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Thank You for Banking with Us! – SAFAR Film Festival 2025
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AT
Opening Times
| Season (13 June 2025) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Friday | 00:00 | - 00:00 |
Prices
Standard £9.50 | Matinees £7.50 | Over 60 £8.25 | 25 & Under, Students, AUP Staff, Budget (unwaged/ low income) £4.50 | Bringing in Baby, Family screenings £4.50 | Friends 10% discount and £6.50 on Tuesdays.
About us
Festival Pass: Get a discount (each ticket for £7) when you book tickets for the 3 SAFAR Film Festival events taking place at Plymouth Arts Cinema. (Tickets have to be booked in a single transaction.)
Thank You for Banking with Us!
شكرًا لأنك تحلم معنا
Dir. Laila Abbas, Palestine/Germany/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Egypt, 2024, 92 mins. In Arabic with English subtitles. Cast. Yasmine Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Ashraf Barhoum.
In Ramallah, estranged sisters Mariam and Noura reunite after their father's death leaves a substantial sum in the bank. Under Islamic inheritance law, their absentee brother is entitled to a larger share. Determined to claim what they believe is rightfully theirs, the sisters embark on a tense, overnight mission to secure the funds before the authorities are notified.
Laila Abbas's debut feature is a sharp, darkly humorous exploration of sisterhood and resistance against patriarchal norms. The film has garnered critical acclaim, winning the El Gouna Star for the Best Arab Film and earning nominations at the Critics Awards for Arab Films.
Thank You for Banking with Us! offers a compelling look at contemporary struggles for gender equality in the Arab world.
Content guidance: advisory 15 (discrimination, sexism, drug use, strong language).
SAFAR Film Festival, the UK's leading platform for independent Arab cinema, is celebrating its landmark 10th edition and returning to cinemas from 11-28 June.
This year's SAFAR programme spans decades, geographies and genres, and speaks urgently to the present while excavating the past. It presents cinema that bears witness, that dares to remember and that subverts expectation.
In Plymouth, audiences can enjoy two new award-winning fictions from Palestine and Egypt - Thank You For Banking With Us!, a sharp, darkly humorous tale of sisterhood from Palestine, and The Tale of Daye's Family, a unique and often hilarious testament to the power of music, hope, and the unbreakable bond of family over adversity.
For fans of documentary, A State of Passion offers a deeply human perspective on the cost of survival and the ongoing fight for dignity, through an insight into the life and work of British-Palestinian surgeon and activist Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
SAFAR Film Festival 2025 runs from 11-28 June with screenings in Plymouth and 9 other cities across the UK and online. It is organised by the Arab British Centre and is supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery, the British Council, the Bagri Foundation, the Asfari Foundation, the City of London Corporation and Barjeel Art Foundation.
