Plan 7515

Directed by Chie Hayakawa | Japan | 2022 | 1h 53m | Japanese w/ English subtitles | Starring Chieko Baishô, Hayato Isomura, Stefanie Arianne, Taka Takao, Yumi Kawai

In a near-future world, the Japanese government introduces a measure to combat the economic burden of an ageing population – encouraging its senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanised. After being let go from her job, 78-year-old hotel maid Michi considers signing up. A poetically bittersweet drama effectively combining dystopian science-fiction with an humanistic portrait of ageing and loneliness. Golden Camera Award winner at Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Reviews

‘[Chie Hayakawa] direction is stately and considered, allowing space to savour little details along the way…’
★★★★
Leslie Felperin, The FT

‘The anger that fringes such bittersweet moments gradually accumulates into a palpable and lingering rage at how good we’ve become at branding cruelty as compassion.’
★★★★
David Ehrlich, IndieWire

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Today (Friday 7th November)

18:15

All That Heaven Allows U
1h 29m
A widow defies suburban conformity by loving her younger gardener, forcing a heartbreaking choice between respectability and happiness. Douglas Sirk’s radiant Technicolor classic remains Hollywood melodrama at its most poignant, romantic, and enduring.

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18:15

All That Heaven / Far From Heave 12A
Douglas Sirk’s masterful 1950s melodrama of forbidden love meets Todd Haynes’ luminous homage, which reimagines its themes through the lens of race, sexuality, and repression. Melodramarama! double-feature screening, plus film quiz hosted by Keepin’ It Reel.

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21:00

Far from Heaven 12A
1h 47m
Cathy's perfect suburban life unravels when secrets and desires collide with small-town prejudice. Todd Haynes’ visually stunning homage to Douglas Sirk reveals the hidden struggles of 1950s America in a moving, socially conscious melodrama of love and loss.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 8th November)

13:30

Souleymane's Story 12A
1h 34m | French, Fulah & Malinke w/ English subtitles
Racing through Paris on his bike, an undocumented migrant faces a life-changing interview to stay in France. Anchored by award-winning actor Abou Sangare, Boris Lojkine’s taut, compassionate drama fuses social realism with the pulse of a thriller.

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17:30

The Phantom of the Opera PG
+ Live Score
1h 18m
A masked composer haunts the Paris Opera House, obsessed with turning a beautiful singer into a star. Lon Chaney’s iconic performance meets Bristol band Minima’s live, original score in this gripping centenary screening of a classic silent horror.

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20:30

The Mastermind 12A
1h 50m
A mild-mannered man steals priceless art from a small-town museum, sparking a quiet crisis of purpose. Josh O’Connor shines in Kelly Reichardt’s wry, slow-burn heist drama set amid 1970s America’s political disillusionment and moral uncertainty.

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