The Dead Don’t Hurt (15)

The screening on Thu 4 Jul at 2pm  & 7.30pm will have descriptive subtitles. The screening on Thu 4 Jul at 2pm will be relaxed for people living with dementia. 

In a frontier town run by corrupt forces, fiercely independent Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a relationship with the passionate, hard-working Holger Olsen, but it’s one that leads to danger for them both.

With the threat of the Civil War looming, their future becomes uncertain when Holger decides to fight for the Union, leaving Vivienne on her own to face the dangerous threats of the corrupt mayor, the power-hungry ranch owner and the rancher’s violent son. A new western about love and survival that is both epic and intimate.

‘Vicky Krieps and Viggo Mortensen make a convincing and engaging couple’ – ★★★ Empire

‘It’s a film that reflects the personality and creative approach of its director’ – ★★★★ The Guardian

‘The historical scenario of The Dead Don’t Hurt is transparently concerned with the same divisions of race, class and sex that polarise America today.’ – British Film Institute

Director – Viggo Mortensen

Cast – Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Jason Clarke, Tom Bateman

• Information about screening with descriptive subtitles

  Descriptive subtitles, sometimes referred to as subtitles for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing people or captions, transcribe dialogue and relevant aspects of the soundtrack, including music and sound effects, attempting to give D/deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers an equal experience to those who are able to watch films without descriptive subtitles. Descriptive subtitles would include speech identifiers and descriptive elements such as [door slamming] and [kettle whistling].

• Seating accessibility information

  Cinema

  Seat size

  Seats in the Cinema are 45cm (172/3“) wide and 46cm (18“) deep, are 40cm (152/3“) from the floor, and have 12cm (42/3“) between seats.

  Armrests

  Seats in the Cinema have armrests that do not fold away, and cannot be completely removed.

  Legroom

  Seats in the cinema have 30cm (112/3”) of legroom in front of seats, with additional legroom on row A and seats B1-B4 and B11-B14.

  Further information

  If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.

• BBFC rating information (may contain spoilers)

  Violence

  There is a strong scene depicting execution by hanging. A person is struck in the neck by a throwing knife, and others are beaten or shot, occasionally resulting in bloody detail.

  Threat and horror

  The film features occasional moderate threat, including gun threat.

  Language

  There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘bastard’ and ‘ass’.

  Sex

  A couple briefly fondle each other’s crotches beneath their clothing, without strong visual detail.

  Discrimination

  There are infrequent scenes in which unlikeable white characters make racist comments about Latino and Indigenous people. The film implicitly condemns racist attitudes and behaviour.

  Sexual violence and sexual threat

  A man forces his way into a woman’s home at night and attacks her, briefly strangling her before knocking her unconscious. Though the scene ends there, it is implied that he rapes her off screen, resulting in pregnancy.

  Injury detail

  Moderate bloody images include sight of blood streaming from a man’s mouth in the aftermath of a beating. A dead body is discovered hanging from a noose following an off-screen killing.

  Nudity

  There is brief natural breast nudity as a woman bathes, as well as infant rear nudity as she washes her child.

  Theme

  There are mild upsetting scenes of illness, death and bereavement.