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Experience the best in Independent and world film in a fully digital cinema based in the unique surroundings of a stunningly refurbished 1700s neo-classical church. Triskel Arts Centre in the heart of Cork city screens two titles each week with additional special events, film strands such as Experimental Film, Horror and monthly Shorts.

  • Tickets for films rated ’12A’ and ’15A’ can be purchased for persons under the ages of 12 and 15 only if accompanied by an adult guardian (of 18 years or older).
  • Tickets for films rated ’16’ can be purchased by and for persons of 16 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
  • Tickets for films rated ’18’ can be purchased by and for persons of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
  • Tickets for films rated ‘NC’ can be purchased by members only, of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required). Members must be over 18 years of age to attend films rated ‘NC’.

We encourage everyone to purchase tickets online in advance but, if you’d prefer to purchase in person, click here for this week’s Box Office Opening Hours. We would appreciate contactless payment where possible.

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Ticket prices before 5pm*:
Full: €7.50
With Annual Membership: €6.50
Child (under 14): €6.50

Ticket prices 5pm and after:
Full: €10.50
With Annual Membership: €8
Child (under 14): €8

We encourage everyone to purchase tickets online in advance but, if you’d prefer to purchase in person, click here for this week’s Box Office Opening Hours. We would appreciate contactless payment where possible.

*Triskel may adjust these prices in special circumstances

 

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If you love films, then Triskel Cinema Membership is a must for you. Members benefits include:

  • Reduced standard ticket prices
  • No fees on non-cert titles
  • Invitation to special screenings and events
  • Exclusive membership newsletter
  • A free screening after every eight attended (full annual membership only)
  • Treat one guest per screening to your membership rates (full annual membership only)
  • Free 90-day subscription to MUBI

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Unwaged*: Free (for jobseekers)

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  • Card is valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
  • Titles, times, dates and prices subject to change.
  • Management reserves the right to refuse admission.
  • Membership can be revoked if not used in line with our terms and conditions.
  • Membership is non-transferrable.
  • Full Membership can be purchased online. All other memberships need to be obtained at our Box Office. Please note, we do not process memberships in the 30 minutes prior to a screening.
  • Presentation of membership card and valid ID needed to purchase tickets and enter auditorium.
  • Membership prices does not extend to satellite broadcasting events.
  • Membership price can be extended to one guest per screening (full annual membership only).
  • One free ticket earned for every eight (full annual membership only).
  • Use of recording devices is forbidden.
  • Tickets for films rated ’12A’ and ’15A’ can be purchased for persons under the ages of 12 and 15 only if accompanied by an adult guardian (of 18 years or older).
  • Tickets for films rated ’16’ can be purchased by and for persons of 16 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
  • Tickets for films rated ’18’ can be purchased by and for persons of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
  • Tickets for films rated ‘NC’ can be purchased by members only, of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
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The Breaking Ice
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EAFFI Discoveries

97 mins – China 2023 – Subtitles
Director: Anthony Chen
Starring: Dongyu Zhou, Haoran Liu and Chuxiao Qu


Set in the cold of winter in Yanji, a town on China’s northeastern border with Korea, we follow the blossoming relationship between three young adults in their twenties. Young urbanite Haofeng (Liu Haoran) travelling from Shanghai for a wedding arrives to find he feels lost and adrift. By chance he goes on a tour led by Nana (Zhou Dongyu), a charming guide who instantly fascinates him. Nana introduces him to Xiao (Qu Chuxiao), a restaurant worker, and over the course of a weekend the three quickly bond and find friendship as they confront their individual traumas, and their desires slowly thaw. Underscored by a refreshing soundtrack, this introspective journey of Gen Z youth is an arresting and delicate poem about existential angst and nostalgia from award-winning Singaporean writer-director-producer, Anthony Chen.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
Official Competition, Un Certain Regard, Cannes International Film Festival 2023

(Marie-Pierre Richard, programme curator & co-organiser, East Asia Film Festival Ireland & EAFFI Discoveries)

Thu 18 Jul 2024
18:00

97 mins – China 2023 – Subtitles
Director: Anthony Chen
Starring: Dongyu Zhou, Haoran Liu and Chuxiao Qu


Set in the cold of winter in Yanji, a town on China’s northeastern border with Korea, we follow the blossoming relationship between three young adults in their twenties. Young urbanite Haofeng (Liu Haoran) travelling from Shanghai for a wedding arrives to find he feels lost and adrift. By chance he goes on a tour led by Nana (Zhou Dongyu), a charming guide who instantly fascinates him. Nana introduces him to Xiao (Qu Chuxiao), a restaurant worker, and over the course of a weekend the three quickly bond and find friendship as they confront their individual traumas, and their desires slowly thaw. Underscored by a refreshing soundtrack, this introspective journey of Gen Z youth is an arresting and delicate poem about existential angst and nostalgia from award-winning Singaporean writer-director-producer, Anthony Chen.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
Official Competition, Un Certain Regard, Cannes International Film Festival 2023

(Marie-Pierre Richard, programme curator & co-organiser, East Asia Film Festival Ireland & EAFFI Discoveries)

Arresting...frozen emotion and sexual tension on North Korean border.
The Guardian