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On The Sea (15)



  • Corn Exchange Cinema
  • Full Price ÂŁ7.80 - ÂŁ9.80  / 
  • Concessions ÂŁ6.30 - ÂŁ8.30  / 
  • Special Screenings ÂŁ6.30 (including booking fees)
Two men in winter coats hug while sat in a boat on a foggy sea.
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Jack has been married to Maggie for over half his life. 

He works as a Hand Raker on the mussel beds in North Wales alongside his younger brother, Dyfan, and Dyfan’s three sons. Jack has always assumed that his own boy, Tom, will join the family business on leaving school but Tom’s resistance to follow in his footsteps creates familial tension. 

Tensions are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel, who makes known his feelings for Jack. In this remote, rural community where life revolves around Church and fi shery, Jack is faced with an impossible dilemma. On The Sea is a beautiful, sensual and at times, tragic exploration of masculinity, place and desire

Please note the screening on Thursday 13 August is part of our Cinema Club for those aged 55+. You can pre-book your sandwich on the drop-down menu at checkout.

A stirring, windblown romance

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On The Sea combines astute observational writing with powerful performances and evocative cinematography to create a low-key yet vivid portrait of a man coming to terms with himself

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Helen Walsh returns to the big screen with an affecting story of secrets, forbidden love and lives both lived and half-lived

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Duration: 111 mins

Cast: Barry Ward, Lorne MacFayden, Liz White, Henry Lawfull

Writer and director: Helen Walsh

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