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Sundance Film Festival · 2013

Sundance Film Festival 2013

Sundance London - UK Spotlight

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5 films · 5 reviews

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In Fear

Review preview for In Fear

Lovering has crafted an old-fashioned thriller for those who like to be gripped without gore and which offers enough surprise and inventiveness to suggest that he has a career beckoning beyond the confines of television.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A couple get lost in the countryside and as night falls they realise they may not be alone.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Jeremy Lovering; Writer: Jeremy Lovering; Stars: Alice Englert, Iain De Caestecker, Allen Leech) , Official site , Trailer

The Look Of Love

Review preview for The Look Of Love

This is a serious and entertaining character study - stripping down the lives of Soho and Raymond - that has the looks and acting talent to win over a crowd.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Biopic of porn king Paul Raymond.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Michael Winterbottom; Writer: Matt Greenhalgh; Stars: Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton, Chris Addison, David Walliams)

Metro Manila

Review preview for Metro Manila

Metro Manila is a film to be reckoned with, offering a gripping narrative, poetic imagery and some social commentary to boot.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
The trials of a family who move to Manila in search of a better life.

(Country: UK, Philippines; Year: 2013; Director: Sean Ellis; Writer: Sean Ellis, Frank E Flowers; Stars: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega, Ana Abad-Santos, Erin Panlilio, Moises Magisa, Mailes Canapi)

The Summit

Review preview for The Summit

At its best this film is a gripping look at what drives people to brave the heights, although it would have benefited from taking a more linear approach to its undoubtedly well-researched material.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary exploration of a deadly attempt to ascend K2.

(Country: Ireland, UK, Switzerland, US; Year: 2012; Director: Nick Ryan; Writer: Mark Monroe; Stars: Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Marco Confortola, Pat Falvey, Niall Foley, Stefan Grossniklaus, Pasang Lama, Tshering Lama, J.J. McDonnell, Christo Mitzkov, Johannes Moser, Lars Nessa, Damien O'Brien, Lochlainn O'Mearain, Garrett Philipps) , Trailer