a still from save the cinema featuring samantha morton standing next to an old piece of machinery

Save the Cinema

Set in the 90’s, Save The Cinema is inspired by the life of Liz Evans, (Samantha Morton), a hairdresser and linchpin to the local community in the small town of Carmarthen in Wales. Her mission is to stop The Lyric Theatre being demolished by bulldozers and turned into a shopping centre. With the threat of demolition becoming ever more likely, Liz and friends barricade themselves in the cinema and with the help of postman turned local councillor Richard (Tom Felton), they come up with a grand plan.  

To revitalise the cinema and stop the council taking the heart of the community away, a desperate Liz persuades Richard to write to Hollywood to ask for a helping hand. A phone call later and an influential filmmaker agrees to offer a very special treat for Carmarthen, but does this help save the future of The Lyric?

Released on Sky Cinema and in cinemas from 14th January 2022.

Credits

Cast:          
Samantha Morton, Tom Felton, Jonathan Pryce, Adeel Akhtar, Erin Richards, Owain Yeoman, Susan Wokoma, Colm Meaney, Rhod Gilbert, Keith Allen.

Writer:      
Piers Ashworth, from a story by Lorraine King

Director:
Sara Sugarman

Producers:
Matt Williams, Piers Tempest, Karl Hall

Production Companies:
FAE Film & Television, Sky