Empire of Light

Hilary (Olivia Colman), the duty manager of a seaside cinema on England's south coast in the early 1980s, is struggling with her mental health and keeps it quiet behind her work. Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new hire at the Empire, is the first person in a long while to take real notice of her. Sam Mendes sets their friendship against a town in turbulent times, and she has her health, her job and her one fragile connection to hold onto.