HARD TRUTHS
Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. Meanwhile, her easygoing younger sister, played by Michele Austin (Another Year), is a single mother with a life as different from Pansy’s as their clashing temperaments – brimming with communal warmth from her salon clients and daughters alike. This expansive film from a master dramatist takes us into the intensities of kinship, duty, and the most enduring of human mysteries: that even through lifetimes of hurt and hardship, we still find ways to love those we call family.
Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
Bafta Awards: Nominee, Outstanding British Film of the Year & Best Actress
BIFA: Winner, Best Lead Performance; Nominee, Best Supporting Performance
Critics Choice Awards: Nominee, Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Winner, Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards: Winner, Best Actress & Best Supporting Actress
REVIEWS
“Baptiste is toweringly real: formidable and heartbreaking in her performance.” ★★★★★ Christina Newland, iNews
“[Jean-Baptiste’s] great achievement is to generate sympathy for a woman who allows those around her not a moment of consideration.” ★★★★★ Donald Clarke, Irish Times
“A deeply sober, sombre, compassionate drama about a black British family.” ★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“A gruelling but ultimately rewarding experience, this is Leigh at his most confrontational, devastating
and humane, aided by the unadulterated power of Jean-Baptiste’s career-redefining performance.” ★★★★ Laura Venning, Empire Magazine
ACCESSIBILITY
Subtitles
This film will be presented with Descriptive Subtitles. In addition to reproducing dialogue, these subtitles include additional non-dialogue sounds available to a hearing audience, e.g. “(sighs)” or “(door creaks)” and song lyrics. In our experience, guests do not find the subtitles distracting, especially as the majority of our films are subtitled foreign language films.
Hull Independent Cinema is working towards making our films more accessible. We have decided to present all our films with Descriptive Subtitles where available.
AGE RATING
HARD TRUTHS is rated 15. Under 15s will not be admitted.
Programme Details
The cafe will be open before the show, so why not come along early to grab a drink and a snack? The programme run time includes an allowance for introductions and up to three trailers. While we will endeavour to accommodate latecomers, this may not always be possible. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse entry, without a refund, to anyone arriving after the advertised start time.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions, please drop us a line at hello@hullindependentcinema.com or on social media.
Tickets available from Thurs 13 Mar @ 12:00PM.
Venue Details
The versatile venue is used for classical music concerts, and with adaptable acoustics, it is also used as a surround-sound cinema and theatre space.
Facilities
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs
Blue-Badge Parking
Wheelchair Access
