Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

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The Substance The Substance
The Substance and Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus (Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Fede Alvarez; Writer: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett; Stars: Isabela Merced, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson, Aileen Wu, Spike Fearn)
A group run into trouble while exploring a derelict space station.
Birdeater (Country: Australia; Year: 2023; Director: Jack Clark, Jim Weir; Stars: Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, Caroline McQuade)
When a bride-to-be is invited to her own fiancé's bachelor party in the Australian outback, a night to remember takes a feral turn.
King Baby (Country: UK, France, Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Kit Redstone, Arran Shearing; Writer: Kit Redstone, Arran Shearing; Stars: Neil Chinneck, Graham Dickson, Jasmine Albuquerque, Ryan Spencer)
Surreal comedy sees a king and his servant carve themselves a queen.
Oddity (Country: Ireland; Year: 2024; Director: Damian Mc Carthy; Writer: Damian Mc Carthy; Stars: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, Jonathan French, Joe Rooney)
A blind medium uncovers the truth behind her sister's death with the help of a frightening wooden mannequin.
The Substance (Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Coralie Fargeat; Writer: Coralie Fargeat; Stars: Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Demi Moore, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama, Oscar Lesage, Gore Abrams, Olivier Raynal, Vincent Colombe, Tiffany Hofstetter, Matthew Géczy, Tom Morton, Philip Schurer, Matthew Luret, Alexandra Papoulias Barton)
A fading television star tries to restore her fame with the help of a suspicious drug.
Strand closing film
Sunray (Country: UK; Director: James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd; Writer: James Clarke, Sam Seeley, Daniel Shepherd; Stars: Tip Cullen, Tom Leigh, Luke Solomon, Steven Blades, Andy Gatenby, Denver White, Kevin Golding, Doireann May White, Lewis Raymond Taylor, Franky Lankester, Karlina Grace-Paseda, Daniel Davids, Nicholas Clarke, Alex Montagnani, Aaron Mackenzie)
A war veteran seeks justice.
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