London Film Festival 2024

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When The Light Breaks When The Light Breaks
When The Light Breaks and Queens Of Drama
All Of You (Country: US, UK; Year: 2024; Director: William Bridges; Writer: William Bridges, Brett Goldstein; Stars: Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Jenna Coleman, Steven Cree, Zawe Ashton, Éva Magyar, Jamie Langlands, Alara-Star Khan, Tariq Rasheed)
After a woman takes a test to determine her soulmate, her best friend realises just how much he cares.
All Shall Be Well (Country: Hong Kong, China; Year: 2024; Director: Ray Yeung; Writer: Ray Yeung; Stars: Patra Au, Lin-Lin Li, Tai-Bo, So-Ying Hui, Chung-Hang Leung, Fish Liew, Rachel Leung, Lai Chai Ming, Li Lai Ha, Luna Shaw, Gia Yu Yuk Wah, Bonde Sham, Hon-Fai Ho, Michael Khan, Miles Sible)
Angie and Pat have been together for over four decades but after Pat's unexpected death, Angie finds herself at the mercy of Pat's family as she struggles to retain her dignity and the home that both had shared for over 30 years.
At Averroès & Rosa Parks (Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Nicolas Philibert)
A documentary portrait of life in two Parisian hospital wards.
Grand Tour (Country: Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, China; Year: 2024; Director: Miguel Gomes; Writer: Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo, Babu Targino; Stars: Jani Zhao, Gonçalo Waddington, João Pedro Vaz, Teresa Madruga, Manuela Couto, Crista Alfaiate, Lang Khê Tran, Diogo Dória, Cláudio da Silva, Américo Silva, João Pedro Bénard, Jorge Andrade, Joana Bárcia, André Lourido, Giacomo Leone)
The travels of a civil servant after he runs away from his finacee.
I'm Your Venus (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Kimberly Reed; Stars: Gisele Alicea, Daniella Carter, Gia Marie Love, John Pellagatti Jr., Joseph Pellagatti, Louie Pellagatti, Michael Roberson, Maximo Xtravaganza, Venus Xtravaganza)
Documentary considering the unsolved murder of Paris Is Burning star Venus Xtravaganza.
When Fall Is Coming When Fall Is Coming
When Fall Is Coming and All Shall Be Well
Motherboard (Country: Austria; Year: 2024; Director: Victoria Mapplebeck; Stars: Victoria Mapplebeck)
Personal documentary about single parenthood and navigating illness and the pandemic.
Patrice: The Movie (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Ted Passon; Stars: Rachael Dutta, Patrice Jetter, Kellan Alberto)
Disabled rights documentary focusing on a man and a woman who risk losing their benefits if they wed.
Pavements (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Alex Ross Perry; Writer: Stephen Malkmus, Alex Ross Perry; Stars: Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kanberg, Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Fred Hechinger, Zoe Lister-Jones, Nat Wolff, Tim Heidecker, Logan Miller, Griffin Newman, Michael Esper, Kathryn Gallagher, Violette Trotter, Keith Poulson, John El-Jor)
An hybrid examination of the iconic 1990s indie band.
Queens Of Drama (Les Reines du drame) (Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2024; Director: Alexis Langlois; Writer: Carlotta Coco, Thomas Colineau, Alexis Langlois; Stars: Asia Argento, Alma Jodorowsky, Thomas Poitevin, Bilal Hassani, Louiza Aura, Raya Martigny, Jean-Biche, Drag Couenne, Nana Benamer, Dustin Muchuvitz, Julia Fiquet, Gio Ventura, Elodie Barthels)
2055. Steevyshady, an overly botoxed Youtuber tells their idol’s mad destiny: we follow pop diva singer Mimi Madamour from the very peak of her career in 2005, all the way down to the pits of hell, a downfall brought about by her love story with punk icon Billie Kohler. For half a century these drama queens have sung their passion and their rage high upon a stage.
Sex (Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Dag Johan Haugerud; Stars: Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Siri Forberg, Birgitte Larsen)
Two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their views on sexuality and gender roles.
Tarika (Stadoto) (Country: Bulgaria, Germany, Luxembourg; Director: Milko Lazarov; Writer: Ekaterina Churilova, Milko Lazarov, Simeon Ventsislavov)
A young woman with a rare genetic disease becomes the target of suspicion from residents of her village home.
Weightless (Country: Italy; Year: 2024; Director: Sara Fgaier; Writer: Sara Fgaier, Sabrina Cusano, Maurizio Buquicchio; Stars: Amira Chebli, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Lise Lomi, Andrea Renzi, Stefano Rossi Giordani, Emilio Scarpa, Sara Serraiocco, Elyas Turki)
A grief-stricken amnesiac tries to regain his memory.
When Fall Is Coming (Quand vient l'automne) (Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: François Ozon; Writer: François Ozon; Stars: Josiane Balasko, Hélène Vincent, Ludivine Sagnier, Sophie Guillemin, Vincent Colombe, Pierre Lottin, Marie-Laurence Tartas)
Michelle, a model grandmother, is enjoying peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her best friend Marie-Claude. On All Saints' Day, her daughter Valérie arrives to drop off her grandson Lucas for the school holiday week. But nothing will go to plan.
When The Light Breaks (Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France; Year: 2024; Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson; Writer: Rúnar Rúnarsson; Stars: Elín Hall, Katla Njálsdóttir, Mikael Kaaber, Ágúst Wigum, Gunnar Hrafn Kristjánsson, Baldur Einarsson)
From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
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