telling the story of Omar, a promising Syrian musician waiting on a remote Scottish island to hear the outcome of his asylum application.
Hopefully next month I'll get it right first time.
The on thing I dis get right is that the screening will be on Thursday 16th March is the day and date, 6:30 doors open, 6:55 for last drinks and screening starts at 7:00.
Look forward to seeing you then.
After getting into a bit of a pickle last month we're confident we'll be in Limbo this time.
A rookie cop and his veteran partner are tasked with bringing a brutal and obsessive killer of women to justice, hunting them through the labyrinth of Hong Kong.
Thursday 16th March is the day and date, 6:30 doors open, 6:55 for last drinks and screening starts at 7:00.
Look forward to seeing you then.
Two strangers heading to Murmansk have an actual and metaphorical journey of discovery as being thrown together leads to self-discovery.
It can be hard to get back into the swing of things after Christmas and the New Year, so a slightly late reminder of our first movie for 2023.
Our 2023 season will commence on Thursday 19th January. We will be starting with the Spanish comedy/drama "The Olive Tree", an unusual road trip from Spain to Germany to recover a special olive tree.
As usual the doors will open at 6:30 with the screening starting at 7:00. Our bar will be closing at 6:55, so please try to get your drinks before then so our bar volunteers can clear up and not miss too much of the film.
**REMINDER**
Membership renewals are due. If you want to avoid becoming part of the Queue Conspiracy please consider paying by bank transfer. Our bank details are:
Account Name: Reels Film Society Inc
Bendigo Bank (Mount Gambier)
BSB: 633-000
Account Number: 165 144 858
