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Glasgow Film Festival

25 February – 8 March 2026

Back for its 22nd year, the Glasgow Film Festival has a line-up which includes a focus on Sweden, a celebration of classics which speak truth to power, and of course the ever-popular Frightfest strand. It opens with a documentary inspired by Glasgow's community spirit, Everybody To Kenmure Street, and closes with homegrown comedy California Schemin.

The festival runs from from 25 February to 8 March.

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  • Forastera
    Review preview for Forastera

    Aleñar Iglesias... presents the ordinary world as loaded with meaning.

    Nikola Jovic · 3 out of 5
    During her Mallorca summer, Antonia recognises similarities with her late grandma. She develops an influence over her mourning grandpa through dress-up, blurring who inhabits who.
  • Welcome To G-Town
    Review preview for Welcome To G-Town

    Underscoring everything here is the can-do spirit to be found in the film’s heroes and in its creators.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Shape-shifting aliens land in Glasgow.
  • Bouchra
    Review preview for Bouchra

    This isn’t about rejection but about navigating the difficulties full acceptance bring.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A New York-based filmmaker writes an autobiographical script about a fictional double, while also appearing in animated form as a coyote moving through a city of furry creatures.
  • The Last One For The Road
    Review preview for The Last One For The Road

    Blends a shaggy dog story with a road trip.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Carlobianchi and Doriano, two broke fiftysomethings with a “never skip the last drink” philosophy, meet Giulio, a shy architecture student adrift in life. What starts as a chance encounter turns into a chaotic road trip through the Venetian plains.
  • The Last Viking
    Review preview for The Last Viking

    At times it feels as if Jensen is trying to spin too many plates at once, but in the moments when it all comes together, it’s a delight to watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Black comedy about a man hunting for the spoils from a heist with his brother... who can't remember where it is buried.
  • Hen
    Review preview for Hen

    You’re unlikely to see anything quite like it any time soon.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A hen seeks refuge, where she becomes an innocent observer of a human trafficking gang.
  • Our Hero, Balthazar
    Review preview for Our Hero, Balthazar

    Watching the two young men, you may well find your sympathies shifting – and you may wonder which of them, if either, is actually en route to becoming a killer.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Satire sees wealthy NYC teenager Balthy make dramatic gun control videos to impress his activist crush. When an online troll targets his content, Balthy becomes convinced he's communicating with a potential school shooter and embarks on an ill-advised journey to Texas to confront him.
  • Rose Of Nevada
    Review preview for Rose Of Nevada

    Jenkin’s style, impressionistic when it comes to places, is particular in regard to objects, the real anchors of our lives.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
  • Violence
    Review preview for Violence

    There’s a “Warriors, come out to play!” vibe about it, but alas, like that film, it is better to remember than it is to watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Henry Violence, an anti-hero in an alternate 1980s world, becomes entangled in a brutal drug war as rival cartels battle for supremacy, forcing him to make difficult choices to navigate the treacherous landscape.
  • Boorman And The Devil
    Review preview for Boorman And The Devil

    Boorman has an extraordinary openness about him which would make him a compelling subject even if he’d never made a film in his life.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    After directing Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was offered to direct The Exorcist II. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value.

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