Dir. Oliver Hermanus
2022 | 102 mins
Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp

SHOWING TIMES:

• Fri 18 Nov: 10.45am + Lunch Deal
• Fri 18 Nov: 2pm
• Fri 18 Nov: 8pm
• Sat 19 Nov: 4.30pm
• Sun 20 Nov: 4.15pm
• Mon 21 Nov: 2pm
• Mon 21 Nov: 5pm
• Tue 22 Nov: 2pm
• Tue 22 Nov: 8pm
• Wed 23 Nov: 2pm
• Wed 23 Nov: 8.20pm
• Thu 24 Nov: 3pm

From a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro and based on Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, Oliver Hermanus’s Living stars Bill Nighy as a man determined, in the time he has left, to wake from his slumber and make a mark on the world.

1953. A London shattered by WWII is still recovering. Williams (Bill Nighy), a veteran civil servant, is an impotent cog within the city’s bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild. Buried under paperwork at the office, lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a shattering medical diagnosis forces him to take stock – and to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach.

At a seaside resort, chaperoned by a local decadent (Tom Burke), he flirts with hedonism before rejecting it as his solution. Back in London, he finds himself drawn to the natural vitality of Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood), a young woman who once worked under his supervision and is now determined to spread her wings. Then one evening he is struck by a revelation – one as simple as it is profound – and with a new energy, and the help of Peter (Alex Sharp), an idealistic new recruit to his department, he sets about creating a legacy for the next generation.

LUNCH AND FILM DEAL

£19.50

Take advantage of our lunch deal after the screening on Fri 7 Oct!

Your ticket includes the film, a freshly prepared lunch and anything from our soft drink selections.

VENUE: STUDIO 74, EXETER PHOENIX

*Subject to a £1.50 ticketing system charge. We don’t charge this to make a profit. Find out more >>