We’re introducing Night Mode … Try it out with the sun/moon icon at the top left. Or change font settings with the ‘A’ to make the site work for you.
Got it
ICA is closed from the 30 May – 3 June inclusive.
0 / 256
Robust
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Robust, dir. Constance Meyer, France 2021, 95 min., French with English subtitles, 15

An ageing, fading film star (Gérard Depardieu) forms a surprising friendship with his stand-in security guard in the hugely likeable first feature from French director Constance Meyer.

Georges (Gérard Depardieu, not exactly cast against type) is a truculent, turbulent, past-his-prime actor, a troublemaking drunk whose professional career and personal life have both fallen off a cliff. Lalou (Steve Tientcheu) is Georges’ long-suffering assistant, security guard and only obvious friend. When Lalou takes a break, Aïssa (Déborah Lukumuena) – a semi-pro wrestler with a complicated love life – stands in, and the pair slowly but surely find common ground. Aided by sharp writing and undeniable on-screen chemistry, Meyer paints a convincing, even charming portrait of two people who find something in each other that they didn’t know they wanted.
 
Ticket information
  • All tickets that do not require ID (full price, disabled, income support) can be printed at home or stored in email
  • For aged-based concession tickets (under 25, student and pensioner) please bring relevant ID to collect at the front desk before the event.

All films are ad-free and 18+ unless otherwise stated, and start with a 10 min. curated selection of trailers.

Members+ and all Patrons gain free entry to all cinema screenings, exhibitions, talks, and more.
Join today as a Member+ for £25/month.