R.M.N15

Directed by Cristian Mungiu | Romania | 2023 | 2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles | Starring Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Barladeanu, Orsolya Moldován, Rácz Endre

After an altercation at his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his parents’ mountain village in Transylvania to find that his estranged wife has grown more distant and his young son has stopped talking. As these personal struggles unfold, tensions within the village’s community intensify after a small group of Sri Lankan migrants are hired to work at the local bread factory. Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu’s (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) paints a gripping portrait of modern Romania riven by ethnic conflicts, economic resentment, and personal turmoil.

Reviews

‘Via long, unblinking takes and with a steady camera that occasionally switches to jerky handheld, Mungiu slowly reveals what’s really on his mind: a substrata of xenophobia, nationalism and racism that lies beneath it all.’
★★★★
Philip De Semlyen, Time Out

‘Mungiu’s touch is so deft and his filmmaking so enlivening, and the villagers so laughable (if also scary!), that you never feel dragged down or punished by the ugliness.’
Manohla Dargis, New York Times

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Friday 6 October

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Saturday 7 October

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Sunday 8 October

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Wednesday 11 October

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Thursday 12 October

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What else is on?

Today (Friday 29th September)

15:45

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

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18:15

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

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20:30

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 30th September)

15:00

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

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18:00

Cli-Fi: Everything is Connected 12A
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities presents a screening of two films from the Experimental Film and Media and Art school at Berlin University of the Arts. Followed by post-screening conversation.

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21:00

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

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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!