Brentwood Community Cinema Monday Matinee

The Holdovers

A new Christmas classic! In this good-natured comedy drama, set in the 1970s, an unpopular teacher, a rebellious student, and a recently-bereaved school cook form an unexpected bond while stuck together over the Christmas break.

From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).

Cast: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

Rating: 15 (strong language, brief nudity)

Running time: 133m

Each ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)