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Sundance Film Festival · 2013

Sundance Film Festival 2013

Spotlight

The festival says: Regardless of where these films have played throughout the world, the Spotlight program is a tribute to the cinema we love.

Programme

7 films · 6 reviews

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Fill The Void (Lemale et ha'halal)

A woman's view of Tel Aviv's ultra-orthodox Hasidic community from the inside.

(Country: Israel; Year: 2012; Director: Rama Burshtein; Writer: Rama Burshtein; Stars: Hila Feldman, Razia Israeli, Yiftach Klein, Renana Raz, Ido Samuel, Chayim Sharir, Irit Sheleg, Hadas Yaron)

Gangs Of Wasseypur Part One

Review preview for Gangs Of Wasseypur Part One

Despite its length, the film rarely drags, and its dramatic passages give one a chance to rest between episodes of stomach-churning violence.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
An epic tale of rivalries between and within the families vying for control of a small town.

(Country: India; Year: 2012; Director: Anurag Kashyap; Writer: Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap, Sachin K. Ladia, Zeishan Quadri; Stars: Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Jameel Khan, Piyush Mishra, Jaideep Ahlawat, Huma Qureshi, Zeishan Quadri, Vipin Sharma, Satyakam Anand, Aditya Kumar, Vineet Singh, Raj Kumar Yadav, Mukesh Chhabra)

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US premiere

The Gatekeepers

Review preview for The Gatekeepers

And as Moreh probes the men, we, whether we agree with them or not, find ourselves drawn into their moral maze in all of its complexity.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Six former heads of Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, discuss their nation’s past, present and future.

(Country: Israel, France, Germany, Belgium; Year: 2012; Director: Dror Moreh)

Full review See: Dror Moreh interview about The Gatekeepers

Mud

Review preview for Mud

In Nichols' world, understanding isn't taught but something that comes with experience.

Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
Two teenagers try to reunite a fugitive with his long-term love.

(Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Jeff Nichols; Writer: Jeff Nichols; Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shephard)

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North American premiere

Sightseers

Review preview for Sightseers

If Malick's lands were bad, then Wheatley's are sad, as small injustices, petty jealousies and perceived slights lead to cold blooded murder and childish revenge.

Neil Mitchell · 4 out of 5
A young couple on a caravan holiday find themselves going on a killing spree.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Ben Wheatley; Writer: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Alice Jump; Stars: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Richard Glover)

Full review See: Steve Oram, Ben Wheatley, Alice Lowe interview about Sightseers

US premiere

Stories We Tell

Review preview for Stories We Tell

What is not in doubt is the raw emotion in this work - from Polley quivering with nervous energy as she watches her father read some of the more revelatory pieces of script - to the visible impact airing the family's dirty linen in public has on her sibli

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Sarah Polley investigates secrets in her own family.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Sarah Polley; Writer: Sarah Polley, Michael Polley; Stars: Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley, Cathy Gulkin, Marie Murphy, Robert MacMillan, Anne Tait, Deirdre Bowen, Victoria Mitchell, Mort Ransen, Geoffrey Bowes, Tom Butler)

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