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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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Trail Of The Screaming ForeheadCadaver
(Country: South Korea; Director: Derek Son; Cast: 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.

(Country: United Kingdom; Director: Steven Sheil; Writer: Steven Sheil; Cast: Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard, Toby Alexander, Toby Cooper)
Kidnapped by her co-workers, a young airport worker unwillingly becomes part of a grotesque family which survives in working class Britain by murdering strangers for their money - but that's not the half of it. Not for viewers with weak stomachs. World Premiere.
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(Country: Spain; Director: Isidro Ortiz; Writer: Hernán Migoya, José Gamo, José Gamo, Alejandro Hernández, Isidro Ortiz; Cast: Junio Valverde, Blanca Suárez, Jimmy Barnatán, Mar Sodupe, Francesc Orella, Paul Berrondo, Josep Maria Domènech, Roberto Enríquez, Andrés Herrera, Katia Klein, Blanca Martínez)
Santi suffers from a chronic illness which means sunlight is bad for him, but his peers don't understand and he is frequently bullied. So his mother moves them to a remote northern town where there is little light. There, however, the people are no kinder, and nasty goings-on in the woods suggest that there may be something else there which likes the dark... UK Premiere.
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(Country: Spain; Director: Nacho Vigalondo; Writer: Nacho Vigalondo; Cast: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Juan Inciarte)
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. See:

(Country: USA; Director: Larry Blamire; Writer: Larry Blamire; Cast: 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. International Premiere.


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Michel Hazanavicius, the Dardennes and others on cinematic and fairy tale influences.

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