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Edinburgh International Film Festival

19 June – 30 June 2019

Opener Boyz In The Wood
Opener Boyz In The Wood

Edinburgh Film Festival opened on June 19 with Boyz In The Wood and will closed n June 30 with the world premiere of Mrs Lowry & Son. The country focus was Spain, including A Retrospective Celebration of Modern Spanish Cinema; A Retrospective Selection of Cult Spanish Cinema and an in-depth celebration of the work of Spanish writer, actor and filmmaker Icíar Bollaín.

There were a number of in person events, featuring Bollaín, Danny Boyle, Jack Lowden, Nick Broomfield and Pollyanna McIntosh.

In a collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra there was also a free screening of children's show Soundmoves: Music Movies. The festival ran from June 19 to 30.

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  • The Sound Of Silence
    Review preview for The Sound Of Silence

    This is a treat of a film.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
  • Boys Night
    Review preview for Boys Night

    That the skies are Glaswegian grey does not make the eyes below them any less starry, or watery, nor does that overcast overshadow the microcosm below.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Twelve-year-old Reese must brave the mean and marvellous streets of North East Glasgow to bring his drunken father safely home.
  • A Call To Spy
    Review preview for A Call To Spy

    Pilcher strikes a good balance between interpersonal drama, nerve-racking action scenes and focus on the cat and mouse game that the women are caught up in.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A drama inspired by true stories of women recruited as spies during the Second World War, who were sent to occupied France to disrupt the Nazis.
  • Alice
    Review preview for Alice

    The script is sharp, witty and not afraid to ask awkward questions.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Alice, a happy and perfect wife and mother has her life turned upside down when she discovers her husband is living a secret life.
  • A Girl From Mogadishu
    Review preview for A Girl From Mogadishu

    A story brought dazzlingly to life by the talents of its veteran cast and crew

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The true story of Ifrah Ahmed, who fled war-torn Somalia in 2006 and became a campaigner against gender based violence and female genital mutilation.
  • The Tobacconist
    Review preview for The Tobacconist

    This is Freud as we rarely see him, human and approachable and a bit baffled by the idea of having a young fan.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young man befriends Sigmund Freud.
  • The Vast Of Night
    Review preview for The Vast Of Night

    Patterson handles the acceleration and deceleration throughout with aplomb, notching things up or down at just the right moments and using inventive camerawork and sound design that encourages you to lean in and listen during the film's quieter moments.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A late night radio presenter and a switchboard operator begin to suspect something odd is happening in their small town.
  • End Of Sentence
    Review preview for End Of Sentence

    All praise to the acting here, as each star deliver characters with depth and meaning, without the encumbrance of lengthy self-exposition.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A widower embarks on a journey to fulfil his wife's wish to have her ashes scattered in Ireland, taking his estranged son along for the trip.
  • Duck Daze
    Review preview for Duck Daze

    This is a community that, one suspects, director Alison Piper understands well.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Johnina gets revenge on her childhood abuser and the community that enabled him, with the help of a duck.
  • Nefta Football Club
    Review preview for Nefta Football Club

    Nefta Football Club scores thanks to the charisma of its two young stars.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In the south of Tunisia, two football-fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.

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