Programme for Thursday 29 October

Morning | Afternoon | Evening

Film on the Square

Tell Me Who You Are

Thu 29 |

12:45 |

Vue Screen 6

PRIORITY BOOKING

An exploration of polygamy and sexual double standards in modern day Bamako, told in full blown melodramatic style.

New British Cinema

Starsuckers

Thu 29 |

13:00 |

Vue Screen 5

PRIORITY BOOKING

Chris Atkins' revelatory documentary exposes the shams and deceit involved in creating a pernicious celebrity culture.

Cinema Europa

The White Space

Thu 29 |

13:30 |

Vue Screen 7

PRIORITY BOOKING

Sensitive, powerful and touching story of a middle-aged woman, coping with the premature birth.

World Cinema

Power of the Poor

Thu 29 |

13:45 |

NFT2

PRIORITY BOOKING

The second chapter of a planned trilogy critical of the imbalance of power in Dogon social life.

New British Cinema

She, a Chinese

Thu 29 |

13:45 |

Vue Screen 9

PRIORITY BOOKING

A fresh and imaginative cross-cultural story about an enigmatic young woman's search for herself and a place to belong.

Cinema Europa

Protektor

Thu 29 |

14:00 |

NFT1

PRIORITY BOOKING

Radio journalist Emil protects his film star wife against anti-Semitism in a stylish drama set in Prague during the Nazi occupation.

World Cinema

Bare Essence of Life Ultra-Miracle Love Story

Thu 29 |

14:00 |

NFT3

PRIORITY BOOKING

The new teacher in an Aomori village primary school finds herself with a very persistent suitor (the 'differently wired' Yojin, played by hot young star Kenichi Matsuyama) in Satoko Yokohama oddball comedy-drama.

World Cinema

Nymph

Thu 29 |

15:30 |

Vue Screen 5

PRIORITY BOOKING

The supernatural intervenes in a failing marriage in Pen-ek Ratanaruang's wonderfully offbeat tale of a photographer who enters the jungle and emerges a changed man.

French Revolutions

Persecution

Thu 29 |

15:45 |

Vue Screen 7

PRIORITY BOOKING

Romain Duris is magnetic as an angst-ridden outsider in Patrice Chéreau's taut psychological drama, also starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Experimenta

FILM IST. a girl & a gun

Thu 29 |

16:00 |

NFT2

PRIORITY BOOKING

A battle of the sexes told with myth and magic: Gustav Deutsch's erotically charged epic, crafted from extraordinary archive footage.

Film on the Square

Glorious 39

Thu 29 |

16:00 |

Vue Screen 6

PRIORITY BOOKING

Family secrets and political intrigue in this absorbing thriller set on the eve of the Second World War.

Treasures from the Archives

Leave Her to Heaven

Thu 29 |

16:15 |

NFT1

PRIORITY BOOKING

John M Stahl's delirious Technicolor melodrama about a ruthless woman driven to cruel acts of jealousy by her father complex.

World Cinema

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo

Thu 29 |

16:15 |

NFT3

PRIORITY BOOKING

Documentary following the preparations for the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo, in just the second year female inmates are allowed to compete.

World Cinema

Blessed

Thu 29 |

16:15 |

Vue Screen 9

PRIORITY BOOKING

A daringly complex study of the relationship between mothers with their children, from Australian director Ana Kokkinos.

World Cinema

Kamui

Thu 29 |

18:15 |

NFT2

PRIORITY BOOKING

Probably the best ninja movie ever made, Yoichi Sai's adaptation from the legendary manga blends folk-tale, action fantasy and parable; with hot young star Kenichi Matsuyama as the hero.

Film on the Square

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Thu 29 |

18:15 |

Vue Screen 7

PRIORITY BOOKING

Treasures from the Archives

Laila

Thu 29 |

18:30 |

NFT1

PRIORITY BOOKING

Silent epic saga set in Norway's frozen far north, where a foundling child is rescued and brought up by reindeer herders.

Experimenta

Hollis Frampton: Hapax Legomena

Thu 29 |

18:30 |

NFT3

PRIORITY BOOKING

Frampton's 7-part series explores the relationship between filmmaker and viewer, and the possibilities of the medium itself. New prints from recent preservation.

Film on the Square

No One Knows About Persian Cats

Thu 29 |

18:30 |

Vue Screen 6

PRIORITY BOOKING

Bahman Ghobadi portrays Tehran as a city with a vibrant underground indie rock scene.

French Revolutions

Regrets

Thu 29 |

18:45 |

Vue Screen 9

PRIORITY BOOKING

Cedric Kahn's suspenseful, psychological twist on that staple, the French adultery drama, with Yvan Attal and Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi as ex-lovers dangerously reunited.

Galas & Special Screenings

Nowhere Boy

Thu 29 |

19:00 |

ODEON LEICESTER SQ.

TICKET BALLOT

Artist Sam Taylor Wood's debut feature is a sensitive and sprightly look at John Lennon's formative years, from a script by Control writer Matt Greenhalgh.

New British Cinema

Don't Worry About Me

Thu 29 |

19:00 |

STUDIO

FULLY BOOKED

After a one-night-stand gone wrong, Southerner David finds himself stranded and broke in Liverpool.

Galas & Special Screenings

Winner of Best Film Award: A Prophet

Thu 29 |

19:30 |

Vue Screen 5

PRIORITY BOOKING

This new Award celebrates creative, original, imaginative, intelligent and distinctive filmmaking in the Festival.

Galas & Special Screenings

Winner of Grierson Award: Defamation

Thu 29 |

20:30 |

NFT2

PRIORITY BOOKING

For the best feature-length documentary at this year's Festival.

Galas & Special Screenings

Winner of The Sutherland Trophy: Ajami

Thu 29 |

20:45 |

Vue Screen 7

PRIORITY BOOKING

For the most original and imaginative first feature at this year's festival.

Film on the Square

44 Inch Chest

Thu 29 |

21:00 |

Vue Screen 6

PRIORITY BOOKING

Ray Winstone and friends behaving very badly in this powerful drama of a wronged husband trying to regain his self-respect.

Galas & Special Screenings

Winner of Best British Newcomer Award: Jack Thorne - Screenwriter, The Scouting Book For Boys

Thu 29 |

21:15 |

Vue Screen 9

PRIORITY BOOKING

This Award celebrates new and emerging British film talent and recognises the achievements of a new writer, producer or director who has demonstrated real creative flair and imagination with their first feature.