A love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
From Academy Award-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, Empire of Light is an intimate and moving story about love, friendship and connection, set in a coastal town in southern England against the social turmoil of the 1980s. Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman with a difficult past and an uneasy present, is part of a makeshift family at the old Empire Cinema on the seafront. When Stephen (Michael Ward) is hired to work in the cinema, the two find an unlikely attraction and discover the healing power of movies, music and community.
- DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes
- CAST: Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow
- LANGUAGE: English
