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A collection of some of the most exciting new British films, mingled hard-edged explorations of challenging social issues with lighthearted comedy that'll have you rolling in the aisles.This is one of the most diverse and intriguing British strands at the GFF so far, so don't miss your chance to dip in and sample its delights.

View other Glasgow Film Festival Films by strand: Beyond Bollywood, Ceol's Craic, European Cinema, Fashion In Film, FrightFest, Galas, Ginger Rogers Retrospective, Great Scots, It's a Wonderful World, Meryl Streep Retrospective, Music and Film, Out of the Past, Short Film Festival, Stranger Than Fiction, Superheroes in Glasgow, The Stasi Are Among Us, The State Of Independents, Youth Film Festival

Archipelago and Route Irish

Archipelago (Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Joanna Hogg; Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fahy, Lydia Leonard, Andrew Lawson, Amy Lloyd, Christopher Baker)

Fractures appear in a family during an idyllic getaway.

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First Night (Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Christoper Menaul; Writer: Christopher Menaul, Jeremy Sams; Stars: Richard E Grant, Sarah Brightman, Mia Maestro, Peter Basham, Oliver Dimsdale, Susannah Fielding, Nigel Lindsay, Julian Ovenden, Tessa Peake-Jones)

A wealthy industrialist commissions a private production of Cosi Fan Tutte with an amateur cast whose complicated relationships mirror the themes of the opera itself.

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Oranges And Sunshine (Country: UK, Australia; Year: 2010; Director: Jim Loach; Writer: Rona Munro; Stars: Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, David Wenham)

A social worker struggles to reunite families after discovering the (real life) scandalous deportation of British children to other Commonwealth countries, which often resulted in abuse.

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Patagonia (Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Marc Evans; Writer: Marc Evans, Laurence Coriat; Stars: Matthew Rhys, Duffy, Nia Roberts, Nahuel Pérez, Biscayart, Marta Lubos)

A young couple travel to Patagonia on a photographic assignment and uncover the history of the Welsh-speaking colony there.

Route Irish (Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Paul Laverty; Stars: Mark Womack, John Bishop, Andrea Lowe), Official Site

One man’s search for the truth behind the death of his best friend leads him into the murky underworld of contracted military mercenaries in Iraq.

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Submarine and First Night

Submarine (Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Richard Ayoade; Writer: Richard Ayoade, Joe Dunthorne; Stars: Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor)

An imaginative 15-year-old is as interested in losing his virginity as he is in saving his parents’ marriage. Plus read our interview with Richard Ayoade.

Full Review See: Interview with Richard Ayoade about Submarine
, Sundance 2011 diary piece, capsule reviews of Terri, Ticket To Paradise and a chat with Richard Ayoade
, Sundance 2011: Capsule reviews of Tyrannosaur, Project Nim, Submarine, Kaboom, The Music Never Stopped

Treacle Jr (Country: UK; Year: 2010; Director: Jamie Thraves; Writer: Jamie Thraves; Stars: Aidan Gillen, Tom Fisher, Riann Steele)

Homeless after walking out on his family, a confused man finds himself dependent on an unusual couple.

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