Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema

A future worth fighting for.

NR 2022 · 109 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Comedy

The true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who began a campaign in 1993 to save the Lyric theatre from closure. Alongside then Mayor of Carmarthen Richard Goodridge, they enlisted the help of Steven Spielberg, securing a special premiere of Jurassic Park.

Directed by Sara Sugarman · Written by Piers Ashworth

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