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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2006

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006

Late Night Romps

The EIFF programme says: "Nothing beats nocturnal cinema, especially when you know you're in for the most extreme 90 minutes of your life. Zombies, cult thrillers and some kung-fu action for good measure... brave it alone or take a friend to hide behind.

Programme

5 films · 4 reviews

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H6 - Diary of A Serial Killer (H6 Diary Of An Assassin, Diario De Un Asesino )

Review preview for H6 - Diary of A Serial Killer

This Spanish serial killer is a twisted combination of all of Hollywood's greatest psychos - clever, cold, calculating and seriously sick in the head.

Leanne McGrath · 3.5 out of 5
A killer gets out of jail and starts hacking up prostitutes with a chainsaw... all in God's name, of course.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2005; Director: Martín Garrido Barón; Writer: Martín Garrido Barón; Stars: Fernando Acaso, Maria Jose Bausa, Raquel Arenas, Ramon Del Pomar, Martin Garrido, Xenia Reguant, Sonia Moreno, Alejo Sauras.)

Full review

UK Premiere

The Prodigy

A gangland double-cross goes badly awry.

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: William Kaufman; Writer: Matt Beckham, Holt Boggs, William Kaufman; Stars: Holt Boggs, Mirelly Taylor, Glen Vorhis, Matt Beckham, Diana Lee Inosanto, Lawrence Varnado, Marc Jeffreys, Mark Hanson, Jimmy Costello, Russell White, Dameon Clarke)

Scottish Premiere

Red Shoes (Bunhongsin)

Review preview for Red Shoes

There is much to admire in the film, but at the same time you wish that it could have built on some of the recent updatings of the genre.

Trinity · 4 out of 5
Korean psycho-horror version of a Hans Christian Anderson short story.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2005; Director: Yong-gyun Kim; Writer: Yong-gyun Kim, Ma Sang-Ryeol; Stars: Kim Hye-su. Kim Seong-su, Park Yeon-ah)

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European Premiere.

Satan (Sheitan)

Review preview for Satan

At times hilarious, at others stomach-churning and always exceptionally weird, Sheitan is destined to become a cult hit.

Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
Oversexed teenagers and Satanic rituals in a remote farmhouse.

(Country: France; Year: 2006; Director: Kim Chapiron; Writer: Christian Chapiron, Kim Chapiron; Stars: Vincent Cassel, Olivier Bartolomy, Roxane Mesquida, Nico Le Phat Tan, Leila Bekhti, Ladj Ly, Julie-Marie Parmentier)

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UK Premiere

Them (lls)

Review preview for Them

The shocks are delivered on time, and the clever ending (with a twist on the title for those that can be bothered) is what the film will be remembered for.

Chris · 3 out of 5
A couple find themselves hunted in their isolated Romanian house.

(Country: France; Year: 2006; Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud; Writer: David Moreau, Xavier Palud; Stars: Olivia Bonamy, Michael Cohen, Adriana Mocca, Maria Roman, Camelia Maxim)

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UK Premiere