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Quick Info

Rating

6.6/10

Release2022

Runtime1h 55m

StatusReleased

Budget$13,500,000

Revenue$11,395,604

Production

Searchlight Pictures

Neal Street Productions

TSG Entertainment

Movie

Empire of Light

2022

1h 55m

6.6

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

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