Rip It Up: Quadrophenia at QFT Belfast

What to Expect

Quadrophenia (1979, cert 15, 120 mins) is based on The Who’s rock opera of the same name and is one of British cinema’s defining portraits of youth subculture - specifically the defiant, drug-fuelled Mod scene of early 1960s London. Directed by Franc Roddam and featuring a performance from Sting, it follows a young Mod (Phil Daniels) as he navigates identity, rebellion and disappointment. The screening is part of the UK-wide BFI FAN season Rip It Up, which runs May-October 2026 exploring youth rebellion on screen.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 3:15pm, Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast.

• Certificate 15; running time approximately 120 minutes.

• Tickets available online at the QFT website.

• Rip It Up is a BFI National Lottery funded UK-wide cinema season; other season titles also showing at QFT.

Getting There

QFT is at 20 University Square, adjacent to Queen’s University Belfast, reachable by city bus from Belfast city centre.