The EIFF programme says: "Fantastical, high octane, bizarre, kick-ass, ninja, zombie, sci-fi, kung-fu, horror, thriller cult movies way past your bedtime."
Read our full 2005 Edinburgh International Film Festival coverage.
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Antibodies (Antikorper) (Country: Germany; Director: Christian Alvart; Writer: Christian Alvart; Cast: Wotan Wilke Mohring, Heinz
Hoenig, Andre Hennicke, Ulrike
Krumbiegel, Hauke Diekamp,
Nina Proll, Jurgen Schornagel) A serial killer plays mind games with a policeman. UK Premiere. Full Review
A Bittersweet Life (Dal Kom Han In Saeng) (Country: South Korea; Director: Kim Ji-woon; Writer: Kim Ji-woon; Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Mina, Kim Young-chul, Whang Jung-min, Kim Roi-ha, Moon Ching-hyuk, Lee Ki-young, Oh Dalsoo, Jin Gu, Kim Hae-gon) A tale of revenge, infidelity and gangland warfare in South Korea. UK Premiere. Full Review
The Dark (Country: UK; Director: John Fawcett; Writer: Stephen Massicotte, Paul
Tamasy, based on Sheep by
Simon Maginn; Cast: Maria Bello, Sean Bean, Sophie
Stuckey, Maurice Roeves, Abigail
Stone, Richard Elfyn)
A Welsh ghost story with watery connections. World Premiere.
Dumplings (Country: Hong Kong; Director: Fruit Chan; Writer: Fruit Chan, Lilian Lee; Cast: Ling Bai, Pauline Lau, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Meme Tian, Miriam Yeung Chin Wah, Miki Yeung) Ageing star seeks out an anti-ageing recipe... just don't ask about the special ingredient. UK Premiere. Full Review
One Nite In Mongkok (Mongkok Hakye) (Country: Hong Kong; Director: Tung-Shing Yee; Writer: Tung-Shing Yee; Cast: Daniel Wu, Cecilia Chung, Alex Fong, Anson Leung, Kar Lok Chin, Suet Lam, Sam Lee) Triad tensions in Hong Kong bring a hired assassin from the mainland. UK Premiere. Full Review
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P (Country: UK/Thailand; Director: Paul Spurrier; Writer: Paul Spurrier; Cast: Suangporn Jaturaphut, Dean Barrett, Shaun Delaney, John Kathrein, Chartchai Kongsiri, Opal, Pisamai Pakdeevijit, Supatra Roongsawang, Narisara Sairatanee, Amy Siriya, Paul Spurrier) Thai country girl uses terror magic in Bangkok go-go bar. UK Premiere. Full Review
Snuff Movie (Snuff-Movie) (Country: UK and Romania; Director: Bernard Rose; Writer: Bernard Rose; Cast: Jeroen Krabbe, Lisa Enos, Hugo Myatt, Joe Reegan, Teri Harrison, Alastair Mackenzie) Psychodrama by horror auteur Boris Arkadin. World Premiere. Full Review
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