Cast: Mark Addy, Jonno Davies, Martin Clunes, James Buckley
Country: UK
Year: 2026
Rating: (12A)
Film
Mother's Pride
From the team behind 'Finding Your Feet' and 'Fisherman's Friends' comes Mother's Pride, a story about the Harley family who after losing their matriarch, must come together to save their pub and village through the art of beer-brewing.
Runtime: 93 minutes
Director: Nick Moorcroft
Cast: Mark Addy, Jonno Davies, Martin Clunes, James Buckley
When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is knocked sideways by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so she brings the fearsome bird Mabel home to her life as a graduate fellow at Cambridge. Helen fills the freezer with hawk food and turns off her phone, ready t...
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5 Centimetres per Second + Artist Films (Star and Shadow Cinema)
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