Queen At Sea

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About Queen At Sea

When Amanda (Juliette Binoche) walks in on her elderly parents in the throes of what appears to be a consensual sexual encounter her instinct is to call the police, believing her mother Leslie (Anna Calder-Marshall) who is suffering from dementia, is incapable of giving consent to husband Martin (Tom Courtenay).

As this complex, emotionally devastating and utterly gripping scenario plays out we are asked to question our preconceptions, our ideas and our treatment of the elderly in this devastating and superbly acted film, winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlinale. This is a moral maze filmmaking at its most nuanced and sophisticated.
 

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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