A HEART-WARMING British comedy starring Oscar-winner Mark Rylance and Academy Award-nominee Sally Hawkins, The Phantom of the Open tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance) who, with the support of his family and friends, managed to gain entry to the 1976 British Open qualifying, despite never playing a round of golf before.
With pluckiness and unwavering self-belief, Maurice pulls off a series of stunning, hilarious and heart-warming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a British folk hero in the process.
Also starring BAFTA-nominee Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, The Amazing Spider-Man) as his nemesis Mackenzie.
Prepare for an uplifting and moving film about pursuing your dreams and shooting for the stars, no matter what hand you’re dealt.
Don’t miss this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, that has critics raving.
The Phantom of the Open is now showing at Showbiz Cinemas Swan Hill.
