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Whangarei Film Society, 7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei (2026)

25/06/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday 2nd July in the Capitain Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the beautiful and scenic film based on the the best-selling novel by Bernard MacLaverty, Midwinter Break.

Our 8pm screening is the moving Iranian film that won the Palme d’Or last year - It Was Just An Accident.

MIDWINTER BREAK
UK, Netherlands, 2026, Drama
90 mins, Rated M
Cast: Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds,
Director: Polly Findlay

Based on the best-selling novel by Bernard MacLaverty, Gerry and Stella are a couple from Northern Ireland who've lived in Scotland for over 40 years.

But their life has become predictable. So, on a whim, Stella buys tickets to Amsterdam for them both as an early Christmas gift.

Whilst on the surface, they're happy, Stella and Gerry are each facing a crisis. Stella’s is one of faith and Gerry is overdue to face some long-held concerns.

And a midwinter break offers the chance for both of them to have the chance to relearn what love looks like.

“Midwinter Break is a stirring meditation on faith, commitment and the enduring power of love.” - Rotten Tomatoes

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 2nd July at 6pm and Thursday, 9th July at 8pm.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jnZwbHjRJw

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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18/06/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday 25th June in the Capitain Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the moving Iranian film that won the Palme d’Or last year - It Was Just An Accident.

Our 8pm screening is the amazing musical biographical film based on the life of French composer, Maurice Ravel - Bolero

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Iran/France (subtitles) 2025, Drama
102 mins, Rated M (strong language)
Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari
Director: Jafar Panahi

Palme d’Or winner: 2025

Eghbal is driving at night with his wife and daughter, when he has an accident and is forced to get his car repaired.

As the car is being fixed, the sound of Eghbal's artificial leg reminds Vahid, the mechanic of the man who tortured him in prison.

Vahid follows Eghbal the next day, abducts him, drives to the desert and digs a grave in which to bury him. But Eghbal passionately denies being the man Vahid thinks he is.

So, Vahid gathers others who have memories of their tormentor to hear Eghbal testify and plead his case in front of them all.

“This story's specific to a regime that hurt people but it has a heartfelt message about the nature of complicity and forgiveness.” - Awards Buzz

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 25th June at 6pm and Thursday, 2nd July at 8pm.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7X9sSZ0nYw

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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See it in cinemas: https://www.madman.com.au/it-was-just-an-acciden...

11/06/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday 18th June in the Capitain Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the amazing musical biographical film based on the life of French composer, Maurice Ravel - BOLERO

Our 8pm screening is the fascinating documentary on the life of the one and only Ms Lesley Lawson AKA Twiggy.

BOLERO
France (subtitles), 2024, Drama
114 mins, Rated M
Cast: Raphael Personnaz , Jeanne Balibar
Director: Anne Fontaine

It's 1920s Paris and composer, Maurice Ravel is at the height of his fame. But he's facing growing pressure from critics that his recent works lack emotion and sensuality.

Enter the bohemian choreographer, Ida Rubinstein. She commissions Ravel to write a steamy new score for her latest ballet. Something bold yet sensual.

Intimidated but intrigued, the mild-mannered Ravel agrees, little realising this project will launch him into creative purgatory. The process becomes one of navigating his own self-doubt as the ever-fastidious Ravel slowly creates the piece that will become his calling card.

“This is a compassionate portrait of creative's process and struggle, with a lead performance just as meticulous as a Ravel composition.” - Gazettely

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 18th June at 6pm and Thursday, 25th June at 8pm.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxWso-u250

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

Like us on Facebook or visit whangareifilmsociety.org to sign up for free updates on the films we're screening each week.

In 1928 Paris, choreographer Ida Rubinstein commissions Maurice Rav...

05/06/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday 11th June in the Capitain Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the fascinating doco on the life of the one and only Ms Lesley Lawson, AKA Twiggy.

Our 8pm screening is the inspiring biographical drama based on the life of Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya - Words of War.

TWIGGY
UK, 2025, Documentary, 93 mins
Cast: Twiggy, Paul and Stella McCartney, Joanna Lumley, Dustin Hoffman. Director: Sadie Front

An effervescent documentary about the many lives of Lesley Lawson, better-known by her nickname Twiggy.

Initially dubbed "The face of '66", this documentary has Twiggy telling her own story.

From her working-class childhood in northwest London, through to her international stardom as a celebrity model, and her various other careers as an actor, singer, fashion designer, writer and TV presenter.

That, and everything else in between which made Dame Lesley Lawson the woman she is today.

“A beguiling portrait of female resilience from the waif with the trucker's laugh.” - The Times

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 11th June at 6pm and Thursday, 18th June at 8pm.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f965_ZCImw4

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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From director Sadie Frost, Twiggy tells the full story behind the icon you know, and the woman you don't. Swinging into UK cinemas on March 7th ✨

22/05/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on THURSDAY 4TH JUNE in the Capitain Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

Please note: There are NO WFS SCREENINGS AT FORUM NORTH ON THURSDAY 28TH MAY as the venue is not available.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the inspiring biographical drama based on the life of Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya - Words of War.

Our 8pm screening is the wonderful French comedy, My Brother's Band

WORDS OF WAR
USA/UK, 2025, Biographical Drama
109 mins, Rated M (strong language)
Cast: Maxine Peake, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Isaacs.
Director: James Strong

Over 20 years before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, President Vladimir Putin's Federation conducted a campaign against the people of Chechnya to impede their attempt to become an independent state.

However, the casualties inflicted upon the Chechens were not widely known at the time.
But one journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, made it her mission to report the truth as an alternative to Russian state propaganda.

From 1999 to 2006, Politkovskaya's reporting and activism gradually educated the world about the 60,000 victims of the Chechen Revolt.

It won her Amnesty International's Award for Humanitarian Journalism, but Politkovskaya's writings also brought about attempts on her life.

"This is a powerful tribute to the frontline storytellers who risk, and too often lose, their lives in pursuit of spreading the truth of combat and genocide." - IMDB

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 4th June at 6pm and Thursday, 11th June at 8pm.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNpPySFhi5k

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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Banff Film Festival - Whangarei

WFS is pleased to once again support the Banff Film Festival by providing a bar for this event. It's at Forum North, Wednesday 10 June, 7pm (doors open 6:30pm) and is hosted by the New Zealand Alpine Club.

This year's programme has over two hours of the world's best adventure films, including a daring first descent of Mount Robson's South Face, big wall climbing in Patagonia and Arctic packraft expeditions.

Tickets on sale now at www.banff.nz.

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14/05/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday 21st May in the Capitain Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the wonderful French comedy, My Brother's Band

Our 8pm screening is the the comedy that relentlessly parodies the Downton Abbey genre, Fackham Hall.

MY BROTHER'S BAND
France (subtitles), Comedic drama
103 mins, Rated M, 2025,
Cast: Benjamin Lavernhe , Pierre Lottin
Director: Emmanuel Courcol

This feel-good French comedy follows two siblings, separated by fate, as they are reunited through their love of music.

Thibaut is a famous orchestra conductor who travels the world. But when a health crisis requires him to have a DNA test, it reveals he was adopted as a baby. Not only that, Thibaut learns he has a sibling.

Thibaut's little brother is Jimmy. He works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a community brass band.

The two men seem to have little in common, other than a shared love of music. But, sensing Jimmy’s exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to do the brotherly thing and help nurture his little brother’s gifts.

“This is a movie that’s solid entertainment. It offers much to think about, along with some delightful music.” - Next Best Picture

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on Thursday, 21st May at 6pm and Thursday, 4th June at 8pm.

Please note: There are NO WFS screenings at Forum North on 28th May as the venue is unavailable.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvT2Cd8bq0U

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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08/05/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on TUESDAY 12th May, (NOT Thursday) in the Expo Hall at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the comedy that relentlessly parodies the Downton Abbey genre, Fackham Hall.

Our 8pm screening is the award-winning comedic drama starring Ralph Fiennes of a small town and its love of music during WW1, The Choral.

FACKHAM HALL
UK, 2025, Comedy
97 mins, Rated M (strong language)
Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Katherine Waterston, Emma Laird.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon

This wickedly delightful parody of Downton Abbey tells the story of the Davenport family. They've resided at Fackham Hall for generations but now, during the Great Depression, they face eviction unless one of their daughters marries for money.

But in the midst of a rushed wedding to save the Fackham estate, a grizzly murder occurs.

Enter inspector Watt. Suspects are gathered and accusations are made. And in solving the whodunnit, many secret family stories (as well as gags, prat falls and no end of innuendos) will come to light before true love has a chance to prevail.

"Fackham Hall offers a constant parade of gags from the period and some truly hilarious scenes. A highly entertaining film." - IMDB

Showing at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei on TUESDAY, 12th May at 6pm (Expo Hall) and Thursday, 21st May at 8pm (Capitain Bougainville Theatre)

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrZCkL8Kqs

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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30/04/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday, 7th May in the Capitaine Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the multi award-winning drama of a small town and its love of music during WW1, written by Alan Bennett and starring Ralph Fiennes, The Choral.

Our 8pm screening is the inspiring and uplifting Spanish film, EL 47.

THE CHORAL
UK, 2025, Drama, 113 mins, Rated M
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Alun Armstrong, Taylor Uttley, Oliver Briscombe, Amara Okereke
Writer: Alan Bennett
Director: Nicholas Hytner

It's 1916 and, in a small Yorkshire village, most of the town's menfolk have enlisted to fight overseas in the Great War.

Life in the town continues as normally as possible, but for the local choir master, Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes), the number of male singers still left in the village has dwindled considerably.

More concerning still is that an end of year performance from the choir has been promised to the town.

With no other options and time running out, Henry recruits a group of untrained and variously talented teenagers to make up the numbers.

Though an exacting taskmaster, Henry is determined to find a way to get the best from his raw students and give the town a performance that brings joy to all in a time of war.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVL7yVSWdHE

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

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23/04/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday, 30th April in the Capitaine Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the inspiring and uplifting Spanish film, EL 47.

Our 8pm screening is the the "Rocumentary" covering the music and career of NZ musician, Shayne Carter, Life In One Chord.

EL 47
Spain, subtitles 2024, Drama
110 mins, Rated M
Cast: Eduard Fernández, Clara Segura
Director: Marcel Barrena

In Spain, the 1950s was a time of rapid industrialisation in the cities, with many rural regions left to fall into poverty. The result was a massive influx of villagers and immigrants into the outlying neighbourhoods of Spain's major cities.

Twenty years later, these neighbourhoods are still not considered part of the city by local government and many have no running water, electricity or even a basic bus service.

Manolo is one of thousands from the neighbourhood who's frustrated by the City Council’s claim that public transport can't reach the outlying districts due to unsafe roads.

Fed up, he decides to hijack the Route 47 bus and drive all the way to his neighbourhood to prove the council wrong. And by doing so, Manolo starts a movement.

"EL47 wonderfully shows how everyone can fight for their beliefs, families and their community. " - Third Space

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP1G0VeqfVA

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

Like us on Facebook or visit whangareifilmsociety.org to sign up for free updates on the films we're screening each week.

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16/04/2026

Good People

Our next film night is on Thursday, 23rd April in the Capitaine Bougainville Theatre at Forum North.

At 6pm, WFS will screen the "Rocumentary" covering the music and career of NZ musician, Shayne Carter, Life In One Chord.

Our 8pm screening is the touching and inspiring story of the woman who pioneered a new style of teaching for children, Maria Montessori.

LIFE IN ONE CHORD
NZ, Rockumentary, 2025, 93 mins,
Cast: Miranda Harcourt, Chris Knox
Director: Margaret Gordon

From the quiet suburbs of Dunedin, to countless packed venues and then signing with international record labels - indie music icon, Shayne Carter has never been one to follow the rules and his music shows it.

Life in One Chord chronicles Shane's early teenage punk ambitions, to then being swept up in the Dunedin sound, forming his first band Straitjacket Fits, and his later self reinvention with Dimmer.

Narrated by Carol Hirschfeld, Life in One Chord fuses candid interviews, extensive archival footage and Carter’s own reflections to capture the grit, chaos, and creativity behind his career and music.

"Dunedin may seem like an unlikely location for a musical revolution, yet it became the locus of an indie music movement that was heard around the world." - IMDB

Shayne is playing in Whangarei at The Woodshed, Riverside Drive on Saturday 2nd May.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BEWB2XGTfw

Tickets: Door sales only. $10 WFS members. Non-members pay $5 extra as an Associate Membership fee per film (Total of $15).

All welcome. Cash only please – NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

Like us on Facebook or visit whangareifilmsociety.org to sign up for free updates on the films we're screening each week.

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