Paradise is Burning (15)

Sweden | 2023 | 108’ | TBC | Mika Gufdafson | Swedish with English subtitles | Bianca Delbravo, Dilvin Asaad, Safira Mossberg

Three sisters - 16-year-old Laura, twelve-year-old Mira, and seven-year-old Steffi - are left to their own devices by their absent mother. As summer approaches, the trio revels in the excitement of freedom, letting their days unfold without the constraints of adult supervision. However, when Laura receives a call that threatens to place them in foster care, she frantically searches for a substitute mother to avoid this fate. Keeping the truth hidden from her younger sisters, Laura navigates the blurred lines between the thrill of independence and the harsh realities of growing up, as the sisters' relationships with each other are put to the test.

#NationalCinemaDay Saturday 31 August - £4 tickets (+ £1 booking fee).