Welcome to Haddenham Screen, a local community cinema based at the Youth and Community Centre in Woodways, Haddenham. The large screen and modern audio-visual projection equipment provides for a good local cinema experience.
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- In this season we will be showing a short film (usually about 10 mins) ahead of some of the features.
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SHOWING NEXT
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Each season we screen a film that may not be known to many Haddenham Screen supporters, often in a foreign language with English sub-titles. This movie made in 2017 won many awards thoughout the world including at the Sundance Film Festival
Set in Cairo just prior to the Arab Spring of 2011, Noredin is an everyday corrupt police detective who makes a buck accepting bribes from Street vendors and landlords. By routine, he exhorts money from the local criminals. Under the influence of drugs and alcohol, he can still function in a system that is on the brink of collapse. One night he is assigned a murder investigation. A singer is found dead at the Nile Hilton. What initially seems to be a crime of passion turns into something that concerns the very powerful elite of Egypt.
As noredin follows the clues, he finally has to start acting for something beyond his self-interest. A political thriller based on a true story.
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SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2018 SEASON Click on the film title to access further information including reviews and a trailer |
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| Tuesday 11 September
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm |
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (12A) with Lily James, Matthew Goode,Penelope Wilton London, 1946. Juliet, a charismatic and free-spirited writer receives a letter from a member of a mysterious literary club started in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. Her curiosity piqued, Juliet decides to visit the island. There she meets the delightfully eccentric members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, including Dawsey, the rugged and intriguing farmer who wrote her the letter. As the secrets from their wartime past unfold, Juliet’s growing attachment to the island, the book club and her affection for Dawsey will change the course of her life forever.
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| Tuesday 25 September
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm |
with Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer This tale is set against the backdrop of Cold-War era circa 1962. In the hidden, high security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment. Won four Oscars in 2018 including Best Film and Best Director.
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| Tuesday 9 October
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm |
with Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Alun Armstrong ‘Funny Cow’ charts the rise to stardom of a female comedienne through the 1970’s and 1980’s. It is set against the backdrop of working men’s clubs and the stand-up comedy circuit of the North of England. From her troubled childhood to her turbulent adult relationships, the Funny Cow uses the raw material of her life experiences to bring her unique style of comedy to the stage. A stand-up comedienne in an all-male world, ‘Funny Cow’ delivers tragedy and comedy in equal measure.
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| Tuesday 23 October
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm |
There will be no screening on this date, as the HYCC will be without power
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| Tuesday 13 November
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm Screened at the anniversary of the end of WW1 |
with Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Asa Butterfield In northern France in March 1918, C company arrive to take its turn in the front line. Told that a German offensive is imminent, the officers attempt to distract themselves. They are joined in the trenches by a new young officer, whose naive enthusiasm contrasts with the other men's mounting fears as the attack draws ever closer |
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| Tuesday 27 November
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm |
with Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yasser Ali Maher Cairo just before January 2011. An everyday corrupt police inspector is assigned a murder investigation, A singer found dead at the Nile Hilton. As he follows the clues, what initially seems to be a crime of passion turns into something involving the political elite. A political thriller based on a true story
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| Tuesday 11 December
doors 7.30, film 8.00pm |
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (PG) with Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Cher This is both a prequel and a sequel to the 2008 Mamma Mia hit movie. In 1979 young Donna, Tanya and Rosie graduate from Oxford University -- leaving Donna free to embark on a series of adventures throughout Europe. On her journeys, she makes the acquaintances of Harry, Bill and Sam -- the latter whom she falls in love with, but he's also the man who breaks her heart. In the present day, Donna's pregnant daughter, Sophie, dreams of renovating a taverna while reuniting with her mother's old friends and boyfriends on the Greek island of Kalokairi. Packed full of Abba’s hit songs.
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| Wednesday 19 December
doors 5.30, film 6.00pm Family film to start the Christmas holidays |
with Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron A bold and original musical filled with infectious show-stopping performances. Inspired by the story of P.T. Barnum and celebrating the birth of show business. Get the Christmas Holidays off to a great start with this film that the kids love.
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| Tickets for all Haddenham Screen films may be obtained from our box office, see below, or online via this website. | |||
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The Haddenham Screen Box Office is operated by Haddenham Community Library at Banks Road, Haddenham HP17 8EE. The library is open on Tuesdays/Thursdays/Fridays 09.00-17.00 and Saturdays 09.30-13.00 |
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Proceeds from Haddenham Screen help to support the Haddenham Community Library |
