Starring Olivia Coleman, Colin Firth and Michael Ward comes a new film from Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes. Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980’s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema. Hilary (Olivia Colman) is a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward) is a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community
