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Bradford International Film Festival

2009

Michael Caine and Bill Milner in Is Anybody There?
Michael Caine and Bill Milner in Is Anybody There?

Now in its 15th year, the Bradford International Film Festival runs from March 13 to 28. It opens with Is Anybody There? an Eighties set drama about a boy who becomes obssessed with the afterlifes of residents of an old folks home.

Guests this year, include Carve Her Name With Pride star Virginia McKenna and writer/actor and director Terry Jones.

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  • West Side Story
    Review preview for West Side Story

    It still does things that surprise.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Musical transposes the story of Romeo and Juliet to the gang-ridden streets of New York.
  • Let The Right One In
    Review preview for Let The Right One In

    It is frequently not what you see but what you hear which holds the horror.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A touching story of first romance... with a side-serving of horror.
  • Mime-Mime
    Review preview for Mime-Mime

    Mime-Mime’s frustrations eventually outweigh its rewards.

    Emma Slawinski · 3 out of 5
    Story about an eccentric who is the black sheep of her family.
  • The Agent
    Review preview for The Agent

    The Agent sits in an uncomfortable hinterland between stage play and cinema.

    Emma Slawinski · 2.5 out of 5
    A disillusioned writer confronts his slippery agent.
  • Katyn
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    While the film isn’t a complete success it’s still a powerful, heartfelt take on the cruelties of which people can be capable – and the courage and nobility they can display in their determination to find out the truth.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    In the early days of World War Two, thousands of captured Polish officers are handed over to the Soviet authorities – and vanish.
  • North By Northwest
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    It's a nonsense, but when the storytelling is this good it doesn't matter.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    A case of mistaken identity and false accusation sees an innocent man go on the run from the CIA and a criminal gang.
  • Is Anybody There?
    Review preview for Is Anybody There?

    Giving an honest, open look at the realities of growing old and dying, Crowley manages to steer clear of unnecessary gravitas without losing the heart of the story.

    Robyn Jankel · 4 out of 5
    An elderly magician reluctantly entering a retirement home bonds with an inquisitive young boy and persuades him life is for living.
  • Genova
    Review preview for Genova

    Colin Firth gives possibly his best performance yet.

    Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In a foreign city, a young girl begins to catch glimpses of the mother she lost in a car crash.
  • Cross Of Iron
    Review preview for Cross Of Iron

    First rate acting from Coburn and Schell is complemented by fine performances from the supporting actors.

    Donald Munro · 5 out of 5
    As the Wehrmacht retreat on the Eastern Front, two German soldiers are locked in a futile personal conflict.
  • Traitor
    Review preview for Traitor

    Manages to build suspense and keep you engaged as the action moves across continents.

    Val Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A terrorist inveigles himself into a conspiracy to commit a large-scale attack on America, but whose side is he really on?

A–Z of Bradford International Film Festival 2009 reviews