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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2015

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015

The Young And The Wild

Films programmed for young people by a group of 15 to 19-year-old film fans. Films in short showcase The Young And The Wild are indicated in itallics.

Programme

12 films · 2 reviews

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Agnes

A little girl becomes jealous of her brother's girlfriend.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2014; Director: Anja Lind; Writer: Anja Lind; Stars: Annie Fasth, Jenny Jernberg, Sigrid Johansson, Joel Schmidt)

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Crooked Candy

Documentary about the popularity of Kinder Surprise eggs.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Andrew Rodgers)

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The Edge Of The Woods

The story of a girl who lives on a farm... and the monster that lives in her attic.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Grainger David; Writer: Grainger David; Stars: Sean Bridgers, Maria Dizzia, Brad Henson, Kiernan Shipka)

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How to Win At Checkers (Every Time)

Review preview for How to Win At Checkers (Every Time)

A charming, if a dark hearted, coming of age story.

Luke Shaw · 3.5 out of 5
Coming-of-age film about a boy and his brother in Thailand.

(Country: Thailand, US, Indonesia; Year: 2015; Director: Josh Kim; Writer: Josh Kim, Rattawut Lapcharoensap; Stars: Toni Rakkaen, Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, Thira Chutikul, Arthur Navarat, Natarat Lakha, Kowit Wattanakul, Nuntita Khampiranon, Michael Shaowanasai, Anawat Patanawanichkul, Vatanya Thamdee)

Full review

UK premiere.

The Jacket (Die Jacke)

A boy meets a girl. It could be love. But there is this jacket, too. And the jacket will change everything...

(Country: Austria; Year: 2014; Director: Patrick Vollrath; Writer: Patrick Vollrath; Stars: Hanna Binder, Laurence Rupp, Daniel Sträßer)

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Kacey Mottet Klein, Birth of an Actor (Kacey Mottet Klein, Naissance d'un acteur)

A portrait of an actor through his work in the director's films.

(Country: France, Switzerland; Year: 2015; Director: Ursula Meier; Writer: Antoine Jaccoud, Ursula Meier; Stars: Kacey Mottet Klein)

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Play Time (Leka Färdigt)

Narrative short.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2015; Director: Nanna Huolman; Writer: Robert Styrbjörn; Stars: Andrea Ung Malmberg, Anoshirvan Parvazi, Moa Myrén)

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Reunion (Tuolla puolen)

A young girl acompanies the dead of her hometown to the afterlife.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Janne Reinikainen, Iddo Soskolne; Writer: Janne Reinikainen, Iddo Soskolne; Stars: Selma af Schulten, Janne Reinikainen, Riitta Havukainen)

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Rough Road Ahead (Von jetzt an kein zuruck)

Tale of a rebellious couple in late 1960s Germany.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2014; Director: Christian Frosch; Writer: Christian Frosch, Christian Frosch; Stars: Victoria Schulz, Anton Spieker, Ben Becker, Kristof Gerega)

UK premiere.

See Me

Daniel is committed to making career, but in an industry ruled by women, it is not easy for a man to succeed.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2015; Director: Crazy Pictures; Writer: Christoffer Nordenrot; Stars: Gabriella Boris, Lisa Henni, Linda Kulle, Christoffer Nordenrot, Johanna Sandström, Magnus Sundberg, Emelie Wallberg)

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The Sisterhood Of Night

One girl's lie leads to a modern-day Salem witch trial.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Caryn Waechter; Writer: Marilyn Fu, Steven Millhauser; Stars: Georgie Henley, Kara Hayward, Willa Cuthrell, Olivia DeJonge, Kal Penn, Laura Fraser, Gary Wilmes, Neal Huff, Hudson Yang, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Morgan Turner, Juliana Sass, Evan Kuzma, Orlagh Cassidy, Deema Aitken)

European premiere.