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Glasgow Film Festival · 2019

Glasgow Film Festival 2019

Future Cult

This strand will also include shorts selection We Are The Weirdos.

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13 films · 5 reviews

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Dragged Across Concrete

Review preview for Dragged Across Concrete

Long, slow and at times painful.

Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
A pair of cops suspended for strong-arm tactics descend into the criminal underworld.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2018; Director: S Craig Zahler; Writer: S Craig Zahler; Stars: Mel Gibson, Jennifer Carpenter, Vince Vaughn, Laurie Holden, Don Johnson, Michael Jai White, Thomas Kretschmann, Udo Kier, Tory Kittles, Andrew Dunbar, Fred Melamed, Giacomo Baessato, Myles Truitt, Trezzo Mahoro, Adam Tsekhman)

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The Hole In The Ground

One night, Sarah's young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same, but his behaviour grows increasingly disturbing. Soon, Sarah realizes that the boy who returned may not be her son at all...

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2019; Director: Lee Cronin; Writer: Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields; Stars: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, Eoin Macken, Sarah Hanly, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Bennett Andrew, David Crowley, John Quinn, Miro Lopperi, David McMahon, Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey)

Keep An Eye Out! (Au Poste!)

A story that revolves around a mustachioed man who has found a body close to his home...

(Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Quentin Dupieux; Writer: Quentin Dupieux; Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Grégoire Ludig, Marc Fraize, Anaïs Demoustier, Orelsan, Philippe Duquesne, Jacky Lambert, Jeanne Rosa, Vincent Grass, Nahel Ange, July Messéan, Johnny Malle, Laurent Nicolas, Michel Hazanavicius, Pedro Winter)

The Legend Of The Stardust Brothers (Hoshikuzu Kyôdai No Densetsu)

Review preview for The Legend Of The Stardust Brothers

There's a lot of silliness here altogether but it works surprisingly well, Tezuka somehow managing to coordinate all the moving parts.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A cult musical charting the rise and fall of a manufactured pop duo and their struggle to navigate fame, fortune and jealousy.

(Country: Japan; Year: 1985; Director: Macoto Tezuka; Writer: Macoto Tezuka; Stars: Shingo Kubota, Kan Takagi, Kyoko Togawa, Kiyohiko Ozaki)

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Luz

Whilst a confused young cab driver, Luz, enters a police station to discuss an incident that took place that evening, another woman seduces a police psychotherapist in a nightspot across town. When the latter's true identity is revealed, Luz finds herself battling a terrifying entity that endangers the entire city.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2018; Director: Tilman Singer; Stars: Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt, Lilli Lorenz)

The Man Who Feels No Pain (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota)

Review preview for The Man Who Feels No Pain

If this isn't the funniest film with an open fracture you see this year then you're very lucky indeed.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
The story of a young man who is born without pain receptors and dreams of becoming a martial arts master but takes it all too far.

(Country: India; Year: 2018; Director: Vasan Bala; Writer: Santanu Ghatak, Hussain Haidry, Garima Obrah; Stars: Abhimanyu Dassani, Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Madan)

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Murder Me, Monster (Muere, Monstro, Muere)

Rural police officer Cruz investigates the bizarre case of a headless woman’s body found in a remote region by the Andes Mountains. But her husband, the prime suspect, blames her death on a "monster".

(Country: Argentina, France, Chile; Year: 2018; Director: Alejandro Fadel; Writer: Alejandro Fadel; Stars: Esteban Bigliardi, Francisco Carrasco, Tania Casciani, Romina Iniesta, Victor Lopez, Sofia Palomino, Jorge Prado, Stéphane Rideau, Esteban Bigliardi, Francisco Carrasco, Tania Casciani, Romina Iniesta, Victor Lopez, Sofia Palomino, Jorge Prado)

The Standoff At Sparrow Creek

In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a police funeral, seven members of an underground militia convene in a warehouse. Their armoury is short one AR-15 rifle, the very weapon used in the attack. Only those present had access to the weapons. Former cop Gannon sets out to uncover the guilty party in their midst.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Henry Dunham; Stars: James Badge Dale, Patrick Fischler, Brian Geraghty)

Sudden Fury

When the relationship between Fred and Janet starts to crumble on a trip away, they suddenly find themselves in a life or death situation. Luckily a well-intentioned passer-by happens to discover what has happened but little does he know that Fred has ulterior motives and Janet is in more trouble than he could ever have realised.

(Country: Canada; Year: 1975; Director: Brian Damude; Stars: Dominic Hogan, Gay Rowan, Dan Hennessey)

Team America: World Police

Review preview for Team America: World Police

A great film in every way, never smug, somehow managing to juggle comedy and political purpose without one becoming more important than the other.

Josh Morrall · 5 out of 5
A disillusioned actor joins a team of five specially selected all-American heroes aiming to thwart evil terrorists in Parker and Stone's attempt to make a Jerry Bruckheimer movie using puppets.

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: Trey Parker; Writer: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Pam Brady; Stars: The voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie, Fred Tatasciore, Elle Russ, Maurice LaMarche)

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Universal Soldier

Killed on the battlefields of Vietnam, private Luc Deveraux and his sadistic sergeant Andrew Scott live to fight again as part of a murky government project turning fallen heroes into obedient cyborg killing machines - but they still have an old score to settle.

(Country: US; Year: 1992; Director: Roland Emmerich; Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker)

Zombieland

Review preview for Zombieland

Everything about Zombieland works, from the expositional flashbacks, to Columbus’ voice-over narration, to the well-judged but sudden changes in tone.

Daniel Hooper · 4.5 out of 5
When the world is overrun by zombies, four people try to survive.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Ruben Fleischer; Writer: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick; Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray) , Official site

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Zoo

A zombie epidemic might be what it takes to save a struggling marriage.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2018; Director: Antonio Tublen; Stars: Zoë Tapper, Ed Speleers, Antonia Campbell-Hughes,)