

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Friend
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 am
- **Event Description**: The Friend
17 JAN: 3 pm &amp; 7 pm
119 mins – US – Drama/Comedy 
(Mature themes, suicide references and coarse language)

VENUE: MALENY COMMUNITY CENTRE
23 MAPLE STREET MALENY 

An adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s best-selling National Book Award novel about a woman dealing with her friend’s suicide, The Friend is about Iris (Naomi Watts), a writer and teacher, who finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray when her closest friend, Walter (Bill Murray), dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb Harlequin Great Dane, Apollo (Bing). Apollo immediately creates practical problems for Iris (he resembles, as one person puts it, a pony), from furniture destruction to eviction notices (from a rent-controlled New York apartment!). Worse, his presence and droopy-eyed, grief-stricken stare are constant reminders of her friend’s death. As the story unfolds it becomes a sweet naturalistic tale of an odd couple who learn to adore each other.

MATINEE SCREENING
Doors Open at 2:30 pm for licensed bar, tea/coffee, slices
Movie Starts at 3:00 pm

EVENING SCREENING
Doors Open at 6 pm.
Movie starts at 7:00 pm for licensed bar, tea/coffee, slices
BYO nibbles, meals or restaurant takeaway (Tables provided)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/maleny/the-friend/200029304660955
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, performances, theatre, literary-art, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://malenyfilmsociety.au/project/the-friend/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=maleny-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Maleny
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Maleny Community Centre
- **lat**: -26.75864122425
- **long**: 152.851344293
- **full address**: Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street,Maleny,QLD,Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Maleny Community Centre (https://allevents.in/org/maleny-community-centre/21030485)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street,Maleny,QLD,Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Maleny Community Centre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, performances, theatre, literary-art, comedy
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Friend ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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