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".
Read our full 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival coverage.
View other Edinburgh International Film Festival Films by Strand: Black Box, British Gala, Director's Showcase, Document, Gala, Mirrorball, Retrospecive: Jeanne Moreau, Retrospective: Shirley Clarke, Rosebud, Shorts, Under The Radar
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Cadaver (Haebuhak-gyosil)(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.
Mum And Dad (Mum & Dad)(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. Full Review See: Perry Benson interview about Mum & Dad and Somers Town
Shiver (Eskalofrío)(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. Full Review
Time Crimes (Los Cronocrímenes, Timecrimes)(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. Full Review
Trail Of The Screaming Forehead(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. Full Review
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