Maidstone Film Society

Nouvelle Vague (2025)
2026-11-16 19:30 (Europe/London) | Hazlitt Theatre, Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PL, United Kingdom
Determined to incite a revolution in cinema, a creative visionary must direct his cast and crew to defy convention. “Nouvelle Vague” is a comedy-drama loveletter from veteran filmmaker Richard Linklater to the French New Wave. Winner of the César Award for Best Director.
Origin: France, USA
Cert: 12A
Running Time: 106 mins
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Kneecap (2024)
2027-01-11 19:30
Attracting controversy for their confrontational and political rap lyrics, the rise of Irish-language trio Kneecap faces suppression from establishment forces. “Kneecap” is a biographical comedy-drama featuring the band as themselves alongside established Irish actors Michael Fassbender and Simone Kirby, and winning Rich Peppiatt the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Origin: Ireland, UK
Cert: 18
Running Time: 105 mins

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Image attribution: Charades

The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
2027-01-25 19:30
A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, Red Crescent volunteers do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Unwaveringly relevant, “The Voice of Hind Rajab” is a difficult-to-witness docudrama from director Kaouther Ben Hania (“Four Daughters”).
Origin: Tunisia, France
Cert: 15
Running Time: 89 mins
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Image attribution: Métropole films

I Swear (2025)
2027-02-22 19:30
Unable to control tics and swearing, John Davidson (Robert Aramayo) struggles with the social barriers arising from Tourette syndrome. “I Swear” is a crowd-pleasing biopic comedy-drama, with Aramayo’s portrayal winning a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Origin: UK
Cert: 15
Running Time: 120 mins

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Image attribution: Transmission films

Crossing (2024)
2027-03-15 19:30
Searching for her long-lost niece, a retired teacher and her unpredictable neighbour meet a lawyer fighting for trans rights. “Crossing” is a tender humanist drama, with a realist directorial treatment from Levan Akin that makes Istanbul a character in and of itself.
Origin: Georgia, Sweden, Denmark, France, Turkey
Cert: 15
Running Time: 106 mins
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Image attribution: Totem Films

It Was Just an Accident (2025)
2027-04-12 19:30
Encountering a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor, an unassuming mechanic seeks help from his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man’s identity. “It Was Just an Accident” is a political thriller, and a “defiant rebuke of authoritarianism” from Jafar Panahi without filming permissions from the Islamic Republic. Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Origin: Iran, France, Luxembourg
Cert: 12A
Running Time: 103 mins
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Image attribution: mk2 Films

Rose of Nevada (2025)
2027-05-10 19:30
When a vanished boat returns to a deprived fishing village in Cornwall, two men join its crew in the hope of better fortune. “Rose of Nevada” is a dream-like, time-travel drama starring George MacKay and Callum Turner, shot with briny attention to detail by director Mark Jenkin.
Origin: UK
Cert: 15
Running Time: 114 mins

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