Eye For Film >> Festivals >> EIFF >> 2008 >> Night Moves

The Night Moves section of the film festival, say the organisers, is "the wild and wicked late-night section of the programme, for those who like their cinema experiences dark, risky or just plain scary".

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Mum And Dad and Timecrimes

Cadaver (Haebuhak-gyosil) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2007; Director: Derek Son; Stars: Han Ji-min, On Ju-wan, Oh Tae-kyung)

South Korean autopsy thriller with a deliciously dark atmosphere and the pace to match.

International Premiere

Mum And Dad (Mum & Dad) (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Steven Sheil; Writer: Steven Sheil; Stars: Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard, Toby Alexander, Toby Cooper) , Official Site , Trailer

Brit horror, sees an airport worker face the perils of a close-knit family. In cinemas and on DVD this Boxing Day. Plus read our exclusive interview with Perry Benson.

Full Review See: Perry Benson interview about Mum & Dad and Somers Town

World Premiere

Shiver (Eskalofrío) (Country: Spain; Year: 2008; Director: Isidro Ortiz; Writer: Hernán Migoya, José Gamo, José Gamo, Alejandro Hernández, Isidro Ortiz; Stars: Junio Valverde, Blanca Suárez, Jimmy Barnatán, Mar Sodupe, Francesc Orella, Paul Berrondo, Josep Maria Domènech, Roberto Enríquez, Andrés Herrera, Katia Klein, Blanca Martínez) , Official Site , Trailer

A teenager suffering from a debilitating illness moves to a small town only to encounter more bullies - plus something worse waiting in the woods.

Full Review

UK Premiere

Trail Of The Screaming Forehead (Country: USA; Year: 2007; Director: Larry Blamire; Writer: Larry Blamire; Stars: Daniel Roebuck, Susan McConnell, Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, H.M. Wynant, Brian Howe, Dan Conroy, Alison Martin, Trish Geiger, Jennifer Blaire, Larry Blamire)

50s B-movies take a turn for a spoofing, as alien soul-sucking foreheads flood the world.

Full Review

International Premiere

Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes, Time Crimes) (Country: Spain; Year: 2007; Director: Nacho Vigalondo; Writer: Nacho Vigalondo; Stars: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Juan Inciarte) , Official Site

When a man accidentally travels back in time, he finds restoring the status quo is easier said than done. Plus read our exclusive interview with director Nacho Vigalondo.

Full Review See: Interview with Nacho Vigalondo about Extraterrestrial and Windows
, Nacho Vigalondo interview about Timecrimes and the remake