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Still from The Cycle of Love, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, 2025
Film · Sun 4 Oct 2026, Sun 5pm & 8pm · Mon 6.30pm

The Cycle of Love

98 min · UK, USA, Sweden, India · 2025

English language

The extraordinary true story of PK, a 23-year-old street artist from Delhi who sets off with a handful of paint brushes and a second-hand bicycle on a 6,000-mile journey across Europe and Asia to find Lotta, the woman who captured his heart during her visit to India. Convinced their meeting was fate, reinforced by an astrologer’s prophecy that matched Lotta’s description, PK embarks on a leap of faith that becomes a journey of love, identity and transformation.

“The Cycle of Love stands as one of the most romantic documentaries in years, an inspiring true story of resilience, destiny, and the extraordinary lengths one man went to for the love of his life.” — Daniel Howat, Next Best Picture
“Delicate and heartwarming, Orlando von Einsiedel’s stirring documentary The Cycle of Love is the kind of film whose sweet subject transcends time and borders.” — Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

Preceded by the short

Blackrock 15 min

<p>A special treat for Galway’s swimmers — this atmospheric short captures a late summer’s day at one of Galway Bay’s most iconic spots, observing the swimmers, the sea and the rhythms of this much-loved local ritual.</p>

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