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The 70th edition of the festival will run from October 8 to 17. It will open with Simon Stone's Elsinore and close with Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut.
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- Archive
- Create
- Cult
- Dare
- Debate
- Documentary Competition
- Experimenta
- Family
- First Feature Competition
- Galas
- Journey
- Laugh
- Love
- Official Competition
- Thrill
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London Latest Reviews
Follows two mountaineers as they attempt to climb and ski the direct North Face of Mount Everest.
A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.
In contemporary London, social workers Amy and Rosie navigate the stressors and joys of life together, be that work, family or messy dating lives.
A young man in supported housing tries to juggle his musical aspirations and mental health issues.
Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
Drama charting Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of The Sun newspaper and its upturning of the landscape under editor Larry Lamb in 1969.
Historical drama set against a backdrop of Vichy France as a man strives to help France's renewal.
In contemporary Dhaka, a bride-to-be preparing for her dream wedding begins to lose control of her body as beauty rituals, social expectations, and supernatural forces collide, transforming her journey toward marriage into an unsettling search for freedom.
Josette (80) lives alone in Yaoundé, Cameroon. All her children have left for the West. She encourages them to build houses in Cameroon, a ploy to bring them back to her. But the unexpected bond she forms with Sarah, a young woman from her neighborhood, shatters everything she has built her life on: her family, her responsibilities, and her hopes.
A pregnant Iranian woman and a Serbian man longing for fatherhood, both bisexual and living in Germany, marry. Their families, divided by language yet united by affection, come together to celebrate.
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