– Australian Premiere –
The Russell Hobbs British Film Festival 2024 returns to Palace Nova Cinemas from November 6 – December 8 and The Radleys will get it’s Australian premiere in may cities, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Ballarat and Byron Bay.
Session Times
Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas – Adelaide
Thursday, November 14 at 8:20 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 3:30 pm
Saturday, November 30 at 1:00 pm
Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas – Adelaide
Friday, November 8 at 3:30 pm
Wednesday, November 20 at 3:30 pm
Monday, November 25 at 6:00 pm
Palace Regent Cinema – Ballarat
Monday, November 18 at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 20 at 1:10 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 7:50 pm
Friday, November 29 at 1:00 pm
Sunday December 1 at 7:00 pm
Palace Barracks – Brisbane
Wednesday, November 13 at 8:15 pm
Sunday, November 17 at 8:15 pm
Tuesday, November 26 at 1:40 pm
Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 am
Thursday, December 5 at 8:30 pm
Palace James St. Cinema – Brisbane
Thursday, November 7 at 4:00 pm
Thursday, November 14 at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 27 at 6:15 pm
Monday, December 2 at 11:30 am
Saturday, December 7 at 6:15 pm
Palace Byron Bay Cinema – Byron Bay
Monday, November 11 at 8:15 pm
Monday, November 18 at 3:40 pm
Friday, November 22 at 8:15 pm
Wednesday, November 27 at 3:45 pm
Friday, December 6 at 1:30 pm
Palace Electric Cinema – Canberra
Monday, November 11 at 8:30 pm
Monday, November 18 at 1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 8:40 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 7:50 pm
Monday, December 2 at 4:30 pm
Palace Balwyn Cinema – Melbourne
Tuesday, November 12 at 3:30 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 3:40 pm
Friday, November 22 at 4:20 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 8:30 pm
Monday, November 25 at 3:40 pm
Tuesday, December 3 at 8:20 pm
Wednesday, December 4 at 8:30 pm
Palace Brighton Bay Cinema – Melbourne
Monday, November 18 at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 20 at 1:10 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 7:30 pm
Friday, November 29 at 1:00 pm
Sunday, December 1 at 7:00 pm
Palace Cinema Como – Melbourne
Monday, November 11 at 8:30 pm
Monday, November 18 at 1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 8:40 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 7:50 pm
Monday, December 2 at 4:30 pm
Palace Penny Lane Cinema – Melbourne
Monday, November 11 at 8:15 pm
Monday, November 18 at 3:40 pm
Tuesday, November 26 at 6:15 pm
Wednesday, November 27 at 3:45 pm
Friday, December 6 at 1:30 pm
Palace Westgarth Cinema – Melbourne
Wednesday, November 13 at 8:15 pm
Sunday, November 17 at 8:15 pm
Tuesday, November 26 at 1:40 pm
Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 am
Thursday, December 5 at 8:20 pm
Pentridge Cinema – Melbourne
Thursday, November 7 at 4:00 pm
Thursday, November 14 at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 27 at 8:15 pm
Monday, December 2 at 11:30 am
Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 pm
The Kino Cinema – Melbourne
Monday, November 11 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 16 at 3:40 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 1:15 pm
Monday, November 25 at 4:00 pm
Tuesday, December 3 at 3:40 pm
Luna Leederville – Perth
Monday, November 11 at 8:50 pm
Saturday, November 16 at 3:40 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 1:30 pm
Monday, November 25 at 4:00 pm
Tuesday, December 3 at 3:50 pm
Luna Windsor – Perth
Monday, November 18 at 4:00 pm
Friday, November 22 at 2:00 pm
Luna on SX – Perth
Tuesday, November 12 at 8:40 pm
Monday, November 18 at 3:40 pm
Friday, November 22 at 8:40 pm
Wednesday, November 27 at 3:45 pm
Friday, December 6 at 1:30 pm
Palace Raine Square – Perth
Thursday, November 7 at 4:00 pm
Thursday, November 14 at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 27 at 8:15 pm
Monday, December 2 at 11:30 am
Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 pm
Chauvel Cinema Paddington – Sydney
Monday, November 18 at 4:45 pm
Monday, November 25 at 2:00 pm
Palace Central Cinema – Sydney
Monday, November 18 at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 20 at 1:10 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 7:30 pm
Friday, November 29 at 1:00 pm
Sunday, December 1 at 7:00 pm
Palace Moore Park Cinema – Sydney
Tuesday, November 12 at 3:30 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 3:40 pm
Friday, November 22 at 4:20 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 8:30 pm
Monday, November 25 at 3:40 pm
Tuesday, December 3 at 8:20 pm
Wednesday, December 4 at 8:30 pm
Palace Norton Street Cinema – Sydney
Monday, November 11 at 8:30 pm
Monday, November 18 at 1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 19 at 8:40 pm
Sunday, November 24 at 7:50 pm
Monday, December 2 at 4:30 pm
Synopsis
Have you ever thought something was a little…off about the neighbours? In the case of The Radleys, the neighbours are vampires. In this funny yet sinister adaptation of Matt Haig’s book of the same name, Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald play a married couple, Peter and Helen. They appear relatively normal – a nice house, two teenage children (who do not know about the whole vampire thing), and normal jobs and events around them. That is until their daughter, having recently turned vegan, eventually gives in to her hereditary bloodlust and after that, things start to get really weird!
Avoiding the usual vampiric cliches, this dark comedy offers a fresh, inventive take on the classical vampire troupes, with Lewis (in a dual role) and Macdonald sinking their teeth into the suburban gothic aesthetic. A sharp script, clever casting and atmospheric cinematography bring Haig’s quirky take on vampires effectively to the screen offering a unique horror comedy experience.
“The Radleys is one of those rare cases where all the disciplines that make a film come together in total unison and deliver an amazing story.” – Cut to the Take
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024
Source: British Film Festival AU