Cruel Britannia lays bare the brutality, desperation, and dark heart of British life on screen.
From the institutional violence of Scum to the post-apocalyptic terror of 28 Days Later, these films capture a nation on the edge—where survival is a fight, morality is murky, and violence simmers beneath the surface. The psychological horror of Possum, the urban alienation of Fish Tank, and the anarchic crime of The Long Good Friday expose a Britain both bleak and electrifying.
Whether through social realism, animation, horror, or thriller, this season confronts the raw, unvarnished truth of a country at its most unforgiving!
Full programme below!
