Effi o Blaenau (15): 7th & 9th August

Effi is a young woman desperate to escape a town where pubs are closed, jobs have vanished and her grandmother works night shifts in the local chip shop, just to get by. Until a chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee briefly opens a door to something better, and for a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher. From director Marc Evans (Mr. Burton).

“Leisa Gwenllian gives a searing performance as Effi, evoking condemnation and sympathy in equal measures.” – Film Hub Wales

“Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film… Leisa Gwenllian is a force of nature as working-class heroine Effi in this big screen version of Gary Owen’s one-woman play.” – The Guardian