The Kingdom15

Directed by Julien Colonna | France | 2025 | 1h 51m | Corsican & French w/ English subtitles | Starring Ghjuvanna Benedetti, Saveriu Santucci, Anthony Morganti, Andrea Cossu, Frederic Poggi

Corsica, summer 1995. Teenager Lesia is suddenly torn from her quiet life and taken to a secluded villa, where her estranged father, and fugitive mob boss, is in hiding. When an assassination attempt ignites a brutal cycle of revenge, father and daughter are forced on the run where they confront the secrets between them and test the true bond of their relationship. Blending coming-of-age drama with a tense crime thriller, Julien Colonna’s feature debut was nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Reviews

‘An intensely atmospheric, absorbing and exciting drama.’
★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Benedetti’s Lesia has a captivating blend of naivety and steel while Santucci tempers Pierre-Paul’s ruthlessness with a careworn humanity. The director, Colonna, is Corsican and knows the brutal world his film depicts, and its costs.’
★★★★
Ed Potton, The Times

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18:00

Terminator Double-Feature 15
1h 47m + 2h 17m (+ 45min intermission)
Double-feature screening of James Cameron's iconic sci-fi action movies The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Presented in association with Malone Wolf Theatre to launch the UK tour of I’ll Be Back: The One Woman Terminator Parody.

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18:00

The Terminator 15
1h 47m
In James Cameron's iconic sci-fi thriller a cyborg assassin (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from 2029 targets Sarah Connor in 1984 to prevent her son from leading a future rebellion. A lone warrior must protect her from the unstoppable machine.

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20:45

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 15
2h 17m
A decade after The Terminator, John Connor is hunted by a shape-shifting T-1000. His only hope: a reprogrammed Terminator sent to protect him. James Cameron’s thrilling sequel blends cutting-edge effects with emotional depth, redefining sci-fi action for a generation.

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Sunday 31st August
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14:45

The Kingdom 15
1h 51m | Corsican & French w/ English subtitles
In 1995 Corsica, a teen is forced into hiding with her fugitive mob-boss father. After an assassination attempt, they’re thrust into a brutal revenge cycle. Julien Colonna’s award-nominated debut blends tense crime thriller with coming-of-age drama.

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17:15

Weapons 18
2h 8m
From Barbarian’s Zack Cregger comes a chilling mystery: an entire classroom’s children vanish in an instant, except one. As fear consumes a small town, social norms unravel in this tense, thought-provoking thriller about mob mentality and collective paranoia.

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20:00

Bring Her Back 18
1h 44m
After a death in the family, two siblings uncover a chilling secret about their mysterious new sister. From the creators of Talk To Me, this twisted psychological horror starring Sally Hawkins spirals into dark, unforgettable territory.

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