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The Cambridge Film Festival is operated by the charitable Cambridge Film Trust and backed by the BFI’s Film Festival Fund, which awards National Lottery funding to UK film festivals, giving audiences the opportunity to see a broad range of British and international films.

The festival runs from 19 to 26 October.

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Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge
After leaving prison, a thief crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot a heist.
The Desert Bride
The Desert Bride
When a live-in maid's path crosses that of a travelling salesman, her life will change forever.
The Forest Of The Lost Souls
The Forest Of The Lost Souls
Ricardo, a grieving father, and Carolina, a cynical young woman, meet in a notorious Portuguese suicide forest, where a mutual fascination develops.
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
A transgender woman fights for the right to grieve after the death of her partner.
You Were Never Really Here
You Were Never Really Here
A tormented assassin tries to rescue a girl but trouble lies ahead.
Loveless
Loveless
A couple go looking for their young son after he disappears during one of their bitter rows.
The Cinema Travellers
The Cinema Travellers
A documentary about travelling cinemas in India.
Félicité
Félicité
Story of a singer who finds herself in desperate circumstances after her son has an accident.
The Prince Of Nothingwood
The Prince Of Nothingwood
The story of Salim Shaheen, the most prolific and popular actor-director-producer in Afghanistan.
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner
A young girl in Afghanistan disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
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Cambridge Film Festival Features

Actors’s pride for 120 Beats Per Minute
Award-winner Biscayart on sexuality, activism and the pink condom
Campillo’s beat goes on
Director on AIDS drama 120 BPM, writing from the heart and collaboration
World of difference
Writer/producer Alex Lipschultz on the challenges of making Menashe
Kidman out of her comfort zone
Four different faces of star at Cannes
Östlund’s Monkey business
The Square director goes animal crackers.
Making The Wound
John Trengove talks about the challenges of his coming-of-age drama.
Cate Blanchett on stage and screens
Taking on The Present and speaking out in Manifesto.
Soaring ambition
Otto Bell on shooting The Eagle Huntress and the remarkable star of his documentary.
All about Kevin
Lynne Ramsay and Ezra Miller on the film everybody's talking about.
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