Kensuke’s Kingdom
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | Kensuke’s Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 84mins |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom |
| Director | Kirk Hendry |
| Actors | Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron MacGregor, Ken Watanabe, Alfred Kodai Berglund, Ken Ochiai, Cavin Cornwall |
| Language | English |
| AKA | Kensuke's Kingdom |
| Showings |
A young boy Michael is taken by his family on a round-the-world sailing trip. But when a storm strikes, Michael and his dog Stella are swept overboard and washed up on a remote island. They struggle to survive, but one day Michael wakes to find fresh fish and coconut milk by his cave. He discovers his mysterious benefactor is Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, creator of a treetop kingdom and protector of the orangutans. Slowly, communicating through drawings rather than words, Michael and Kensuke form a friendship. But something threatens to destroy the fragile world Kensuke has created.
Kensuke’s Kingdom is a hidden gem with a lot to offer: a compelling story, marvellous sights and scenes, a heartfelt friendship that both hurts and heals that lost soul within one’s self, and characters so charming they’ll continue to live on in everyone’s hearts long after the film is over
★★★★
