H is for Hawk
classified 12AClaire Foy stars alongside Brendan Gleeson in Philippa Lowthorpe’s beautifully realised and emotionally charged adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir.
Foy plays Helen Macdonald, a Cambridge academic who, following the death of her beloved father (Gleeson) - a veteran photojournalist and nature lover - retreats from the human world and turns to nature instead, taking on the training, care and feeding of a goshawk. This all-consuming task soon dominates her daily schedule and all her attention to the exclusion of work, family, friends and the state of her home, but what begins as a way to cope with her grief gradually evolves into a healing, transformative journey of connection...
The Fri 23 Jan 17:50 screening is followed by a Q&A with director Philippa Lowthorpe and hawk expert and consultant Lloyd Buck.
- There will be a Cinébabies screening (for parents/carers of babies under 12 months) of H is for Hawk on Wed 4 Feb at 11:00.
- H is for Hawk on today and Tue 3 Feb are part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.