The Tragedy Of Macbeth The Tragedy Of Macbeth

This year's edition of the festival will run as a hybrid event, featuring in person screenings and online from October 6 to 17. Several of the films will also be simultaneously screened at partner venues elsewhere in the UK. The festival will open with The Harder They Fall and close with Macbeth.

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Sediments
Sediments
Just as the Earth is, our inner selves are made up of many layers that make up our identity and tell the story of our existence.
The Taking
The Taking
A documentary exploring the use of Monument Valley in film.
Hinterland
Hinterland
Returning to a Vienna they hardly recognise after two years in a Russian PoW camp, a group of Austrian soldiers are hunted by a sadistic serial killer.
Earwig
Earwig
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia’s wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave...
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
The tale of an impotent man who tries to assert his masculinity through fighting but cannot come to terms with his past.
8 Bar - The Evolution of Grime
8 Bar - The Evolution of Grime
Documentary tracking the history of Grime music.
Cop Secret
Cop Secret
Mismatched buddy cop spoof.
Leave No Traces
Leave No Traces
Poland, 1983. The country is shaken by the case of Grzegorz Przemyk - a high school student beaten to death by militia. Based on true events, the film follows the story of Jurek - the only witness of the beating, who overnight became the number one enemy of the state.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds
Marianne Winckler, a well-known author, goes to live in northern France to research for her new book on the subject of job insecurity. Without revealing her true identity, she gets hired as a cleaner, working with a group of other women.
A Tale Of Love And Desire
A Tale Of Love And Desire
Ahmed’s world is thrown off-balance when he encounters Farah, newly-arrived from Tunis, who challenges everything he thought he knew.
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London Film Festival Features

History invented in real time
James Hamilton on CJ Hunt’s The Neutral Ground
Reclaiming Welsh horror
Lee Haven Jones and Annes Elwy on Welsh cinema, folk horror and The Feast
On the crest of a wave
Martyn Robertson on Ride The Wave and surfing star Ben Larg
Hollowed out
Ruth Paxton on neatness, food, a pervading sense of dread, and A Banquet
The possibility of games
Andreas Fontana on Howard Hawks, Jorge Luis Borges and Azor
Jude Uncovered!
An almost complete A to Z to Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn
From saving goals to shooting film
Icelandic goalie Hannes Þór Halldórsson on his movie debut Cop Secret
Ideas create the aesthetic
Ed Lachman on Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, and shooting interviews for The Velvet Underground
Secret plan
Cop Secret writers and stars on how a comedy trailer turned into an action movie
Making space for magic
Alexandre Koberidze on folktales and What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?
A participant observer
Ed Lachman on Songs For Drella, Lou Reed, John Cale, and The Velvet Underground
'I’m always amazed people are shocked by sex in movies'
Benedetta director Paul Verhoeven on religion, nudity, and sexuality
Team Tilda make a splash
Mother and daughter reunion for a Cannes ovation
Fishing for truth
Luzzu director Alex Camilleri on the casting and shooting of his debut
Reinventing herself
Mia Hansen-Løve on Bergman Island, ghosts and Maya
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