30th Anniversary Film Festival: Downhill (15)

17th August 2025 4:30pm (Doors open at 3:30 pm)

Kirkgate Centre

2014 Downhill (15)

Another film barely seen at the time, but appreciated by the critics.

A Britishcomedy, devised as a road movie on foot,about four old school friends who reunite to attempt to walk the192 mile Coast to Coast walk. As their journey unfolds, this comically incompatible foursome walk full tilt into their mid-life crises.If you’ve walked the Coast to Coast enjoy spotting the locations!

"I liked it very much, likeable and funny” Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian

Starring: Richard Lumsden; Karl Theobald; Jeremy Swift; Ned Dennehy

Directed by James Rouse

Running time: 98 minutes

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Filmed predominantly on location in various parts of Cumbria the film was also noted for its "innovative" release strategy as it premiered at Zeffirellis in Ambleside.