From Academy Award®-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, “Empire of Light” is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Both Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and come to experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Starring Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth.
Written and Directed by Sam Mendes.
In Theaters Friday, December 9th
