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Lars, once the young darling of the art scene, is slipping away fast into the land of has-beens: he has hit the proverbial creative brick wall. Up till now, his creativity has come at too high a cost: inspiration could only come in the form of carnage – blood, guts and limbs – and he’s [...]
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Rookie Garda officer Lisa Nolan has chosen the wrong time to come to Erin Island, a tiny remote community off the coast of Ireland. A storm is coming in and a squidlike alien creature has just landed on the island and is busy snacking its way through the locals. Soon it becomes apparent that the [...]
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In an alternate New York, the hugely popular ‘Hero TV’ broadcasts the daring feats of the city’s most famous superheroes, rating their achievements and awarding points until an annual King of Heroes is crowned. Known for careless property damage in the line of duty, unpopular veteran Wild Tiger is assigned a new partner by his [...]
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Ann, a reclusive elegant lady, with an obsession for butterflies, is surprisingly befriended by the eerily beautiful young Alice. Using her seductive innocence, Alice establishes a disturbing mother daughter relationship with Ann. Lured into her twisted world, Ann soon discovers that she is not the only recipient of the girl’s affections.
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The Berserk anime is set in a foreboding, medieval Europeaninspired world, where a hundred year war rages on. Lone mercenary Guts travels the land, cutting down his opponents with unrivalled swordsmanship. His ferocity and strength attracts the attention of Griffith, leader of the mercenary group The Band of the Hawk.
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The hugely popular Fanomenon Anime Day returns to LIFF this year on Sunday 11th November, also presented on the first day of the Thought Bubble Festival 2012 and in partnership with Scotland Loves Animation. Starting at 12 noon in the superb setting of the Victoria Hall at Leeds Town Hall, the Fanomenon Anime Day will [...]
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Channelling the frustrations of life in contemporary Athens in an idiosyncratic style contrasting with the current wave of absurdist Greek cinema, Boy Eating the Bird’s Food is a stunning debut feature by Ektoras Lygizos.
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The spectre of the current Greek economic crisis looms large in this astonishing feature that sees realism and allegory sit side-by-side. An [...]
Films screening on Sunday 11th November, 2012
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