EMPIRE OF LIGHT

About the Film

Drama | 114 MIN | US/UK

Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, by Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes.

NOMINATIONS: Golden Globes, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama – Olivia Colman
FESTIVALS: Telluride Film Festival 2022; Toronto International Film Festival 2022
DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes
WRITTEN BY: Sam Mendes
WITH: Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Colin Firth
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Empire of Light…is worth seeing for the power of Colman’s lead performance

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EMPIRE OF LIGHT

About the Film

Empire of Light…is worth seeing for the power of Colman’s lead performance

Trailer

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