United States / Sep 03, 2022 / Telluride Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Crystal Clarke | Ruby |
| Monica Dolan | Rosemary Bates |
| Ron Cook | Mr. Cooper |
| Sara Stewart | Brenda Ellis |
| Justin Edwards | Jim Booth |
| Roman Hayeck-Green | Frankie |
| Brian Fletcher | Brian |
| Dougie Boyall | Finn |
| William Chubb | Doctor Laird |
| Spike Leighton | Mikey |
| Jacob Avery | Colin |
| Jamie Whitelaw | Sean |
| Dylan Blore | Pogo |
| Adrian McLoughlin | Bill |
| D.J. Bailey | Mr. Podd |
| Tom Colley | Paramedic |
| Mark Goldthorp | Ballroom Instructor |
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| Rod Arthur | Mayor |
| Mark Field | Constable Bramah |
| Tim Samuels | Receiving Doctor |
| Dawn Murphy | Nurse |
| Ashleigh Reynolds | Trevor |
| George Whitehead | Martin |
| Sam Boskovic | Chas |
| Mark Collier | Premiere Guest (uncredited) |
| Caroline Glass | Premiere Guest (uncredited) |
| Eliza Glock | Brandy (uncredited) |
| George Greenland | Ryan (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Empire of Light |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Searchlight Pictures, Neal Street Productions, TSG Entertainment |
| Official site | empirelightfilm.com |
| Release date | 9 dicembre 2022 |
| Executive producer | Julie Pastor, Michael Lerman |
| Production | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Matthew Greenfield, Lola Oliyide, David Greenbaum, Celia Duval |
| Writer | Sam Mendes |
| Casting | Nina Gold |
| Editing | Lee Smith, James Slattery, Gemma Bourne, Pearce Roemer, Cassandra Eiler, Ellie Fenn |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins, Monaya Abel, Parisa Taghizadeh, Mustafa Tyebkhan, Nicholas Milligan, Isabel Fewing, Gary Smith, Paul Hymns, Gary Hymns, Audrey Amankwa, Jago Sharkey |
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Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 12, 2022 / Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 12, 2022 / BFI London Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 05, 2022 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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Australia / Nov 12, 2022 / MA 15+ / British Film Festival
Romania / Dec 09, 2022 / 18
Limited release
Belgium / Dec 09, 2022 / 18
Sweden / Dec 09, 2022 / 15
Puerto Rico / Jan 12, 2023 / R / Fine Arts
Theatrical release
Canada / Dec 09, 2022
United States / Dec 09, 2022 / R
United Kingdom / Jan 09, 2023 / 15
Ireland / Jan 13, 2023 / 15A
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Spain / Jan 13, 2023
Greece / Feb 02, 2023 / K15
Brazil / Feb 23, 2023 / 16
Hungary / Feb 23, 2023 / 12
Japan / Feb 23, 2023 / PG12
Singapore / Feb 26, 2023 / NC16
France / Mar 01, 2023 / TP
Australia / Mar 02, 2023 / MA 15+
Hong Kong / Mar 02, 2023 / IIB
Italy / Mar 02, 2023
Finland / Mar 03, 2023 / K-12
Poland / Mar 03, 2023 / 16
Germany / Apr 20, 2023 / 12
Digital
United States / Feb 07, 2023 / R
South Korea / Mar 15, 2023 / 15 / Disney+
Israel / Mar 29, 2023 / 16 / Disney+
Brazil / Apr 26, 2023 / 16 / Star+
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New Zealand / Jun 01, 2023 / M
China / Dec 01, 2023
Physical media
United States / Feb 21, 2023 / R / Blu-ray / DVD
TV
United States / Feb 18, 2023 / R / HBO
Slovakia / Jun 05, 2025 / 15 / JOJ PLUS
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