Reality12A

Directed by Tina Satter | USA | 2023 | 1h 23m | Starring Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis, Benny Elledge, Allan Anthony Smith

On a Saturday afternoon in June 2017, two FBI agents turn up at the door of a US intelligence officer and ask to enter her home. After questioning, she is charged with the unauthorised release of sensitive government information. Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) stars in this tense political drama which uses the real life transcript of the arrest of Reality Winner (who was detained for leaking documents concerning Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election) as the basis of its script.

Reviews

‘This, the film says, is what it really feels like to be on the receiving end of the law in a case like this: a calm, professional, technocratic but relentless display of overwhelming power.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Reality transcends staginess as a strikingly well-realised piece of filmmaking, using judicious sound design and expressive lighting to gain a surreally vivid edge.’
★★★★
Tim Robey, The Telegraph

Book tickets

Friday 16 June

8.45pmBook tickets
Saturday 17 June

6.00pmBook tickets
Monday 19 June

8.45pmBook tickets
Tuesday 20 June

6.15pmBook tickets
Wednesday 21 June

8.30pmBook tickets
Thursday 22 June

6.15pmBook tickets

What else is on?

Today (Friday 2nd June)

15:30

Plan 75 15
1h 53m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Dystopian sci-fi set in a near-future Japan where the government introduces a measure to combat the burden of an ageing population – encouraging its senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanised.

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18:00

Are You There God? It's Me, Marg PG
1h 46m
Based on Judy Blume’s classic novel from 1970, a humourous and empathetic coming-of-age comedy following the tumultuous adolescence of a teenage girl growing up in New Jersey.

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20:30

The Eight Mountains 12A
2h 27m | Italian w/ English subtitles
Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch's beautifully shot, decade-spanning epic following the lives of two Italian boys growing up together in a secluded alpine village.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 3rd June)

15:15

A Clever Woman 15
Director Q&A
1h 28m
Beguiling chamber drama in which two sisters return to their family home and face up to the ghosts of their past. Join us on Saturday 3 June for a special post-screening Q&A with director Jon Sanders.

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18:00

Plan 75 15
1h 53m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Dystopian sci-fi set in a near-future Japan where the government introduces a measure to combat the burden of an ageing population – encouraging its senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanised.

Book here

20:30

Are You There God? It's Me, Marg PG
1h 46m
Based on Judy Blume’s classic novel from 1970, a humourous and empathetic coming-of-age comedy following the tumultuous adolescence of a teenage girl growing up in New Jersey.

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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 don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!