Glasgow Film Festival 2019

This strand will also include shorts selection We Are The Weirdos.

View other Glasgow Film Festival Films by strand: 1969: the End of Innocence, Belgian Cinema: Both Sides Now, CineMasters, Crossing the Line, Frightfest, Gala, Local Heroes, May Days: The Films Of Elaine May, Modern Families, Pioneer, Sound & Vision, Special Events, Stranger Than Fiction, Window on the World

The Man Who Feels No Pain The Man Who Feels No Pain
The Man Who Feels No Pain and Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete (Country: Canada; Year: 2018; Director: S Craig Zahler; Writer: S Craig Zahler; Stars: Mel Gibson, Jennifer Carpenter, Vince Vaughn, Laurie Holden, Don Johnson, Michael Jai White, Thomas Kretschmann, Udo Kier, Tory Kittles, Andrew Dunbar, Fred Melamed, Giacomo Baessato, Myles Truitt, Trezzo Mahoro, Adam Tsekhman)
A pair of cops suspended for strong-arm tactics descend into the criminal underworld.
The Hole In The Ground (Country: Ireland; Year: 2019; Director: Lee Cronin; Writer: Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields; Stars: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, Eoin Macken, Sarah Hanly, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Bennett Andrew, David Crowley, John Quinn, Miro Lopperi, David McMahon, Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey)
One night, Sarah's young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same, but his behaviour grows increasingly disturbing. Soon, Sarah realizes that the boy who returned may not be her son at all...
Keep An Eye Out! (Au Poste!) (Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Quentin Dupieux; Writer: Quentin Dupieux; Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Grégoire Ludig, Marc Fraize, Anaïs Demoustier, Orelsan, Philippe Duquesne, Jacky Lambert, Jeanne Rosa, Vincent Grass, Nahel Ange, July Messéan, Johnny Malle, Laurent Nicolas, Michel Hazanavicius, Pedro Winter)
A story that revolves around a mustachioed man who has found a body close to his home...
The Legend Of The Stardust Brothers (Hoshikuzu Kyôdai No Densetsu) (Country: Japan; Year: 1985; Director: Macoto Tezuka; Writer: Macoto Tezuka; Stars: Shingo Kubota, Kan Takagi, Kyoko Togawa, Kiyohiko Ozaki)
A cult musical charting the rise and fall of a manufactured pop duo and their struggle to navigate fame, fortune and jealousy.
Luz (Country: Germany; Year: 2018; Director: Tilman Singer; Stars: Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt, Lilli Lorenz)
Whilst a confused young cab driver, Luz, enters a police station to discuss an incident that took place that evening, another woman seduces a police psychotherapist in a nightspot across town. When the latter's true identity is revealed, Luz finds herself battling a terrifying entity that endangers the entire city.
Zombieland Zombieland
Zombieland and Team America: World Police
The Man Who Feels No Pain (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota) (Country: India; Year: 2018; Director: Vasan Bala; Writer: Santanu Ghatak, Hussain Haidry, Garima Obrah; Stars: Abhimanyu Dassani, Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Madan)
The story of a young man who is born without pain receptors and dreams of becoming a martial arts master but takes it all too far.
Murder Me, Monster (Muere, Monstro, Muere) (Country: Argentina, France, Chile; Year: 2018; Director: Alejandro Fadel; Writer: Alejandro Fadel; Stars: Esteban Bigliardi, Francisco Carrasco, Tania Casciani, Romina Iniesta, Victor Lopez, Sofia Palomino, Jorge Prado, Stéphane Rideau, Esteban Bigliardi, Francisco Carrasco, Tania Casciani, Romina Iniesta, Victor Lopez, Sofia Palomino, Jorge Prado)
Rural police officer Cruz investigates the bizarre case of a headless woman’s body found in a remote region by the Andes Mountains. But her husband, the prime suspect, blames her death on a "monster".
The Standoff At Sparrow Creek (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Henry Dunham; Stars: James Badge Dale, Patrick Fischler, Brian Geraghty)
In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a police funeral, seven members of an underground militia convene in a warehouse. Their armoury is short one AR-15 rifle, the very weapon used in the attack. Only those present had access to the weapons. Former cop Gannon sets out to uncover the guilty party in their midst.
Sudden Fury (Country: Canada; Year: 1975; Director: Brian Damude; Stars: Dominic Hogan, Gay Rowan, Dan Hennessey)
When the relationship between Fred and Janet starts to crumble on a trip away, they suddenly find themselves in a life or death situation. Luckily a well-intentioned passer-by happens to discover what has happened but little does he know that Fred has ulterior motives and Janet is in more trouble than he could ever have realised.
Team America: World Police (Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: Trey Parker; Writer: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Pam Brady; Stars: The voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie, Fred Tatasciore, Elle Russ, Maurice LaMarche)
A disillusioned actor joins a team of five specially selected all-American heroes aiming to thwart evil terrorists in Parker and Stone's attempt to make a Jerry Bruckheimer movie using puppets.
The Legend Of The Stardust Brothers The Legend Of The Stardust Brothers
The Legend Of The Stardust Brothers and Zoo
Universal Soldier (Country: US; Year: 1992; Director: Roland Emmerich; Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker)
Killed on the battlefields of Vietnam, private Luc Deveraux and his sadistic sergeant Andrew Scott live to fight again as part of a murky government project turning fallen heroes into obedient cyborg killing machines - but they still have an old score to settle.
Zombieland (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Ruben Fleischer; Writer: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick; Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray), Official Site
When the world is overrun by zombies, four people try to survive.
Zoo (Country: Denmark; Year: 2018; Director: Antonio Tublen; Stars: Zoë Tapper, Ed Speleers, Antonia Campbell-Hughes,)
A zombie epidemic might be what it takes to save a struggling marriage.
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