A still from the film On Falling of a woman standing in an aisle

On Falling

classified 18 (CTBA) PS
Film

Fri 7 - Thu 13 March

Director
Laura Carreira
Cast
Joana Santos, Inês Vaz, Piotr Sikora
Details
104 mins, Partially Subtitled, 2024, UK, Portugal
Primary language
English, Portuguese

A lonely Portuguese migrant working as a picker in a Scottish warehouse struggles to forge connections in an immersive character study that shines light on the precarity of modern employment.

Writer/director Laura Carreira immerses us in the life of Aurora (Joana Santos) in this moving character study. Aurora's workdays are dictated by the bleep of a machine and her evenings are strained by loneliness in shared accommodation as she dreams of securing a better job.

On Falling is an empathetic social realist snapshot that offers a window into the financial precariousness of the gig economy, delivered with a lightness of touch that stresses the importance of everyday connection.

  • On Falling on Tue 11 Mar is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket.

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