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Venice Film Festival

2 September – 12 September 2015

Everest opened Venice on September 2
Everest opened Venice on September 2

Celebrating its 72nd edition in 2015, Venice Film Festival ran from September 2 to 12, it opened with Baltasar Kormakur's Everest and closed with Mr Six, directed by Hu Guan. The Official Competition films vie for the Golden Lion.

Seven films also competed in the Film Critics' Week section, which this year marks its 30th year. To celebrate, Peter Mullan was guest of honour and received the Saturnia Prize – SIC 30 Special Award – after his film Orphans (which also screened) was voted the best debut to ever be screened at the event.

Director Betrand Tavernier received a Lifetime Golden Lion ward and Brian De Palma received the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2015 Award.

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  • Behemoth
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    The art of Behemoth lies in the way it winds the viewer up in its quintessential narrative.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Everyday life in a Mongolian community turns into a Dantesque journey. Documentary.
  • Kill Me Please
    Review preview for Kill Me Please

    Like a Brazilian Angela Carter, writer/director Anita Rocha da Silveira tells the story of a young woman emerging from a sheltered suburban world to walk a dark path, discovering the wild creature inside herself.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    After an encounter with death a teenager will do anything to make sure she's alive.
  • MA
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    Director Celia Rowlson-Hall, a dancer and choreographer, is able to make visible through movement what harms the soul.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    In this modern-day vision of Mother Mary’s pilgrimage, a woman crosses the American Southwest, deconstructing the world around her.
  • The Clan
    Review preview for The Clan

    The film is briskly paced, infused with energy and the backdrop remains interesting.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    The true story of the Puccio Clan. A family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
  • Equals
    Review preview for Equals

    A ragbag of cliches that owe a debt to everything from Romeo and Juliet to THX 1138.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated but where a genetic glitch means some people can still fall in love.
  • The Childhood Of A Leader
    Review preview for The Childhood Of A Leader

    After all, what’s so sinister about reading Aesop’s Fables? Everything and nothing, Corbet suggests.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Fable about the rise of fascism set in post-First World War Europe.
  • The Wait
    Review preview for The Wait

    Despite Messina's efforts, there is much to recommend the film, especially its beautiful slow shots that give the actresses room to do their thing.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive.
  • Neon Bull
    Review preview for Neon Bull

    Mascaro is completely in control of his material.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Story of a bull handler who dreams of a career in the world of fashion.
  • Remember
    Review preview for Remember

    Atom Egoyan's terrifically paced episodic thriller Remember is hard to forget.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Zev has a mission: to avenge family, murdered 70 years ago by a Nazi guard who lives under an assumed identity in America.
  • A Bigger Splash
    Review preview for A Bigger Splash

    You have to care for these people to give a damn. That's hard.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A rock star's holiday is interrupted by the arrival of her old flame and his daughter.

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