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The Angel’s Share

The latest film from legendary British director Ken Loach and his long-time collaborator screenwriter Paul Laverty (their previous films include the Palme d’Or winning The Wind that Shakes the Barley) pays homage to the famous Ealing comedy Whisky Galore.

Berberian Sound Studio

This critically acclaimed chiller comes from British director Peter Strickland whose 2009 debut, the darkly atmospheric revenge drama Katalin Varga, played to a highly appreciative WFC audience.

The Pervert’s Guide To Ideology

British documentary film directed by Sophie Fiennes and written and presented by Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalytic theorist Slavoj Žižek.

Searching for Sugarman

Two South Africans, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, seek to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true and, if not, to discover what had become of him.

The Invisible Woman

A sumptuous biopic of the private life of Charles Dickens, focusing on his loveless marriage and secret affair with a younger woman, Nelly Ternan.

The Selfish Giant

This passionate contemporary fable, which features outstanding performances by its young leads, has echoes of socio-realist classics such as Ken Loach’s Kes.

The Stuart Hall Project

This absorbing documentary pays tribute to the sociologist and pioneer of cultural studies Stuart Hall, who founded the New Left Review and coined the term ‘Thatcherism’.

Locke

Locke has done what many married men fantasize about doing at some point in their lives, he’s slept with another woman (if only for one night).

Northern Soul

Set in Lancashire in 1974, the film follows Matt and John as they leave behind a humdrum life of youth clubs and factory lines to chase a dream of travelling to the US, unearthing unknown soul 45s and establishing themselves as top DJs on the Northern soul music scene.

Under the Skin

This unique and absorbing film, adapted by Walter Campbell from Michel Faber’s 2000 novel, depicts a female sexual predator (Johansson) stalking a gritty Glaswegian urban landscape.

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