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Festival coverage

Bradford International Film Festival

2011

Bradford International Film Festival celebrates its 17th edition in 2011. It will run from March 16 to 28, opening with a gala performance of You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger.

It will close with The Messenger.

Other years (6)

Box office and information

Latest reviews

  • Dance Craze
    Review preview for Dance Craze

    Even if this isn’t your thing, you’ll easily understand the appeal.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary examining 2-tone bands.
  • Doctor Zhivago
    Review preview for Doctor Zhivago

    Every image drives the story on, or highlights the characters’ tragedy.

    Jeff Robson · 4.5 out of 5
    Restored version of the Lean classic sees an idealistic poet/physician and the fiancée of a political activist meet and fall in love against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.
  • The Dark Crystal
    Review preview for The Dark Crystal

    Some of the best puppetry you'll see anywhere.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two gelfling head to restore a shard to the dark crystal and order to their world.
  • 13 Assassins
    Review preview for 13 Assassins

    Ultimately, what you see is what you get in 13 Assassins. Lots of blood and death and despicable cruelty.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    A retired samurai has to assemble a squad of assassins and set a town-sized trap.
  • A Marine Story
    Review preview for A Marine Story

    Weber's performance is the glue that binds this movie together.

    James Benefield · 2.5 out of 5
    A highly capable soldier who is quietly dismissed after it's discovered she's a lesbian takes on the training of a troubled local teenager who wants to join up.
  • Honey
    Review preview for Honey

    This is a quiet and intimate film, filled with gorgeous natural images and soundscapes that speak volumes.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Examination of the bond between a little boy, the forest and his beekeeper dad.
  • As If I Am Not There
    Review preview for As If I Am Not There

    Natasha Petrovic infuses the role of Samira with a quiet, stoic dignity, that is both heart-breaking and inspiring.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    A schoolteacher suffers brutality at the hands of Serb soldiers during the Bosnian War.
  • Point Blank
    Review preview for Point Blank

    While Sartet's back story is as pulpy as they come, it's the delivery that matters and in terms of action thrills, Cavayé never takes his foot off the throttle.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    An ordinary nurse defies all odds to help an injured gangster escape from the hospital where he works in order to save his kidnapped, pregnant wife.
  • Wood Of Value
    Review preview for Wood Of Value

    Unfortunately, documentaries about interesting subjects are not intrinsically interesting.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A documentary following a special Christmas tree on its journey across the North Sea from Norway to London.
  • Oranges And Sunshine
    Review preview for Oranges And Sunshine

    In taking on such a huge subject, Oranges And Sunshine acquits itself well.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A social worker struggles to reunite families after discovering the (real life) scandalous deportation of British children to other Commonwealth countries, which often resulted in abuse.

A–Z of Bradford International Film Festival 2011 reviews