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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.
View Films by Strand:
- 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
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Rapa Nui.
A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
Account of Ian Charleson’s life, capturing the moment when he faced his own mortality as he prepared to play Hamlet at the Royal National Theatre.
An Artificial Friend is desperate to find a loving home.
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 film.
Sylvester Stallone, then a failing actor, writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime - Rocky Balboa.
Returning to his childhood home deep in the mountains, Mike is drawn back into the quiet rituals of family life as the clan prepares for the winter ahead.
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.
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