Eye For Film >> Festivals >> EIFF >> 2007 >> Night Moves

The Night Moves section of the film festival, say the organisers, is "the wild and wicked late-night section of the programme, for those who like their cinema experiences dark, risky or just plain scary".

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Shrooms and Day Watch

Day Watch (Dnevnoy Dozor, Daywatch) (Country: Russia; Year: 2006; Director: Timur Bekmambetov; Writer: Timur Bekmambetov, based on the novel by Sergei Lukyanenko.; Stars: Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Zhanna Friske, Dmitry Martynov), Trailer

The forces of good and evil battle over a device with the power to save or destroy Moscow.

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UK Premiere

Joshua (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: George Ratliff; Writer: David Gilbert, George Ratliffe; Stars: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Jacob Kogan)

Jealous of his baby sister and ignored by his parents, a nine-year-old boy plans a terrible revenge.

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UK Premiere

Shrooms (Country: Ireland; Year: 2006; Director: Paddy Breathnach; Writer: Pearse Elliott; Stars: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen, Alice Greczyn, Don Wycherley, Sean McGinley, Robert Hoffman), Official Site

A trip too far...

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World Premiere

Teeth (Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein; Writer: Mitchell Lichtenstein; Stars: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Vivienne Benesch, Lenny Von Dohlen, Ashley Springer, Josh Pais, Nicole Swahn, Julia Garro), Trailer

A virgin's anatomical quirk means she bites off more than she can chew.

Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2007: Day 3

International Premiere

Weirdsville (Country: Canada; Year: 2007; Director: Allan Moyle; Writer: Willem Wennekers; Stars: Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning)

The unlikely lives of Canadian junkies.

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UK Premiere