Talkies Community Cinema - Leviathan & Girlhood

Talkies is a not-for-profit volunteer-led organisation which aims to bring communities together through cinema events.

LEVIATHAN, Thursday 7 July, 7.45pm - In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house and land will be seized. He recruits a lawyer friend to help defend him against the bureaucratic machine, with unforeseen consequences. Dir Andrey Zvyagintsev (2015), running time: 140 min, cert: 15

GIRLHOOD, Thursday 4 August, 7.45pm - Marieme, with few real prospects, starts a new life with a gang of free-spirited girls, hoping it’ll be a way to freedom. She soon finds that this new lifestyle presents her with ever more difficult choices. Dir Céline Sciamma (2014), Running time: 1h 53min, cert: 12a