This restored 1920s theatre, run by volunteers, has been redeemed as Opunake's cutural beacon, with couches downstairs and regular movie theatre seats upstairs. Shows new releases as well as classic, foreign and fringe films on 'boutique nights' (tickets $28). Check out the amazing old projector in the lobby.
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