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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2008

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008

Under The Radar

A brand new strand for this year's EIFF, described in the programme as "raw, risk-taking work from the cutting edge of new movie-making"

Programme

6 films · 4 reviews

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Bigga Than Ben: A Russians' Guide To Ripping Off London

Review preview for Bigga Than Ben: A Russians' Guide To Ripping Off London

Although the original story must have had room for being a major hit, Sacha Baron Cohen it isn’t.

Chris · 2 out of 5
Two sneaky young Russians dodge the military draft and head for London, all the while figuring out the best means for screwing their respective systems.

(Country: UK; Year: 2007; Director: Suzie Halewood; Writer: Suzie Halewood; Stars: Ben Barnes, Andrei Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan, Terence Anderson, Amy De Bhrún, Andrew Byron, Cecilia Colby, Naomi Cooper-Davis, Mervyn Etienne, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Dado Jehan)

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UK Premiere

Blood Car

Review preview for Blood Car

For the first hour, I was spellbound by its audacity, the thumbing at convention, and never knowing where it was going next.

Chris · 3 out of 5
Troma-esque weirdness as a vegan invents a vehicle more reminiscent of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. Minus the crap Broadway songs, of course.

(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Alex Orr; Writer: Hugh Braselton, Alex Orr, Adam Pinney; Stars: Mike Brune, Anna Chlumsky, Katie Rowlett, Matt Hutchinson, Marla Malcolm, Mr. Malt, Matthew Stanton, Bill Szymanski, Hawmi Guillebeaux, Vince Canlas, Roudie Augustin) , Official site

Full review See: Diary article about the Edinburgh International Film Festival

UK Premiere

Crack Willow

Review preview for Crack Willow

Completely incoherent.

Craig Mcfarlane · 1 out of 5
Social reality meets dangerous psychosis - fun for all the family.

(Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Martin Radich; Writer: Martin Radich; Stars: Mark Bennett, Reg Bennett, Ryan Mitchell, Beki Dakin, Oliver Dempster, Jez Scott, Melanie Luby, Peter Dargavel)

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World Premiere

Spike

Review preview for Spike

There is nothing wrong with shoestring budgets and ordinary effects, but without imagination they look ridiculous.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
Low budget monster horror with romantic undertones.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Robert Beaucage; Writer: Robert Beaucage; Stars: Sarah Livingston Evans, Edward Gusts, Anna-Marie Wayne, Nancy P Corbo, Jared Edwards) , Official site

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World Premiere

Strange Girls

Sex, murder and depravity - twins should share all things in life...

(Country: USA; Year: 2008; Director: Rona Mark; Writer: Rona Mark; Stars: Angela Berliner, Jordana Berliner, Kasey Daley, David Dietz, George Drennen, Harry Gerhardt, Michael Gilbert, Nickole Horrell, Jane Hutton, Timothy Johnson, Meritt Latimore)

The Third Pint

The Invisible Man travels the world!

(Country: Argentina, UK; Year: 2007; Director: Luciano Podcaminsky; Writer: Luciano Podcaminsky; Stars: Patrick Aduma, Román Chaploski, León Dogodny, Cecilia Dopazo, Miranda Green, Carlos Kaspar, Tony Middleton, Ramiro Ramos)

International Premiere