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MetFilm Distribution is a boutique all rights distributor releasing a curated slate of films across the UK and Ireland.
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Preparation for the Next Life
Based on Atticus Lish’s novel of the same name, Preparation for the Next Life follows the story of Aishe, a Uyghur immigrant trained by her military father, who meets Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. In a bustling Chinatown miles away from downtown New York City, the two spark a deep connection. Together, they explore life’s greatest meaning and their determination to devise better lives than the ones they have been given.
Directed by Bing Liu
Release Date: 12 December 2025, UK / Ireland cinemas
Prime Minister
Prime Minister follows Jacinda Ardern’s remarkable trajectory from being sworn into office as Prime Minister of New Zealand aged 37, through announcing her pregnancy, becoming a new mother, and navigating the complex challenges of leadership. It offers an intimate and candid glimpse into Ardern’s five year premiership as the country faced unprecedented crises.
Directed by Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz
Release Date: December 2025, UK / Ireland cinemas
Belén
Belén is based on the true story that sparked an international movement, chronicling the harrowing case of Julieta, a young woman falsely accused of infanticide, and Soledad Deza (Dolores Fonzi), the fearless lawyer who takes on the highly controversial, explosive case. Based on true events, from the book Somos Belén by Ana Correa.
Directed by Dolores Fonzi
Release Date: 5 November 2025, UK / Ireland cinemas
Hedda
From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. Hedda (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
Directed by Nia DaCosta
Release Date: 24 October 2025, UK / Ireland cinemas
