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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival · 2014

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014

Midnight Screenings

Programme

6 films · 4 reviews

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The Dark Valley (Das finstere Tal)

Winter blows a stranger - and trouble - into a 19th century town.

(Country: Austria, Germany; Year: 2014; Director: Andreas Prochaska; Writer: Martin Ambrosch, Andreas Prochaska, Thomas Willmann; Stars: Sam Riley, Tobias Moretti, Helmuth Häusler, Martin Leutgeb, Johannes Nikolussi, Clemens Schick, Florian Brückner, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Erwin Steinhauer, Franz Xaver Brückner, Xenia Assenza, Carmen Gratl, Paula Beer, Thomas Schubert, Beatrix Brunschko)

It Follows

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A simple but compelling dynamic... the execution is superb.

Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
A teenager finds herself having strange visions and becomes convinced that something dangerous is following her.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: David Robert Mitchell; Writer: David Robert Mitchell; Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Jake Weary, Daniel Zovatto, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe)

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The Raid 2

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The biggest kick up the cinematic arse you're likely to get this year.

David Graham · 4 out of 5
Picking up where the first film left off, The Raid 2 follows Rama as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and expose the corruption in his own police force.

(Country: Indonesia; Year: 2014; Director: Gareth Evans; Writer: Gareth Evans; Stars: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Raiden Integra, Donny Alamsyah, Ryûhei Matsuda, Julie Estelle, Kazuki Kitamura, Tio Pakusodewo, Ken'ichi Endô, Marsha Timothy, Alex Abbad, Mathias Muchus, Cecep Arif Rahman)

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

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Hooper infects characters and viewers alike with the thrill of a madness from which there can be no real escape.

Anton Bitel · 5 out of 5
A tragedy that befalls five youths in the Texas outback takes horror to a new dimension.

(Country: US; Year: 1974; Director: Tobe Hooper; Writer: Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel; Stars: Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Paul A Partain, Allen Danziger, Edwin Neal, William Vail, Terri McMinn, Jim Siedow)

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What We Do In The Shadows

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In this fish-out-of-water comedy, mundanity is key.

Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
Vampire mockumentary.

(Year: 2014; Director: New Zealand, US; Writer: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement; Stars: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, Jackie van Beek, Ben Fransham, Elena Stejko, Jason Hoyte)

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Why Don't You Play In Hell? (Jigoku de naze warui)

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled in a yakuza clan feud.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2013; Director: Shion Sono; Writer: Shion Sono; Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Gen Hoshino, Akihiro Kitamura, Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaidô, Tak Sakaguchi, Tomochika, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi)