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The Motorcycle DiariesUntold Scandal
(Country: US; Director: Jim Jarmusch; Writer: Jim Jarmusch; Cast: Roberto Benigni. Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Cate Blanchett, Meg White, Jack White, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan, GZA, RZA, Bill Murray)
Series of sketches based around coffee and cigarettes, featuring a collection of the great and the good from the indie side of Hollywood. Scottish Premiere.

(Country: France; Director: Agnès Jaoui; Writer: Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri; Cast: Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Laurent Grévill, Virginie Desarnauts, Keine Bouhiza, Grégoire Oestermann, Serge Riaboukine, Michèle Moretti, Jean-Pierre Lazzerini, Jacques Boko)
A young woman finds herself torn between idolising her father and hating him for his indifferent attitude towards her. Scottish Premiere.

(Country: China/Hong Kong; Director: Zhang Yimou; Writer: Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin; Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen, Man-Yuk, Liu Zhong Yuan, Zheng Tian Yong, Quin Yan)
Visually ravishing fable of maverick warriors in ancient China. UK Premiere.

(Country: UK/Ireland; Director: Damien O'Donnell; Writer: Jeffrey Caine; Cast: James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, Brenda Fricker, Gerald McSorley, Tom Hickey)
Anarchic behavior in a care home leads to freedom and independence for two disabled Irishmen. World Premiere.

(Country: Argentina/Chile/Peru/US; Director: Walter Salles; Writer: Jose Rivera, based on books by Che Guevara and Alberto Granado; Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Moran, Jean Pierre Noher, Lucas Oro, Franco Solazzi, Ricardo Diaz Mourelle, Marina Glazer, Sofia Bertolotto)
Coming of age drama based on the writings of a young Che Guevara. UK Premiere.

Saved!Coffee And Cigarettes
(Country: US; Director: Brian Dannelly; Writer: Brian Dannelly, Michael Urban; Cast: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Eva Amurri, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo, Chad Faust, Elizabeth Thai, Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Kett Turton)
High school comedy takes a side-swipe at Christian fundamentalism after a teenage girl becomes pregnant to her gay pal. International Premiere.

(Country: France; Director: Frederic Shoendoerffer; Writer: Frederic Shoendoerffer, OLivier Douyere; Cast: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassell, Andre Dussollier, Charles Berling, Bruno Todeschini, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Ludovic Schoendoerffer, Eric Savin, Serge Avedikian, Gabrielle Lazure)
Inside the lives of France's best secret agents. UK Premiere.

(Country: South Korea; Director: E J-yong; Writer: E J-yong; Cast: Bae Yong-jun, Lee Mi-sook, Jeon Do-yeon)
Korean retelling of the French classic Les Liaison Dangereuses. UK Premiere.


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