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DAYS OF GRACE A violent, adrenaline- fuelled drama from Mexico that follows the police, criminals and hostages involved in a series of kidnappings during successive World Cup seasons. Cineworld, 6.05pm; also showing at Cineworld, Sun 23 Jun, 8.55pm.
STORIES WE TELL Filmmaker and actor Sarah Polley follows up last year’s Take this Waltz with this autobiographical documentary exploring the legacy of her moter Diane. See review, page 63. Cineworld, 6.10pm; also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 22 Jun, 3.45pm.
SVENGALI Dixie and Shell leave their small Welsh town for the dizzy heights of London in this British comedy, starring Martin Freeman and based on a cult YouTube series. Cineworld, 2.40pm; also showing at Cineworld, Fri 21 Jun, 8.40pm.
LE CIEL EST A VOUS THE GORBALS
(THE WOMAN WHO STORY
DARED) A woman sets out to beat the long distance, female, solo flight record. From 1943, part of the Jean Gremillon retrospective. Filmhouse, 12.40pm.
One of the first realistic depictions of working class Glasgow, this adaptation of the 1946 play was a landmark in Scottish filmmaking. Filmhouse, 3pm.
THE DEEP From Baltasar Kormakur (Jar City, 101 Rejkavik) comes this heart- stopping true tale of a fisherman fighting for his life in the frozen seas off Iceland. Cineworld, 8.40pm; also showing at Filmhouse, Fri 21 Jun, 6.10pm.
SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE
Bulgaria’s capital has only 13 ambulances. Filmmaker Ilian Metev follows the paramedics of one of these vehicles in this deeply moving snapshot of a city in crisis. Cineworld, 8pm; also showing at Cineworld, Thu 20 Jun, 6.10pm.
FROM TEHRAN TO
THE OBSCURED LONDON
HISTORIES AND
SILENT LONGINGS OF DAGULUAN’S
CHILDREN
Fans of last year’s focus on cinema from the Philippines should check out this portrait of life in a remote fishing village in the south of the country. Filmhouse, 5.10pm; also showing at Filmhouse, Sun 30 Jun, 8.50pm.
In the middle of the making of this film several prominent Iranian filmmakers were arrested, forcing director Mania Akbari to finish the project in the UK. A poetic look at women’s roles in the director’s homeland. Filmhouse, 3pm; also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 22 Jun, 8.15pm.
JURASSIC PARK 3D Everyone’s favourite creature feature is given a new lease of life in IMAX 3D. A power cut at a new theme park leaves cloned dinosaurs on the loose, and Sam Neill and Laura Dern running for their lives. Cineworld, 5.30pm.
Finding it diffi cult to choose from the 146 fi lms showing at Edinburgh Film Festival this year? Film editor Gail Tolley guides you through the highlights
PARIS COUNTDOWN A high octane action flick about two nightclub owners having the worst night of their lives. Set to a pounding, clubland soundtrack, it’s perfect late night viewing. Filmhouse, 22.30; also showing at Cineworld, Sat 22 Jun, 12.15pm.
CONSTRUCTORS WHITE EPILEPSY
From Kazakhstan comes this beautifully-realised black and white drama about a family racing to build a house before their land is confiscated. Cineworld, 9.50pm; also showing at Cineworld, Sun 23 Jun, 7.45pm. Expect something deeply unsettling and aesthetically sublime from challenging French artist and filmmaker Philippe Grandrieux. Filmhouse, 9.20pm; also showing at Filmhouse, 21 Jun, 7.50pm.
THE BLING RING Emma Watson leaves her wand behind to star in this story of a group of spoilt teenagers who go on a crime spree in Hollywood. See feature, page 24 and review, page 63. Cineworld, 6.40pm; also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 22 Jun, 8.30pm.
JOY (HARA) A contemporary Greek tragedy about a woman who kidnaps a new born baby from a hospital and who refuses to speak in her defence once she’s arrested. Filmhouse, 8.30pm; also showing at Filmhouse, Tue 25 Jun, 6.30pm.
30 THE LIST 13 Jun–11 Jul 2013