BREC International Film Festival Summer 2024
For the best value on your cinema tickets, pick up a BREC Cinesaver booklet!
See what’s screening in this year’s Festival and download the Festival Program!
To book tickets, please click on your film of choice below or call our Box Office on 1300 661 272.
Get ready for a cinematic adventure like no other at the BREC International Film Festival Summer 2024!
From January 10th to 28th, immerse yourself in 14 days of flippin’ good film and transcend borders and cultures at BREC. No passport required!
International film will take centre stage, showcasing a diverse selection of flippin’ good film transporting you to the far corners of the world and into diverse emotional terrain. With multiple screenings each day, we invite you to explore a rich tapestry of global storytelling and filmmaking excellence.
So join us in January for heart-warming drama, edge-of-your-seat thrillers and thought-provoking docos. From laugh-out-loud comedy to nostalgic coming of age drama, there’s sure to be something to capture your heart.
Mark your calendars, invite your friends and get ready to embark on a summer odyssey celebrating the magic of cinema.
Tickets
Don’t miss your chance to experience 14 days of flippin’ good film at the BREC International Film Festival Summer 2024 – secure your tickets now and immerse yourself in captivating stories from across the globe!
Full: $19.00
Conc/Student: $17.00
Under 18: $12.00
Group 8: $14.00
Cinesaver
BREC Cinesaver (Book 5): $85
BREC Cinesaver Concession (Book 5): $75
Elevate your film festival experience with exceptional value by grabbing a BREC Cinesaver booklet. Unlock access to 5 Cinesaver tickets that can be enjoyed at any of our enthralling BREC International Film Festival screenings in 2024!
To book a Cinesaver Pass or for more details, please call our Box Office on 1300 661 272
Tickets & Venue Info
If you experience any difficulties booking tickets, please contact our Box Office Team on 1300 661 272 – Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 10am to 4pm.
ACCESSIBILITY For accessible bookings please contact our Box Office Team on 1300 661 272.
The safety of our patrons, staff, and community remains our priority, and we’re working hard to ensure your safety while visiting BREC.
We continue to encourage online bookings and contactless payments at the bar.
film program 🎥
ANATOMY OF A FALL (MA15+)
France | French, English and German with English subtitles | Drama / Mystery | 150 mins
Saturday 13 January 2:30pm
Thursday 18 January 7:30pm
Saturday 27 January 11:00am
Bristling with emotional depth, this Palme d’Or–winning courtroom drama puts the complexities of a relationship on trial. Sandra, a German writer, lives with her husband Samuel and their visually impaired son Daniel in a remote mountain chalet. After Samuel falls to his death, Sandra is ultimately arrested for murder with Daniel the main witness.
BEYOND UTOPIA (M)
USA | English and Korean with English subtitles | Documentary | 115 mins
Thursday 11 January 2:30pm
Wednesday 17 January 5:30pm
Thursday 25 January 11:00am
The heart-wrenching story of several families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. Augmented by extraordinary hidden camera footage, this perilous, high-stakes journey ultimately reveals a world that has to be seen to be believed. Visceral and urgent, this film palpably conveys the life-or-death stakes of their escape.
FALLEN LEAVES (M)
Finland / Germany | Finnish with English subtitles | Drama / Comedy | 81 mins
Friday 12 January 2:30pm
Friday 19 January 2:30pm
Sunday 21 January 11:30am
Wednesday 24 January 5:30pm
In this warm hearted, tragicomic triumph from Aki Kaurismäki, two lonely people meet by chance in the Helsinki night and then, as life throws obstacles in the way, start an on-again, off-again relationship. As the radio carries news about the nearby war in Ukraine, they seek employment, stability and love in this beguiling romance.
GOODBYE JULIA (M)
Sudan | Arabic with English subtitles| Drama / Thriller | 120 mins
Wednesday 10 January 2:30pm
Friday 12 January 7:30pm
Saturday 20 January 11:00am
As South Sudan teeters on the brink of secession, a former singer from the north, trapped in a fraught marriage, seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid. In this volatile landscape, the two women forge an unlikely friendship as their intertwined fates navigate cultural chasms.
INSHALLAH A BOY (Unclassified 18+)
Jordan | Arabic with English subtitles | Drama | 116 mins
Saturday 13 January 11:00am
Friday 19 January 7:30pm
Thursday 25 January 2:30pm
The first Jordanian film to screen at Cannes takes ferocious aim at the country’s ingrained misogyny. Following the death of her husband, a dismayed widow falls victim to her husband’s debts, indiscretions and Jordan’s inheritance culture as she loses the home she paid for and potentially custody of her daughter. Desperate, she conjures up a lie.
LA CHIMERA (M)
Italy | Italian and English with English subtitles | Drama | 130 mins
Friday 19 January 11:00am
Saturday 20 January 5:30pm
Wednesday 24 January 2:30pm
In this enchanting romantic adventure and ripping heist movie like no other, a young British archaeologist (The Crown’s Josh O’Connor) gets caught up in an international network dealing in stolen Italian artefacts after a brief prison stint. A captivating new fable of lost love from Alice Rohrwacher. set in 1980s Tuscany.
PAST LIVES (M)
USA / South Korea | English and Korean with English subtitles| Drama / Romance | 106 mins
Sunday 14 January 2:00pm
Thursday 18 January 5:30pm
Saturday 20 January 2:30pm
Sunday 28 January 11:30am
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family immigrates to Canada from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this disarming and heartfelt romance.
RADICAL (M)
Mexico | Spanish with English subtitles | Drama | 125 mins
Thursday 11 January 7:30pm
Friday 12 January 11:00am
Thursday 18 January 2:30pm
Sunday 28 January 2:00pm
Based on a true story RADICAL is a 2023 film festival audience favourite. Who will the students at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary become? Among the worst performing students in Mexico, the only world they know is one of hardship and discipline. Enter Sergio, a teacher who has no idea what he’s doing but who believes in their potential.
ROBOT DREAMS (PG)
Spain / France | No Dialogue | Animated / Tragicomedy | 101 mins
SPECIAL SCREENING
Thursday 11 January 5:30pm
An ode to friendship set to a rocking 80s soundtrack. A dog and a robot bond in this giant-hearted New York story. Inseparable, they enjoy the summer together – until one night they get separated. Experience this award winning hand drawn feature at BREC.
SCRAPPER (PG)
United Kingdom | English | Drama / Comedy | 84 mins
Thursday 11 January 11:00am
Friday 12 January 5:30pm
Sunday 21 January 2:00pm
Saturday 27 January 2:30pm
After losing her mum, 12-year-old Georgie decides to live on her own and does a great job of convincing the world she’s coping. Happily alone in her London flat, Georgie tricks social workers, nicks bikes to pay rent and keeps things pristine. Everything is rosy enough until her estranged father turns up and hangs around like a tea stain on a mug.
THE CRIME IS MINE (M)
France | French with English subtitles | Mystery / Comedy / Drama | 102 min
Saturday 13 January 5:30pm
Wednesday 17 January 2:30pm
Thursday 25 January 5:30pm
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine Verdier, a young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of the murder of a famous and lascivious producer. Helped by her best friend Pauline, a young lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. A new life of fame and success begins, that is, until the truth comes out.
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (M)
Italy / Belgium / France | Italian and English with English subtitles | Drama | 147 mins
Wednesday 10 January 5:30pm
Thursday 18 January 11:00am
Saturday 27 January 5:30pm
A richly involving story about two boys, Pietro and Bruno, from vastly different classes who forge a life-defining friendship in the Italian Alps; consequently wedged apart by Pietro’s well-meaning father. But as their paths intertwine as adults they begin to bridge the crevasse of emotional distance in this deeply affecting tale about connection.
UPROAR (M)
New Zealand | English and Māori with English subtitles | Drama / Comedy | 110 mins
Sunday 14 January 11:30am
Friday 19 January 5:30pm
Thursday 25 January 7:30pm
17-year-old Josh Waaka is forced to get off the fence as protests erupt over the 1981 arrival of the South African Springboks team. When Josh’s English teacher suggests he audition for drama school, Josh sees a way to escape his oppressive environment and connect to his Māori heritage. A heartwarming story about finding your place in the world.
YARNING WITH BREC
Join us in the Festival Hub to create finger knitting goodness with multicoloured recycled wool to be used onstage in the performance of WAYFINDER on Saturday 10 February.
Did somebody say snacks?
The BREC Film Festival Hub offers a welcoming space for you to connect with fellow film lovers, enjoy a delicious selection of food and beverages and soak up the festival atmosphere.
Offerings include the ever-popular toasted panini and gelato, boutique beers, South West wines, our new range of zero alcohol drinks, crisps, popcorn, coffee, cake and the odd surprise!
There’s sure to be something to satisfy the cravings of even the most discerning movie goer.
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