Birds Of War15

Directed by Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak | UK | 2026 | 1h 25m

Janay is a young BBC reporter working from a London newsroom. When she reaches out to Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader for footage from besieged Aleppo, their professional connection quickly deepens into something more. As the political landscape shifts around them, from Syria to Lebanon and beyond, the lines between journalists and lovers become impossible to draw. Built from intimate personal archive, this humane documentary asks what it means to build a life together in a world shaped by conflict.

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Friday 31 July

3.30pmBook tickets
Sunday 2 August

8.30pmBook tickets

What else is on?

Today (Monday 27th July)

18:15

R.E.M x Sherlock Jr 12A
+ Introduction
1h 13m
From the team behind Silents Synced, Buster Keaton's dreamlike 1924 masterpiece gets an electrifying makeover, scored to R.E.M.'s Monster and New Adventures in Hi-Fi. Part of the Oxford Comedy Festival 2026.

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20:15

The Invite 15
1h 47m
Joe and Angela's shaky marriage faces its biggest test yet when dinner with their enigmatic upstairs neighbours takes a wild turn. Rashida Jones's razor-sharp script and Olivia Wilde's direction fuel this riotous relationship comedy, with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton on scene-stealing form.

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Tomorrow (Tuesday 28th July)

17:45

The Furious 18
£6 for Members
1h 53m | English + some Mandarin & Tagalog w/ English subtitles
When his daughter is kidnapped and police turn their backs, Wang Wei goes rogue, joined by Navin, a journalist whose wife has vanished too. Fuelled by rage, the two men wage explosive war on the kidnappers in this high-octane Hong Kong martial arts thriller.

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20:30

Rains Over Babel Uncertified 18+
£6 for Members / + Director Q&A
1h 51m
Enter a trópico-punk universe where life, death, desire, and fantasy come together in Babel, a mysterious bar-purgatory inhabited by lost souls, fantastic creatures, and unforgettable characters. Screening plus Director Q&A hosted by ZonaSur Cinema Club.

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Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!