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Viver Mal, dir. João Canijo, Portugal / France 2023, 125 min.
A hotel by the northern shore of Portugal welcomes its guests over the weekend. A man is torn between being present for his wife and the space that his mother takes up between the two of them. A mother encourages her daughter’s marriage to enable her own love affair with her son-in-law. Another mother lives through her daughter, preventing her from making her own decisions – three families at the end of their cycles of acceptance.
Drawing inspiration from the plays of Strindberg and the films of Jacques Rivette, Joao Canijo’s Viver Mal along with its pair Mal Viver, form one of the most fascinating and ambitious cinematic projects in recent memory.
Drawing inspiration from the plays of Strindberg and the films of Jacques Rivette, Joao Canijo’s Viver Mal along with its pair Mal Viver, form one of the most fascinating and ambitious cinematic projects in recent memory.
03:50 pm
Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Cinema 2
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.
Access information
Cinema 2
- Both our Cinemas have step free access from The Mall and are accessible by ramp
- All seats are hard back, have a crushed velvet feel and they do not recline
- These are our seat size dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 52
- Arm rest either side of the seat dimensions: L 27 x W 7 x H 20
for the following requirements:
- We have a removable seat to create a wheelchair allocated space, please contact to organise this prior to the date and time of the screening
- We have unassigned seating. If you require a specific seat, please reserve this in advance
- Free for visitors where ticket prices are a barrier, please email
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