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RICHMOND’S COACHES Theatre Trips from Saffron Walden & Newport Stalls or Dress Circle Seats including return coach fare 27 Aug The Play that Goes Wrong - Sunday Matinee £55.00 27 Aug Thriller Live – Sunday Matinee £57.50 29 Aug – Matinee £59.50 30 Aug Dreamboats & Petticoats – Southend £49.00 31 Aug Annie – Miranda Hart – Matinee £65.00 2 Sep Wicked – Saturday Matinee £65.00 6 Sep The Lion King – Matinee Adult £65.00/Senior £57.50 6 Sep Kinky Boots – Matinee £65.00 7 Sep Phantom of the Opera inc Lunch £65.00 20 Sep Les Miserables - Matinee £67.50 20 Sep Matilda – Matinee £65.00 27 Sep Crazy For You – Matinee Southend Theatre £52.00 28 Sep Cilla – Matinee Milton Keynes Theatre £55.00 4 Oct Blood Brothers – Matinee Milton Keynes £50.00 4 Oct An American in Paris – Matinee £65.00 11 Oct 42nd Street – Matinee £59.50 18 Oct Dreamgirls – Matinee £65.00 16 Nov Motown – Matinee £65.00 WONDER WOMAN 01763 848226 or visit our website www.richmonds-coaches.co.uk BOOK NOW AT THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE, TIC OR ONLINE TO ADVERTISE HERE (CIRC. 24,000) CONTACT: [email protected] www.saffronscreen.com CINEMA INFORMATION TICKETS FOR ALL FILMS ARE NOW ON SALE DAYTIME Full £6.90; 65 & over £6.00; other adult concessions £5.30; 18 & under £4.50; family tickets (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children) £20.00 EVENINGS (films at or after 5pm) Full £7.90; 65 & over £7.10; other adult concessions £6.10; 18 & under £5.70 (£4.30 on Monday nights) MY LIFE AS A CINEMA FOR TINIES Adults £4.00; Children £3.00; under 2s free EMBRACE GHOSTBUSTERS COURGETTE EVENT CINEMA Please see ticket price information for each event. See our website for information about eligibility for concession price tickets. Group bookings 11 cinema tickets for the price of 10 (not available online). Tickets are available: WELCOME ● online at www.saffronscreen.com (booking fee applies) ● in person from the Box Office (opens 30 mins before each screening) We have an eye-popping array of blockbusters to ● in person from the Tourist Information Centre, Saffron Walden keep you entertained over the holidays including a (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). week long run of Despicable Me 3, Wonder Woman, RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL The Mummy and Spiderman: Homecoming. And For weekly film updates, Monday night film notes or information about if you’ve got little ones, they’ll get a free biscuit foreign language films, Cinema for Tinies screenings, audio-described films, at the Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam films! films with subtitles or Event Cinema, email with the relevant heading to: There is also a fabulous line-up of independent and [email protected] foreign language films and documentaries and an FOLLOW US eclectic mix of world class theatre and opera. Facebook, , LinkedIn & Instagram We are thrilled that historian and scriptwriter Alex von FIND US Tunzelmann will join us for a Q&A after a screening Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, of Churchill and we are looking forward to a panel Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH discussion after the body image documentary Embrace. Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall We will be open from Thursdays to Mondays over the car park). See our website for detailed information. holidays and, in the spirit of making your life easier, we can now take card payments at our refreshments desk. ACCESSIBILITY The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print Subtitled (hard of hearing) Recommended film Cinema for Tinies version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the office for further details. CONTACT US LOGO | BRANDING | PRINT | WEB | DIGITAL Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 Postal address: c/o Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, CREATIVE BRANDING AND 1 Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR Charity no 1113259 GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO www.saffronscreen.com

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FIRE AT SEA HEAL THE KING LIVING ARTHUR

DIARY OF A THE OTHER SIDE THE SECRET WIMPY KID OF HOPE SCRIPTURE THE JOURNEY

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL (U) Sat 1st & Sun 9th 3pm SALOMÉ (15) Sat 8th 7.30pm DIRECTOR David Bowers Play from the National Theatre – see Event Cinema pages for details. CAST Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Charlie Wright, Tom Everett Scott SCREEN TEST A wimp will rise! Greg convinces his family to take a road trip to GHOSTBUSTERS (12A) Sun 9th 6.30pm attend his great grandmother’s 90th birthday as a cover for what he really wants: to attend a nearby gamer convention. Unsurprisingly, things do not go according to plan DIRECTOR Ivan Reitman and Heffley family antics ensue – a cross-country adventure turns into an experience CAST , Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis theywill never forget! (2017 USA 91 mins) SCREEN TEST We are teaming up with the Saffron Walden Round Table for a FREE movie night in the Carnival marquee. Join us for the THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE (12A) Sat 1st 8pm original Ghostbusters film. It promises to be a great evening with a DIRECTOR Niki Caro relaxed atmosphere for all the family to enjoy. (1984 USA 103 mins) CAST , Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Efrat Dor SCREEN TEST Based on the non-fiction book of the same name, this exquisitely HEAL THE LIVING (Réparer les vivants) (12A) Mon 10th 8pm executed film recounts the story of a husband and wife, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who DIRECTOR Katell Quillévéré secretly sheltered Jews on their premises at the Warsaw Zoo during the German invasion CAST Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners of Poland. Putting themselves and their children at great risk, they helped hundreds SCREEN TEST Three stories interweave in this superbly acted and beautifully directed to escape from the infamous Warsaw Ghetto. A compelling story bolstered by engaging performances. (2017 Czech/UK/USA 127 mins) French film: a teenager’s surfing trip ends in tragedy; a woman learns that her weak heart is failing; and two teams of doctors struggle through their day-to-day attempts to save lives. OTELLO Sun 2nd 2pm Adapted from Maylis de Kerangal’s award-winning novel, the film finds and visual beauty in the medical procedures and difficult decisions. Deeply moving. Opera from the Royal Opera House – see Event Cinema pages for details. (2016 Fr/Belg 104 mins Subtitled) THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE (Toivon tuolla puolen) (12A) Sun 2nd & Mon 3rd 8pm KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD (12A) Fri 14th 8pm Sat 15th 3pm DIRECTOR Aki Kaurismäki CAST Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula DIRECTOR SCREEN TEST In this wry comedy-drama from Finnish auteur Kaurismäki (Le Havre), CAST Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou a poker-playing Helsinki restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee newly arrived in Finland. SCREEN TEST Ritchie brings his dynamic style to this epic fantasy action adventure. The Simultaneously hysterical and heart-breaking, Kaurismäki combines his dry wit and film is an iconoclastic take on the classic Excalibur myth, tracing Arthur (Hunnam) as he idiosyncratic visual style with a deep vein of compassion to show the fate of refugees journeys from the streets to the throne. Robbed of his birthright by Vortigern (Law), and with arriving in a new country and the flawed and normal (or sometimes rather odd!) no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Once he individuals they meet. (2017 Fin/Ger 100 mins Subtitled) pulls Excalibur from the stone his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true destiny ... whether he likes it or not. (2017 USA 126 mins) THE SECRET SCRIPTURE (12A) Fri 7th & Sun 9th 8pm THE JOURNEY (12A) Sat 15th & Sun 16th 8pm DIRECTOR CAST , Rooney Mara, Eric Bana, Aidan Turner DIRECTOR SCREEN TEST Redgrave is brilliant as Rose, a woman who has been living in a CAST , , John Hurt, Toby Stephens mental institution for 50 years, in this beautifully acted adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s SCREEN TEST The fictionalised story of how two implacable enemies, outspoken novel, directed by Sheridan (My Left Foot). As Rose recounts her life story to a sympathetic Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin politician Martin McGuiness (superbly psychologist, the film flashes back to the 1940s, when Rose was living in a small Irish acted by Spall and Meaney), took a short journey together and changed the course of village. A fighter pilot and a priest vie for her attentions, but the strict community history. With the pair side by side in the back of a car, the scene is set for a decades-long turns against her, with devastating consequences. (2016 Ire 108 mins) enmity to be replaced by a highly surprising friendship. (2016 UK 94 mins) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology JULY 2017 JULY 2017

SPARK: A LETTERS FROM PIRATES OF THE SPACE TAIL BAGHDAD THE LEVELLING CARIBBEAN CHURCHILL PEPPA PIG

SPARK: A SPACE TAIL (PG) Sun 16th 2pm Sun 23rd 3pm CHURCHILL (PG) Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd 8pm DIRECTOR Aaron Woodley DIRECTOR Jonathan Teplitzky VOICES Jessica Biel, , Patrick Stewart, Hilary Swank CAST Brian Cox, , John Slattery, Ella Purnell SCREEN TEST A computer-animated tale about Spark, a wisecracking teenage monkey dreaming of adventure with his friends Vix, a fleet-footed fox, and Chunk, SCREEN TEST In the countdown to D-Day in 1944, an exhausted and ailing a tech-wiz warthog. When they discover that power-hungry General Zhong is planning Winston Churchill (Cox) weighs up the risks of the operation. Remembering the disastrous to destroy the entire universe, they impetuously set out to stop him. An action-packed Gallipoli campaign in 1915, he considers halting the invasion. But the support and space odyssey. (2016 Can/S Korea 91 mins) strength of his wife, Clementine (Richardson), challenges the prime minister’s crisis and spurs him on to greatness. A fascinating depiction of a complex, flawed hero at th LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD (PG) Sun 16 5pm a pivotal moment in history. (2017 UK 98 mins) DIRECTORS Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum SCREEN TEST Back after its sell out in May, this fascinating documentary explores the Saturday’s screening followed by a Q&A with scriptwriter and extraordinary life of English writer, archaeologist, diplomat and spy Gertrude Bell (voiced by historian Alex von Tunzelmann, hosted by author Clare Mulley. ) who wielded significant political power in British imperial policy across the Middle East in the early 20th century – the only woman to do so. The film shows how her work offered a counterpoint to typical all-male colonial power and that her ideas about the future of the region were in many cases stunningly prescient. (2016 USA/UK/Fr 93 mins) BE THE LEVELLING (15) Mon 17th 8pm GOOD DIRECTOR Hope Dickson Leach CAST Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden, Joe Blakemore AT SCREEN TEST Dickson Leach’s haunting debut follows trainee veterinarian Clover BEING Catto (Kendrick) as she returns to the farm on the Somerset levels where she grew up, summoned for her brother’s funeral. Her gruff father, Aubrey (Troughton), blithely carries YOURSELF on with business as usual and neither of them seems inclined to share their feelings or address their sense of guilt. Unfolding with remarkable poise and maturity, this is a superbly crafted drama with a powerful sense of place and a towering central performance from Kendrick. (2016 UK 82 mins) ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES Thurs 20th 7pm stagecoach.co.uk/saffronwalden Play from the National Theatre – see Event Cinema pages for details. [email protected] PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR’S REVENGE (12A) Fri 21st 8pm Sat 22nd 3pm 01799 588246 DIRECTORS Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg CAST Johnny Depp, , Geoffrey Rush, SCREEN TEST Depp returns as the swashbuckling anti-hero Captain Jack Sparrow in this latest adventure. Already down on his luck, he feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing when deadly ghost sailors, led by the evil Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle. Jack’s only hope of survival lies in forging an uneasy alliance with a brilliant astronomer (Scodelario) to help him find the legendary Trident of Poseidon. Creative Courage For Life (2017 USA 129 mins) Free parking l Wide choice of refreshments Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com JULY 2017 JULY 2017

THE HIPPOPOTAMUS

BOB THE WONDER BUILDER FRANTZ DESPICABLEFRANTZ ME 3 WOMAN AFTER THE STORM

PEPPA PIG: MY FIRST CINEMA EXPERIENCE (U) Sun 23rd 11am ANGELS IN AMERICA PART TWO: PERESTROIKA Thurs 27th 7pm DIRECTOR Mark Baker Play from the National Theatre – see Event Cinema. VOICES Morwenna Banks, David Graham, David Mitchell, Jo Brand SCREEN TEST This Peppa Pig extravaganza features nine brand-new episodes as DESPICABLE ME 3 (U tbc) Fri 28th 3pm Sat 29th 11am (Autism-friendly) well as interactive content, as Peppa Pig goes to the zoo, tours and goes on Sun 30th & Mon 31st 3pm Tues 1st, Weds 2nd, Thurs 3rd & Thurs 24th August 3pm holiday to Australia to visit a friend. In between the episodes, join in with games, DIRECTORS Kyle Balda, songs and dances. Enjoy the cinema without worrying about noise or wriggling. VOICES Miranda Cosgrove, Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell, Steve Coogan (2017 UK 71 mins) SCREEN TEST In the latest instalment of this entertaining animated series, reformed villain Cinema for Tinies - adults £4.00, children £3.00, under 2s free. Gru discovers he has a long-lost twin brother, the richer and more successful Dru, who wants the pair to team up for one last heist. That means confronting Balthazar Bratt, a former child star BOB THE BUILDER: MEGA MACHINES (U) Mon 24th & Thurs 27th 3pm whose music and fashion taste is still stuck in the 80s. Terrifically inventive visuals, great jokes DIRECTORS Stuart Evans, Colleen Morton and a return of all the much-loved characters - including the Minions! (2017 USA 96 mins) VOICES Lee Ingleby, , Brian Cox, Steven Kynman WONDER WOMAN (12A) Fri 28th 8pm Sat 29th 3pm Thurs 24th August 8pm SCREEN TEST Bob returns with his biggest build ever – constructing a dam and transforming an old quarry into a reservoir to provide Spring City with fresh water. Enlisting DIRECTOR Patty Jenkins CAST Gal Gadot, , Robin Wright, Chris Pine the help of another builder, Conrad, and his three enormous Mega Machines, Thud, Crunch SCREEN TEST DC’s greatest heroine finally embarks on her long-awaited solo live-action and Ace, Bob sets to work but soon realises Conrad is up to no good and plans to sabotage debut! Diana of Themyscira, princess of the Amazons, has lived her life training as a warrior, the dam. Come and cheer Bob on as he and his team race to save Spring City from disaster unaware of the plight of mankind. When an American pilot crash-lands on their island and in this fun-filled family adventure. (2017 UK 63 mins) brings news of the Great War, Diana claims her mantle as Wonder Woman and enters the Free biscuit and colouring sheet for all children. human world to bring an early end to the fighting. Gadot exudes superhero charisma in a film that skilfully mixes humour and adrenaline. (2017 USA/Ch/HK 141 mins) FRANTZ (12A) Mon 24th 8pm DIRECTOR François Ozon THE HIPPOPOTAMUS (15) Sat 29th & Sun 30th 8pm CAST Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber DIRECTOR John Jencks SCREEN TEST French auteur Ozon’s beautifully crafted period drama is set in the CAST Roger Allam, Matthew Modine, , Russell Tovey aftermath of the First World War. A young German woman mourning her fiancé, Frantz, SCREEN TEST Based on ’s hilarious novel, the film follows disgraced who was killed in combat, finds comfort in the arrival of a Frenchman who leaves flowers theatre critic and poet Ted (Allam) as he is summoned to his friends’ country manor to at Frantz’s grave. Sorrow draws them together but what does she really know about this investigate a series of unexplained miracles. Ted soon tracks down the perpetrator of the mystery man? Largely filmed in gorgeous black and white, this beautiful film asks whether phenomena, his teenage godson David, and sets out to debunk the mystery. A deliciously carefully constructed lies can heal the emotional wounds of war. wicked comedy of manners with Allam relishing every syllable of wonderfully wry, witty (2016 Fr/Ger 114 mins Subtitled) and whisky-soaked dialogue. (2017 UK 89 mins)

st EMBRACE (12A) Tues 25th 8pm AFTER THE STORM (Umi yori mo mada fukaku) (PG) Mon 31 8pm DIRECTOR Taryn Brumfitt DIRECTOR Hirokazu Kore-eda SCREEN TEST This documentary follows Australian activist Brumfitt’s crusade as she CAST Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi, Lily Franky explores the issue of body image and its effect on us. We join her as she traverses the globe SCREEN TEST Another gem from celebrated Japanese director Kore-eda (Like Father, talking to experts, women in the street and well-known personalities about the alarming rates Like Son, Still Walking), who returns with a powerful story about a broken family and the father’s dogged attempts to glue it back together. A former novelist, he wastes the money he earns of body image issues that are seen in people of all body types. In her affable and effervescent as a private detective on gambling, disrupting his relations with his ex-wife, son and widowed style, Taryn bares all (literally) to explore the factors contributing to this problem and seeks mother. When a typhoon strikes, the whole family is stuck in a cramped apartment and to find solutions. Essential viewing. (2016 Aust/Can/Dom Rep/Ger/USA/UK/Fr 90 mins) long-stifled emotions rise to the surface. A subtle and humane ode to the quiet complexities Followed by a panel discussion about the issues raised in the film. of family life. (2016 Jap 118 mins Subtitled) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com SAFFRON SCREEN DIARY AUGUST 2017 JULY 2017 Tue 1 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Tue 1 8.00pm Risk (15) Sat 1 3.00pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (U) Sat 1 8.00pm The Zookeeper’s Wife (12A) Wed 2 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Sun 2 2.00pm Otello – Royal Opera House Wed 2 8.00pm The Mummy (15) Sun 2 8.00pm The Other Side of Hope (12A) Thu 3 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Mon 3 8.00pm The Other Side of Hope (12A) Thu 3 8.00pm The Mummy (15) Fri 7 8.00pm The Secret Scripture (12A) Fri 4 3.00pm Rock Dog (PG) Sat 8 No matinee screening – Carnival procession Fri 4 8.00pm My Cousin Rachel (12A) Sat 8 7.30pm Salomé – National Theatre Sat 5 3.00pm Rock Dog (PG) Sun 9 3.00pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (U) Sat 5 8.00pm My Cousin Rachel (12A) Sun 9 6.30pm Ghostbusters (12A) Carnival screening in the marquee Sun 6 2.00pm Rock Dog (PG) Sun 9 8.00pm The Secret Scripture (12A) Sun 6 5.00pm My Cousin Rachel (12A) Mon 10 8.00pm Heal the Living (12A) Sun 6 8.00pm My Cousin Rachel (12A) Fri 14 8.00pm King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (12A) Mon 7 8.00pm My Life as a Courgette (PG) Sat 15 3.00pm King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (12A) Fri 11 8.00pm Hampstead (12A) Sat 15 8.00pm The Journey (12A) Sat 12 3.00pm Fireman Sam: Alien Alert (U) Sun 16 2.00pm Spark: A Space Tail (PG) Sat 12 7.30pm – RSC Sun 16 5.00pm Letters from Baghdad (PG) Sun 13 3.00pm Fireman Sam: Alien Alert (U) Sun 16 8.00pm The Journey (12A) Sun 13 8.00pm Hampstead (12A) Mon 17 8.00pm The Levelling (15) Mon 14 3.00pm Little Bird’s Big Adventure (cert tbc) Thu 20 7.00pm Angels in America Part One: Mon 14 8.00pm Kedi (U) Millennium Approaches – National Theatre Thu 17 3.00pm Little Bird’s Big Adventure (cert tbc) Fri 21 8.00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (12A) Thu 17 8.00pm My Cousin Rachel (12A) Sat 22 3.00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (12A) Fri 18 3.00pm Spider-Man: Homecoming (12A tbc) Sat 22 8.00pm Churchill (PG) + Q&A Fri 18 8.00pm Baby Driver (15) Sun 23 11.00am Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (U) Sat 19 3.00pm Spider-Man: Homecoming (12A tbc) Sun 23 3.00pm Spark: A Space Tail (PG) Sat 19 8.00pm Baby Driver (15) Sun 23 8.00pm Churchill (PG) Sun 20 3.00pm Spider-Man: Homecoming (12A tbc) Mon 24 3.00pm Bob the Builder: Mega Machines (U) Sun 20 8.00pm Tommy’s Honour (PG) Mon 24 8.00pm Frantz (12A) Mon 21 8.00pm A Man Called Ove (15) Tue 25 8.00pm Embrace (12A) Thu 24 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Thu 27 3.00pm Bob the Builder: Mega Machines (U) Thu 24 8.00pm Wonder Woman (12A) Thu 27 7.00pm Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika – National Theatre Fri 25 3.00pm 3 (cert tbc) Fri 25 8.00pm War for the Planet of the Apes (12A tbc) Fri 28 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Sat 26 3.00pm War for the Planet of the Apes (12A tbc) Fri 28 8.00pm Wonder Woman (12A) Sat 26 8.00pm Alone in Berlin (12A) Sat 29 11.00am Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Autism-friendly Screening Sun 27 3.00pm Cars 3 (cert tbc) Sat 29 3.00pm Wonder Woman (12A) Sun 27 8.00pm Alone in Berlin (12A) Sat 29 8.00pm The Hippopotamus (15) Mon 28 3.00pm Cars 3 (cert tbc) Sun 30 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Sun 30 8.00pm The Hippopotamus (15) Mon 28 8.00pm Souvenir (cert tbc) Mon 31 3.00pm Despicable Me 3 (U tbc) Thu 31 7.00pm Yerma – Mon 31 8.00pm After the Storm (PG)

Subtitled (hard of hearing) Recommended film Cinema for Tinies www.saffronscreen.com AUGUST 2017 AUGUST 2017 LITTLE BIRD’S BIG ADVENTURE

MY COUSIN RISK THE MUMMY ROCK DOG RACHEL HAMPSTEAD

AUGUST 2017 MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE (PG) Mon 7th 8pm DIRECTOR Claude Barras (U tbc) Tues 1st, Weds 2nd, Thurs 3rd & Thurs 24th 3pm DESPICABLE ME 3 VOICES Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz See July for details. SCREEN TEST This supremely moving and humane film tells the story of 10-year-

st old Icare, nicknamed Courgette. Sent to an orphanage when his alcoholic mother dies, RISK (15) Tue 1 8pm he becomes a target for bullies, but the arrival of the cool, mysterious Camille changes DIRECTOR Laura Poitras everything. Based on a book by Gilles Paris and adapted by Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, SCREEN TEST Poitras, Oscar-winning director of Citizenfour, returns with her most Girlhood), this stop-motion animation gem evokes the worlds of Tim Burton and Neil personal and intimate film to date. Filmed over six years, and with unprecedented access, Gaiman in a story that soars with laughter, sorrow and joy. (2016 Switz/Fr 66 mins Subtitled) this is a compelling study of WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, and his inner circle. In a new world order where a single keystroke can alter history, Risk reminds us that grand HAMPSTEAD (12A) Fri 11th & Sun 13th 8pm ideals are finally no grander than the flawed human beings who bring them to life. DIRECTOR Joel Hopkins (2016 Ger/US 91 mins) CAST , Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, THE MUMMY (15) Weds 2nd & Thurs 3rd 8pm SCREEN TEST Inspired by a true story and directed by Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), this charming and funny life-affirming tale shows that love can be found in the most DIRECTOR Alex Kurtzman unexpected places and second chances can come at any age. Emily (Keaton), an American CAST Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella widow living in Hampstead, is drifting through life until she meets down-and-out Donald SCREEN TEST Cruise stars in this spectacular reboot of The Mummy franchise. (Gleeson). When his ramshackle hut on the Heath is threatened by developers, she An ancient queen whose reign was unjustly cut short is awakened from her tomb deep beneath the desert, liberating terrors that defy human comprehension. Taking us from in to help and a touching and tender friendship develops. (2017 UK 103 mins) the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day FIREMAN SAM: ALIEN ALERT (U) Sat 12th & Sun 13th 3pm London, the film ushers in a new world of gods and monsters with plenty of action, adventure, thrills and chills. (2017 USA 110 mins) DIRECTOR Gary Andrews VOICES , David Carling, Su Douglas, Harriet Kershaw ROCK DOG (PG) Fri 4th & Sat 5th 3pm Sun 6th 2pm SCREEN TEST When alien-hunter-cum-presenter Buck Douglas (Tennant) arrives in DIRECTOR Ash Brannon Pontypandy, the town gets a little over-excited at the prospect of featuring on Buck’s Alien VOICES Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, JK Simmons, Mae Whitman Quest TV show. With UFO sightings on the increase, Fireman Sam is determined to get to SCREEN TEST This charming animation follows Tibetan mastiff Bodi, who is expected the bottom of the odd events in the town. (2016 UK 63 mins) to take over his father’s role as guard dog to a village of fun-loving sheep. But everything Free biscuit and colouring sheet for all children. changes when a radio mysteriously falls out of the sky and he becomes hooked on music. Leaving home to pursue his ambitions, he encounters a hungry wolfpack and has to protect TITUS ANDRONICUS Sat 12th 7.30pm his family and friends without giving up his new-found dreams. (2016 China/USA 90 mins) Play from the RSC – see Event Cinema pages for details. (12A) Fri 4th & Sat 5th 8pm MY COUSIN RACHEL (cert tbc) Mon 14th & Thurs 17th 3pm Sun 6th 5pm & 8pm Thurs 17th 8pm LITTLE BIRD’S BIG ADVENTURE DIRECTORS Toby Genkel, Reza Memari DIRECTOR CAST , Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, Iain Glen VOICES Cooper Kelly Kramer, Shannon Conley, Marc Thompson, Maud Ackermann SCREEN TEST A dark romantic thriller set in 19th-century Cornwall. Philip Ashley, a SCREEN TEST Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, teenage sparrow Richard believes young man of wealthy means, believes that his much-loved guardian Ambrose has been he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to killed by Rachel, Ambrose’s new wife. But when Philip meets the mysterious and beautiful reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest. Determined to prove he is a stork Rachel, he finds himself falling under her captivating spell. This atmospheric adaptation after all, Richard ventures south, helped by Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend, of Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel boasts sumptuous and Kiki, a disco-singing parakeet. (2017 Ger/Belg/Lux/Nor 85 mins) cinematography and powerful performances. (2017 UK/USA 106 mins) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology AUGUST 2017 AUGUST 2017 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

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KEDI (U) Mon 14th 8pm A MAN CALLED OVE (En man som heter Ove) (15) Mon 21st 8pm DIRECTOR Ceyda Torun DIRECTOR Hannes Holm SCREEN TEST For thousands of years the street cats of Istanbul have lived in harmony CAST Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll with the city’s human residents. This thoughtful and beautifully shot documentary tells SCREEN TEST In this award-winning Swedish comedy based on the novel by Fredrik the tale of seven of them, each with its own distinct routine and personality. The film Backman, Ove is the neighbourhood killjoy who finds fault with everything and everybody. offers insights into the city and its human communities as well as its feline inhabitants. Retired and recently bereaved, he decides he has nothing left to live for, but his plans to end A heart-warming story and a visually delightful film, whether you are a cat-lover or not. it all are repeatedly thwarted by his neighbours. With the story of Ove’s past life unfolding in (2016 Turk/USA 79 mins Subtitled) flashbacks, we gradually discover the causes of his unhappiness. An uplifting black comedy SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (12A tbc) Fri 18th, Sat 19th & Sun 20th 3pm full of charm and poignancy. (2015 Swe 116 mins Subtitled) DIRECTOR Jon Watts DESPICABLE ME 3 (U tbc) Thurs 24th 3pm CAST Tom Holland, , Robert Downey Jr, SCREEN TEST The eagerly awaited reboot of the webslinger story within the Marvel See July for details. cinematic universe. Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Tony Stark, Peter Parker tries (12A) Thurs 24th 8pm to return to his normal daily routine while coming to terms with his new-found identity as WONDER WOMAN Spider-Man. But he must put his powers to the test when the villainous Vulture threatens See July for details. everything he holds dear. Tom Holland brings youthful energy to the Spidey role in this th th th action-packed blockbuster. (2017 USA length tbc) CARS 3 (cert tbc) Fri 25 , Sun 27 & Mon 28 3pm DIRECTOR Brian Fee th th BABY DRIVER (15) Fri 18 & Sat 19 8pm VOICES Armie Hammer, Nathan Fillion, Kerry Washington, Owen Wilson DIRECTOR SCREEN TEST Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, Lightning McQueen CAST Ansel Elgort, Lily James, , Jon Hamm finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns SCREEN TEST This fresh, funny spin on the classic heist movie from the brilliant Wright to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has plans for winning. With inspiration (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) features a talented young getaway driver (Elgort) who relies from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing’s on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. Coerced into working for biggest stage. Finish the holidays with more magic. (2017 USA 109 mins) a crime boss (Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. To the strains of what will undoubtedly become the soundtrack of the summer, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (12A tbc) this is a ride well worth taking and one that will leave you with a smile on your face long Fri 25th 8pm Sat 26th 3pm after the credits roll. (2017 UK/USA 113 mins) DIRECTOR Matt Reeves TOMMY’S HONOUR (PG) Sun 20th 8pm CAST Andy Serkis, Judy Greer, , DIRECTOR Jason Connery SCREEN TEST In the third chapter of this critically acclaimed reboot of the franchise, CAST Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Neill, , Caesar (Serkis) and his apes are embroiled in a deadly conflict with an army of humans. SCREEN TEST With stunning Scottish landscape as a background, this is the true story As the apes suffer heavy losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and resolves of the challenging relationship between ‘Old’ Tom and ‘Young’ Tommy Morris, the father to avenge his kind. The war pits Caesar against the humans’ leader, a ruthless colonel and son team who ushered in the modern game of golf. Directed by Jason (son of Sean) (Harrelson), in a battle that will determine the fate of their species and Earth’s future. Connery, this moving film addresses much more than sport, exploring issues of tradition, (2017 USA length tbc) class, family and the bonds between father and son. (2016 UK/USA 112 mins)

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