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The 53rd London Film Festival ran from Wednesday 14 October to Thursday 29 October 2009.
The Festival opened with Fantastic Mr. Fox and closed with Nowhere Boy.
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View Films by Strand:
- Cinema Europa
- Experimenta
- Film On The Square
- French Revolutions
- Galas And Special Screenings
- New British Cinema
- Short Cuts & Animation
- Treasures From The Archives
- World Cinema
View previous years coverage of the London Film Festival festival:
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![Air Doll](/images/stills/a/air_doll_2009.jpg)
A blow-up sex doll develops a sense of self and begins to explore the world around her.
![Little Indi](/images/stills/l/little_indi_2009.jpg)
Living on the outskirts of Barcelona, Arnau raises a menagerie of songbirds and tries to accumulate the funds to hire a lawyer for his imprisoned mother.
![Polytechnique](/images/stills/p/polytechnique_2009.jpg)
Multi-textual examination of a mass-murder
![American: The Bill Hicks Story](/images/stills/a/american_the_bill_hicks_story_2009.jpg)
Documentary examining the life and legacy of the controversial comic.
![Plan B](/images/stills/p/plan_b_2009.jpg)
When a man is dumped by his girlfriend, he determines to win her back... even if he has to get her new man out of the way.
![The French Kissers](/images/stills/f/french_kissers_2009.jpg)
A geeky underachiever finds his life turning around when the prettiest girl in his class declares an interest in him - but both are nervous, and they soon discover that relationships are fragile things.
![Trash Humpers](/images/stills/t/trash_humpers_2009.jpg)
A group of elderly people film themselves fornicating with the debris of society.
![Enter The Void](/images/stills/e/enter_the_void_2009.jpg)
A psychedelic journey into the afterlife.
![When You're Strange](/images/stills/w/when_youre_strange_2009_15550.jpg)
Documentary tracking the rise of The Doors, featuring rare footage of the band and Jim Morrison.
![Wah Do Dem](/images/stills/w/wah_do_dem_2009.jpg)
A young American tourist is robbed in Jamaica and his attempts to reach the American Embassy in Kingston turn into a surreal odyssey.
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