Irish Film Institute -NT LIVE: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

WHAT'S ON - 25/02/2026

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSPENT YOUTHS? (PROGRAMME 1)

    Join us for free lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Collect your tickets at IFI Box Office or online (with a small booking fee).

    PROGRAMME ONE

    THE YOUNG OFFENDER Made within... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.10

  • IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY

    An intimate portrait of the singer-songwriter’s brief, incandescent career and enduring influence. Drawing on extensive archival footage, studio recordings, and interviews with family, collaborators, and peers, the film traces Buckley’s artistic development, emotional intensity, and restless perfectionism. It explores the... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 12.30

  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE

    Stage actress Nora (Renate Reinsve) and her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are reunited with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-renowned film director, who reappears after their mother’s death. Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his new... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 17.20

  • THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE

    (MAMLAKET AL-QASAB)

    Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut feature follows nine-year-old Lamia, who has been selected to bake the cake for her class’s obligatory celebration of President Saddam Hussein’s birthday, a nearly impossible task in a country ravaged by war and scarcity.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.45

  • WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE MARCHING BAND

    (EN FANFARE)

    The Marching Band is a wonderful, music-filled drama about two brothers who find one another in midlife, as one needs a bone marrow transplant. As they get to know one another, despite very different pasts, they find a... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00

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