An impressive selection of independent films from all across Europe.
Mark Of An Angel and Let The Right One In
The Class
(Entre les murs)
(Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Laurent Cantet; Writer: François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet; Stars: François Bégaudeau, Wei Huang, Esmeralda Ouertani, Franck Keita)
Quasi-documentary about a group of Parisian school kids.
Cherry Blossoms
(Kirschblüten - Hanami)
(Country: Germany, France; Year: 2008; Director: Doris Dörrie; Writer: Doris Dörrie; Stars: Hannelore Elsner, Elmar Wepper, Robert Döhlert, Aya Irizuki, Floriane Daniel)
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A couple threatened by illness undertake a strange journey together, but a stranger one is to come.
Chiko
(Country: Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Özgür Yildirim; Writer: Özgür Yildirim; Stars: Denis Moschitto, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volkan Özcan, Fahri Yardim, Reyhan Sahin, Lilay Huser, Philipp Baltus, Henny Reents, Hans Löw, Simon Goerts)
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Crime thriller sees a pair of pals fall foul of a drug lord.
The Daisy Chain
(Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2008; Director: Aisling Walsh; Writer: Lauren Mackenzie; Stars: Samantha Morton, Steven Mackintosh, David Bradley, Eva Birthistle, Flora Montgomery, Barry Barnes, Mhairi Anderson, Valerie O'Connor, Yvonne Scanlon, Patrick Moy, Samuel Jones)
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A grieving couple move to a remote Irish village and take in an orphan, only to find themselves subject to a strange string of occurrences.
Eldorado
(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2008; Director: Bouli Lanners; Writer: Bouli Lanners; Stars: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Françoise Chichéry, Stefan Liberski, Baptiste Isaia, Rausin Jean-Jacques, Renaud Rutten, Jean-Luc Meekers)
A car dealer and a hapless burglar go on a road trip across Belgium.
Il Divo and Fermat's Room
Elevator
(Country: Romania; Year: 2008; Director: George Dorobantu; Writer: Gabriel Pintilei; Stars: Cristi Petrescu, Iulia Verdes)
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Two restless teenagers go exploring and get stuck in a lift.
Everlasting Moments
(Maria Larssons Eviga ögonblick, Maria Larsson's Everlasting Moment)
(Country: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Jan Troell; Writer: Niklas Rådström, Jan Troell; Stars: Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen, Ghita Nørby, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Amanda Ooms)
Discovering photography provides an abused woman with a new way of experiencing life.
Fermat's Room
(La Habitación De Fermat)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2007; Director: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña; Writer: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña; Stars: Federico Luppi, Lluís Homar, Alejo Sauras, Santi Millán, Elena Ballesteros)
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Someone wants four mathematicians out of the equation. Plus read our exclusive interview with
Luis Piedrahita
Flame And Citron
(Flammen & Citronen, Flame & Citron)
(Country: Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Ole Christian Madsen; Writer: Lars Andersen, Ole Christian Madsen; Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind, Mille Lehfeldt, Christian Berkel)
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Two resistance fighters face treachery and are torn over their feelings for a beautiful woman.
Four Nights With Anna
(Cztery noce z Anna)
(Country: Poland, France; Year: 2008; Director: Jerzy Skolimowski; Writer: Eva Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska; Stars: Artur Steranko, Kinga Preis, Jerzy Fedorowicz, Redbad Klijnstra, Jakub Snochowski)
A crematorium worker becomes obssessed with a beautiful nurse.
Everlasting Moments and The Class
The Grocer's Son
(Le Fils de l'épicier)
(Country: France; Year: 2007; Director: Eric Guirado; Writer: Eric Guirado, Florence Vignon; Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Clotilde Hesme, Jeanne Goupil, Daniel Duval, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié, Liliane Rovère, Paul Crauchet, Chad Chenouga, Benoît Giros, Ludmila Ruoso)
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A man finds himself revisiting his past after he has to take on the job of running his father's grocery van.
Il Divo
(Country: Italy, France; Year: 2008; Director: Paolo Sorrentino; Writer: Paolo Sorrentino; Stars: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Graziosi, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci, Carlo Buccirosso, Giorgio Colangeli, Alberto Cracco, Lorenzo Gioielli, Gianfelice Imparato)
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The life and times of notorious Italian politician Guilio Andreotti.
Let The Right One In
(Låt Den Rätte Komma In)
(Country: Sweden; Year: 2008; Director: Tomas Alfredson; Writer: John Ajvide Lindqvist, based on his novel of the same name.; Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Anders T. Peedu, Pale Olofsson)
A touching story of first romance... with a side-serving of horror.
Mark Of An Angel
(L'Empreinte De L'Ange)
(Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Safy Nebbou; Writer: Cyril Gomez-Mathieu, Safy Nebbou; Stars: Catherine Frot, Sandrine Bonnaire, Wladimir Yordanoff, Antoine Chappey, Michel Aumont, Michèle Moretti)
A mother caught up in a custody battle becomes obsessed with another woman's child.