London Film Festival

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  Hell Drivers

  Review preview for Hell Drivers

  Hell Drivers is a gem.

  An ex-con trucker tries to expose his boss's rackets.
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  Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

  Review preview for Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

  With imagery that shifts seamlessly from the kawaii to the diabolical, not least in a darkly psychedelic sequence near the end, this is a film that really makes its mark.

  Three children decide to leave their homes looking a better life.
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  After Love

  Review preview for After Love

  The script takes an adult approach to emotions, even as it shows how childish a situation can become.

  After they split, a couple continue to share a house because of financial constraints.
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  Indivisible

  Review preview for Indivisible

  Indivisible is the best film to come out of Italy this year.

  Conjoined twin sisters make a living as singers but the news that they could be safely separated changes everything.
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  The Red Turtle

  Review preview for The Red Turtle

  Some of the art is truly breathtaking, especially the star-filled skies, and the movement of the various animals we meet is beautifully observed.

  The life of a castaway on a desert island.
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  Kills On Wheels

  Review preview for Kills On Wheels

  Kills On Wheels is a brutal and brutally funny thriller.

  Two disabled lads get together with an ex-fireman and form a gang of hired assassins.
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  Brimstone

  Review preview for Brimstone

  Koolhoven wants all voyeurism of an exploitation flick while still expecting us to take his artistry seriously, and it's an unholy mix.

  Revenge tale about a mute midwife in the American West.
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  The Graduation

  Review preview for The Graduation

  The film shimmers and provokes where it is least expected.

  A documentary about selection procedures at cinema school La Fémis in Paris.
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  The Handmaiden

  Review preview for The Handmaiden

  One of the film’s leading forces is its stunning visual composition.

  A handmaiden sets out to swindle an heiress but things don't go to plan.
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  A Dark Song

  Review preview for A Dark Song

  Walker's performance as a woman mentally imprisoned by the strength of her own feelings is painful to watch, in a good way.

  A grieving mother sets out to contact her dead child.

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Features

• Looking for trouble
  Oliver Laxe on making life difficult for himself when filming Mimosas.
• For whom the Bell tolls
  Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum talk Letters From Baghdad, Thelma Schoonmaker, Werner Herzog, Ridley Scott and more.
• Untold stories
  Jon Nguyen on the art of filming David Lynch.
• Portrait of a Lady
  William Oldroyd on austerity and colour-blind casting in his debut Lady Macbeth.
• Huppert - the actress who knows no fear
  Elle star on working with Verhoeven, awards and the gift of confidence
• The X factor
  Stephen Kijak on his career and rockumentary We Are X.
• The view from the mountain
  Cristian Mungiu talks about honesty, guilt and Graduation.
• The outsider's story
  Amma Asante on exploring otherness in A United Kingdom.
• A formidable woman
  Rosamund Pike on playing Ruth Williams in A United Kingdom.
• A duck to water
  Paul Schneider on types of actor, Ibsen, and The Daughter.
• Soaring ambition
  Otto Bell on shooting The Eagle Huntress and the remarkable star of his documentary.
• Making a killing, part 2
  Billy O’Brien on serendipity and the making of I Am Not A Serial Killer.
• A European success
  Maren Ade and Sandra Hüller on award winner Toni Erdmann.
• Making a killing, part 1
  Billy O’Brien on I Am Not A Serial Killer and how he became a filmmaker.
• Magnetism of Magnus
  Benjamin Ree on the challenges and rewards of his chess documentary.
• In search of Gertrude Bell
  Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum on Letters From Baghdad.
• Finding faith
  Eugène Green on fathers, donkeys and Son Of Joseph.
• Inside and out
  Kleber Mendonça Filho on Aquarius and a changing world.
• Capturing the dance
  Sergei Polunin and Steven Cantor on David LaChapelle, family and Project Polunin.
• In-between moments
  Kristen Stewart and Kelly Reichardt on Certain Women.
• A study of clumsiness
  Kenneth Lonergan on Manchester By The Sea and moments when life doesn't cooperate.
• Bertrand Tavernier's odyssey
  The director discusses My Journey Through French Cinema.
• On pointe
  Sergei Polunin and Steven Cantor on Dancer.
• Stone: US state security way beyond East German Stasi
  Snowden director and stars talk about whistleblowing, terrorism and biopic.
• Kristen - spirited away by Assayas
  Twilight star on ghosts, communication and energies.
• Noting the difference
  Composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans talk about Christine, Frank & Lola and The Fits.

News

• Certain Women takes top prize at LFF
  Raw and Starless Dreams also honoured.
• London Film Festival announces full programme
  Line-up includes 18 world premieres.
• Free Fire to close London Film Festival
  Ben Wheatley's film will