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Ireland, 1845 on the eve of The Great Hunger. Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a husband, takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier in the Napoleonic wars arrives just ahead of ‘the blight,’ a disease that eventually wipes out the country’s potato crop, contributing to the death and displacement of millions.

The second edition of the Lithuanian Film Days is taking place in March at Spazju Kreattiv Cinema. A special introduction by the Charge d‘Affairs or Lithuania to Malta will precede the 10 March screening of FRAGMENTS OF PARADISE.​

Cherbourg, November 1957. Madame Emery and her daughter, Geneviève, run a store called The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Geneviève is in love with Guy, a mechanic working in a garage. When her mother learns of the relationship, she disapproves. Guy live with his aunt, who is seriously ill. He is called to do his military service in Algeria. The two lovers must part. Pregnant and desperate because she has little news of Guy, Geneviève is forced by her mother to marry Roland Cassard, a rich wholesaler of precious stones. She leaves Cherbourg with her mother.

On November 12, 2021, France is hosting an international conference on Libya, one month before general elections are scheduled to end the country's decade-long conflict. Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has seen nine governments and 142 political parties. With each election attempt, Libya returns to the path of war. As the fourth largest oil producer in Africa, the country is the object of much envy. Its chronic instability has made Libya a playground for foreign powers.

Don’t miss Anything Goes, ‘the show of the year’ (★★★★★ The Telegraph) and a ‘fizzing tonic for our times’ (★★★★★ The Guardian) when it sails back into cinemas.