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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2018

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

Night Moves

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7 films · 7 reviews

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Anna And The Apocalypse

Review preview for Anna And The Apocalypse

Any film that has both a fight director and a dance choreographer is probably doing something right.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
When the zombie apocalypse hits the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - teenager Anna and her high school friends have to fight, sing and dance to survive, with the undead horde all around them.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2017; Director: John McPhail; Writer: Alan McDonald, Ryan McHenry; Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, Marli Siu, Mark Benton, Paul Kaye, Ella Jarvis, Calum Cormack, Euan Bennet, Sean Connor, Janet Lawson, Janet Lawson, Kirsty Strain)

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UK premiere

Blood Fest

Review preview for Blood Fest

It's not that it's bad - it's certainly entertaining in places - but genre-aware meta-commentary can all too easily feel like the kind of parody where the 'joke' is in the relief of recognition.

Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Owen Egerton; Writer: Owen Egerton; Stars: Zachary Levi, Jacob Batalon, Tate Donovan, Seychelle Gabriel, Robbie Kay, Barbara Dunkelman, Olivia Grace Applegate, Nicholas Rutherford, Paul Ogola, Lynn Andrews III, Isla Cervelli, Samantha Ireland, Chris Doubek, Owen Egerton, Tristan Riggs)

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International premiere

The Most Assassinated Woman In The World

Review preview for The Most Assassinated Woman In The World

There's some excellent effects work to recreate stage-blood and mummery, some real moments of tension and fright, but with four credited writers I wonder if it's trying in too many directions.

Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
A young journalist becomes convinced the Grand Guinol theatre is linked to a series of murders

(Country: Belgium, UK, US; Year: 2018; Director: Franck Ribière; Writer: James Charkow, Vérane Frédiani, David Murdoch, David Murdoch, Franck Ribière; Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Niels Schneider, Eric Godon, André Wilms, Sissi Duparc, Constance Dollé, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Michel Fau, Vérane Frédiani, Michel Ferracci, Jean-Jacques Rausin, Renaud Rutten, Christian Crahay, Bruno Blairet, Julie Recoing)

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International premiere

Piercing

Review preview for Piercing

Without a doubt, Pesce is one of the most exciting young directors to emerge in recent years.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A man seeks out an unsuspecting stranger to help him purge the dark torments of his past. His plan goes awry when he encounters a woman with plans of her own. A playful psycho-thriller game of cat-and-mouse.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Nicolas Pesce; Writer: Nicolas Pesce, based on the novel by Ryû Murakami; Stars: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa, Wendell Pierce, Marin Ireland, Maria Dizzia, Dakota Lustick, Olivia Bond)

Full review See: Interview with Nicolas Pesce about Piercing, Mia Wasikowska, Christopher Abbott, Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch

UK premiere

Possum

Review preview for Possum

The poem and whole tone of the film evokes Ted Hughes’ The Crow anthology.

Emilia Rolewicz · 2.5 out of 5
A disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to face up to his wicked stepfather.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Matthew Holness; Writer: Matthew Holness; Stars: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Simon Bubb, Andy Blithe, Joe Gallucci, Raphel Famotibe, Pamela Cook, Ryan Enever, Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Simon Bubb, Andy Blithe, Joe Gallucci, Raphel Famotibe, Pamela Cook)

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World premiere

Solis

Review preview for Solis

The pacing, like Holloway, is out of control, sometimes racing along but, more often, hanging about for no apparent reason.

Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
An astronaut finds himself trapped in an escape pod heading towards the sun.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Carl Strathie; Writer: Carl Strathie; Stars: Steven Ogg, Alice Lowe)

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World premiere

White Chamber

Review preview for White Chamber

Just as you begin to worry that the conceit might not last the running time, things move in a different and unexpected direction.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A woman wakes in an interrogation room in a future Britain.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Paul Raschid; Writer: Paul Raschid; Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Oded Fehr, Amrita Acharia, Sharon Maughan, Nicholas Farrell, Candis Nergaard, Adrianna Edwards, Shauna Macdonald, Oded Fehr, Amrita Acharia, Sharon Maughan, Nicholas Farrell, Candis Nergaard, Adrianna Edwards)

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UK premiere