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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2023

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023

Midnight Shivers

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6 films · 3 reviews

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Amelia's Children

An adoptees search for his biological family turns to horror when he discovers he is linked to them by a monstrous secret.

(Country: Portugal; Year: 2023; Director: Gabriel Abrantes; Writer: Gabriel Abrantes; Stars: Alba Baptista, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Carloto Cotta)

Dream Scenario

Review preview for Dream Scenario

Despite its scale this is a small story, and at that level it's classic science fiction.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
A family man discovers he has begun to appear in other people's dreams making him an overnight celebrity.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Kristoffer Borgli; Writer: Kristoffer Borgli; Stars: Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Jessica Clement, Star Slade, David Klein, Kaleb Horn, Liz Adjei, Paula Boudreau, Marnie McPhail, Noah Lamanna, Tim Meadows, Dylan Baker, Maev Beaty, Marc Coppola)

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Failure!

Review preview for Failure!

It’s a gem of a role for Raimi, who delivers the smooth talk and captures the high flying businessman look perfectly but shows us the human being behind them.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
Due to a massive debt with his bank, James is given one hour to choose between financial ruin or murder to protect his family. Shot in one single take with no cuts.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2023; Director: Alex Kahuam; Writer: Alex Kahuam; Stars: Ted Raimi, Merrick McCartha , Noel Douglas Orput, Melissa Diaz)

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Mars Express

In the near future, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. Animation.

(Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Jérémie Périn; Writer: Jérémie Périn, Laurent Sarfati; Stars: Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Njo Lobé, Marie Bouvet, Sébastien Chassagne, Marthe Keller, Geneviève Doang, Thomas Roditi, Thierry Jahn, Serge Faliu, Eilias Changuel, Bárbara Del Sol, Nathalie Karsenty, Angéline Henneguelle, Charlotte Juniere)

There's Something In The Barn

Review preview for There's Something In The Barn

The script is funny and knowing but it wavers between a straight out kids' movie and horror aimed at an older teenage audience.

Donald Munro · 3.5 out of 5
An American family fulfils their dream of moving back to the old country after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.

(Country: Norway; Year: 2023; Director: Magnus Martens; Writer: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown; Stars: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Henriette Steenstrup)

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Tiger Stripes

A carefree 11-year-old girl begins to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.

(Country: Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar; Year: 2023; Director: Amanda Nell Eu)