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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2012

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012

British Scenes

A selection of British films with distinctive voices and something new to say about the state of the country.

Programme

3 films · 3 reviews

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Borrowed Time

Review preview for Borrowed Time

More like a tragicomic fairytale than a social-realist examination of inner-city problems.

Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
Low-budget crime drama about two misfits.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Jules Bishop; Writer: Jules Bishop; Stars: Phil Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Juliet Oldfield, Warren Brown, Hammed Animashaun, Perry Benson, Neil Cole, Ted Cozzolino, Andrew Ellis, Joey Fitzgerald, Jumayn Hunter, Lawry Lewin, Katie Stephen)

No Fixed Abode (NFA)

Review preview for No Fixed Abode

License is taken in terms of the narrative but for those prepared to accept the plot and character contrivances, there's much to enjoy in Patrick Baladi's central performance.

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
A man wakes up to a homeless nightmare.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Steve Rainbow; Writer: Steve Rainbow; Stars: Patrick Baladi, David Sterne, Saskia Butler, David Proud)

Unconditional (Unconditional Love)

Review preview for Unconditional

Higgins film is at its best in the early stages, when brooding threat is mixed with Owen's general sense of confusion.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A teenager finds himself in a dangerous relationship with a charismatic older man.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Bryn Higgins; Writer: Sukey Fisher; Stars: Harry McEntire, Christian Cooke,Melanie Hill, Madeleine Clark)