Erupcja Screening Comes to Brighton
Get ready to experience a compelling romantic drama set in Warsaw, starring Charlie XCX, at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. This 71-minute film has garnered attention with its 82% Rotten Tomatoes score and 5 nominations.
Dir: Pete Ohs
Cast: Charli xcx, Lena Góra, Will Madden, Jeremy O. Harris, Agata Trzebuchowska, Maja Michnacka, Jan Lubaczewski, Jacek Zubiel
71 mins · 2026 · United States of America · English, Polish
IMDb 6.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 82% · Metacritic 72/100 · TMDB 6.1/10 · Trakt 61%
Awards: 5 nominations total
Campus Cinema Club: Erupcja
25 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
The film Erupcja, directed by Pete Ohs, has already gained a significant following with its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
What is the film about? Erupcja is a romantic drama that follows the story of Bethany, played by Charlie XCX, who reunites with her childhood friend Nel in Warsaw, Poland, after a volcanic eruption strands her and her boyfriend Rob in the city.
Who made the film and who's in it? The film is directed by Pete Ohs and features a cast including Charlie XCX, Lena Góra, Will Madden, and Jeremy O. Harris, with a screenplay written by Ohs, Harris, Charli XCX, Góra, and Madden.
What kind of film is it and how was it received? Erupcja is a 71-minute drama-comedy film with a 12A certificate, and it has received generally favorable reviews, with an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score and a Metacritic score of 72 out of 100. The film will be screened at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts in Brighton on Wednesday, 25 November 2026. Tickets or details are available with the button beside this article.
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What viewers say
IHateBadMovies.com · 6/10
I don't know if this movie had a point, or if it was even supposed to. At a little over and hour, it isn't long enough to really get into anything, so we end up with a kind of slice-of-life feel to it. The part about the eruptions felt like an afterthought. follow me at https://IHATEbadMovies or facebook IHATEBadMovies
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Brent Marchant · 7/10
Relationship dynamics can entail a lot of work – sometimes more than we’d like to deal with. As a consequence, they might make us feel trapped, despite whatever apparent comfort they otherwise might provide. And that, in turn, may prompt us to desperately search for an escape, one that offers little resistance but is riddled with impulsiveness, an abrogation of responsibility and unquestionable indifference toward the hurt it may cause. Indeed,…
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CinemaSerf · 6/10
"Bethany" (Charlie XcX) arrives in Warsaw, Poland with her nice but dim boyfriend "Rob" (Will Madden). We know that he is nervously awaiting a moment to propose and we also know that she knows that he thinking along those lines and is having cold feet. Anyway, we quickly discover why she chose Warsaw, Poland as the venue for the getaway as she goes to meet florist "Nel" (Lena Góra) whom she has known, on and off, for sixteen years. She, in turn,…
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Yasmin J. Lee · 8/10
### “It’s always a dream with you. Until the next eruption. ♥️ — B Natural disasters kill people, destroy civilizations, and present a windfall for life to return to the land. Natural disasters and infidelity coincide in that way. In Peter Oh’s 2025 anti-romantic film, “Erupcja,” viewers witness how self-centeredness is a beautiful reflection in the pool of water that leads to misguided coincidences and irreversible consequences in the age of…
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