This week’s cinema releases include a look at the rise of Putin, four cousins discover a mysterious family history of an ancestor in Paris in the 1890s, the blood splatters at a beach house as the graduation celebrations go wrong, and a documentary tells the story of Pene Pati and his brother Amitai Pati.
Also, the Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026 continues this week, more information about the festival is available here:
https://www.palacenova.com.au/events/hurtigruten-nordic-film-festival-2026
Read the Glam Adelaide story about the festival here: Glam Adelaide – Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival 2026
Additionally, this year’s Persian Film Festival Australia screens at The Mercury on Friday and Saturday, more information about the festival is available here:
https://themercury.org.au/film-series/persian-film-festival
Read the Glam Adelaide story about the festival here: Glam Adelaide Persian Film Festival Australia
Refer to your favourite cinema for session times and dates.
New releases include the below.
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Rated MA15+
Distributor: Vertical
Synopsis: A young Russian becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as he rises to power in post-Soviet Russia, navigating the new era’s complexities and chaos.
Read the Glam Adelaide review here: Film Review: The Wizard of the Kremlin – Glam Adelaide
Colours of Time
Rated M
Distributor: STUDIOCANAL Australia
Synopsis: Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting. As her descendants retrace her steps, they unravel Adèle’s surprising past. The two timelines of 1895 and 2024 intertwine and collide, confronting the cousins’ contemporary attitudes with life in late 19th century Paris, leaving everyone’s future forever changed.
Penny Lane Is Dead
Rated M
Distributor: Umbrella Entertainment
Synopsis: 17-year-old Penny is celebrating graduation with friends at her family’s beach house, but the night goes awry when Penny’s troubled cousin Kat decides to crash the party and the blood starts to splatter.
Tenor: My Name is Pati
Rated PG
Distributor: RialtoDistribution
Synopsis: This music-packed documentary tells the story of Pene Pati and his brother Amitai Pati, and their against-the-odds journey from Samoa to platinum-selling success in the trio Sol3 Mio and on to the world’s greatest opera stages. Bursting with humour, heart and soaring performances, the film reveals the resilience born of adversity, the richness of family and culture, and the rewards that come from following an unlikely dream.
