Fernando Mereilles' latest film 360 opens the 2011 London Film Festival Fernando Mereilles' latest film 360 opens the 2011 London Film Festival

The 55th London Film Festival will run from October 12 to 27. The Opening Night film is the latest from Fernando Merilles (City Of God, The Constant Gardener) 360, and Terrence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea closes the festival.

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I Wish
I Wish
Two brothers hatch a plot to make their reunion wish come true.
Dreams Of A Life
Dreams Of A Life
The intriguing story of a woman discovered in a London flat three years after her death.
Otelo Burning
Otelo Burning
Three friends discover surfing as an escape from the violence of late-apartheid South Africa.
Let The Bullets Fly
Let The Bullets Fly
Jiang Wen's rumbustious comedy-adventure, set in the 1920s, is an Eastern Western. Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You and Jiang himself star as the three unscrupulous men vying for control of Goose Town: fun performances, and lots of flying bullets.
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro
Director Robert Guediguian returns to his old Marseilles stamping ground for an entertaining, politically passionate drama starring the director's ensemble regulars.
Les Enfants du Paradis
Les Enfants du Paradis
Four men compete for the affections of Garance, a free spirited courtesan.
360
360
A dynamic, star-studded study of love in the 21st century.
The Forgiveness Of Blood
The Forgiveness Of Blood
An Albanian family are caught in a blood feud.
A Simple Life
A Simple Life
An existential drama about how two people’s relationship survives after one of them has a stroke.
We Can't Go Home Again
We Can't Go Home Again
A companion piece to Don't Expect Too Much, We Can't Go Home Again is an experimental vision of disillusioned American youth in the Seventies.
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