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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2D) at BFI IMAX

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

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Festivals

Fjord: curiously underdeveloped addition to Cristian Mungiu’s body of work explores religious persecution in a small Scandinavian town

The Romanian director’s Palme d'Or-winning film about evangelical parents who are suspected of child abuse is filled with spectacular and unnerving imagery, but is let down by unconvincing characterisation.

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Fjord: curiously underdeveloped addition to Cristian Mungiu’s body of work explores religious persecution in a small Scandinavian town
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Learn more about the BFI National Archive’s pioneering Moving Image Conservation Research Laboratory (MICRL), plus other recent technological innovations, with our latest Inside the Archive video.

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The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.

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Screen Culture 2033

Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.

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