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A brand new strand for this year's EIFF, described in the programme as "raw, risk-taking work from the cutting edge of new movie-making"

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Blood Car and Bigga Than Ben: A Russians’ Guide To Ripping Off London

Bigga Than Ben: A Russians’ Guide To Ripping Off London (Country: UK; Year: 2007; Director: Suzie Halewood; Writer: Suzie Halewood; Stars: Ben Barnes, Andrei Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan, Terence Anderson, Amy De Bhrún, Andrew Byron, Cecilia Colby, Naomi Cooper-Davis, Mervyn Etienne, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Dado Jehan)

Two sneaky young Russians dodge the military draft and head for London, all the while figuring out the best means for screwing their respective systems.

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UK Premiere

Blood Car (Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Alex Orr; Writer: Hugh Braselton, Alex Orr, Adam Pinney; Stars: Mike Brune, Anna Chlumsky, Katie Rowlett, Matt Hutchinson, Marla Malcolm, Mr. Malt, Matthew Stanton, Bill Szymanski, Hawmi Guillebeaux, Vince Canlas, Roudie Augustin) , Official Site

Troma-esque weirdness as a vegan invents a vehicle more reminiscent of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. Minus the crap Broadway songs, of course.

Full Review See: Diary article about the Edinburgh International Film Festival

UK Premiere

Crack Willow (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Martin Radich; Writer: Martin Radich; Stars: Mark Bennett, Reg Bennett, Ryan Mitchell, Beki Dakin, Oliver Dempster, Jez Scott, Melanie Luby, Peter Dargavel)

Social reality meets dangerous psychosis - fun for all the family.

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World Premiere

Spike (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Robert Beaucage; Writer: Robert Beaucage; Stars: Sarah Livingston Evans, Edward Gusts, Anna-Marie Wayne, Nancy P Corbo, Jared Edwards) , Official Site

Low budget monster horror with romantic undertones.

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World Premiere

Strange Girls (Country: USA; Year: 2008; Director: Rona Mark; Writer: Rona Mark; Stars: Angela Berliner, Jordana Berliner, Kasey Daley, David Dietz, George Drennen, Harry Gerhardt, Michael Gilbert, Nickole Horrell, Jane Hutton, Timothy Johnson, Meritt Latimore)

Sex, murder and depravity - twins should share all things in life...

Spike and Crack Willow

The Third Pint (Country: Argentina, UK; Year: 2007; Director: Luciano Podcaminsky; Writer: Luciano Podcaminsky; Stars: Patrick Aduma, Román Chaploski, León Dogodny, Cecilia Dopazo, Miranda Green, Carlos Kaspar, Tony Middleton, Ramiro Ramos)

The Invisible Man travels the world!

International Premiere