David Farnor | On 01, Jun 2022

BFI Player is a gateway to global film, offering a collection of arthouse and world cinema to subscribers, alongside its pay-per-view rental releases and free archive titles and silent movie shorts.

Here’s what’s coming to BFI Player’s subscription service in June 2022:

Reflection – 2nd June

Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference towards human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to be a human being again, how to be a father and help his daughter, who needs his love and support.

A Man Escaped – 2nd June

Based on the true story of a Gestapo prisoner who escaped from prison just hours before his scheduled execution, Bresson’s film is a suspenseful realist drama and a moving metaphorical fable about chance and redemption.

Vita & Virgina – 2nd June

Based on a true story, VITA & VIRGINIA details the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton). When their paths cross, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn and gifted Virginia will be her next conquest, no matter the cost.

I Am Samuel – 2nd June

Kenyan couple Samuel and Alex remain committed to each other despite the danger and hardship facing them in this moving documentary portrait.

The Leather Boys – 2nd June

Reggie (Colin Campbell) and Dot (Rita Tushingham) are a young South London couple who get married before they really get to know each other. After the marriage, they quickly begin to drift apart. Dot seems content to pursue her own interests, until Reggie meets Pete (Dudley Sutton), a fellow motorcyclist, and begins to explore his own identity.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post – 6th June

Desiree Akhavan’s award-winning follow-up to Appropriate Behaviour, with Chloë Grace Moretz as a teen sent to a gay conversion camp.

Lawrence of Belgravia – 13th June

Paul Kelly’s stirring and acclaimed character study of enigmatic musician Lawrence (Felt, Denim and Go-Kart Mozart).

Berberian Sound Studio – 13th June

In 1970s Italy, a timid British sound engineer (Toby Jones) joins the crew on a violent horror film. But the disturbing world of the film soon seeps into reality.

 
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