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the weekend

Even though he turned his back on his family years ago, Luc gives in to his fiancé Nikiya who wants to meet her soon to be in-laws. The meeting quickly brings back Luc’s reluctance. The Nigerian horror thriller by Daniel Oriahi plays with our innermost fears and expectations in an abysmally nasty way. The prescribed family celebration develops a dynamic that can only end in a bang.

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the rule of jenny pen

Dave is a psychopath. He bullies his housemates in a home for elderly people with the help of his silly hand puppet Jenny Pen and finally drives them to death. When the former judge in a wheelchair, Stefan, arrives, he thinks of him as an easy prey, but he couldn't be more surprised… Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush and Oscar nominee John Lithgow engage in an extremely painful, ultimative duel, both mentally and physically.

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redux redux

Irene’s rage is insatiable. With the help of a coffin-like time machine, she travels to countless parallel universes, always with the same goal: to take revenge on her daughter's murderer. The McManus brothers present an unusual movie mixing science fiction elements to a classic revenge thriller. Powerful suspense cinema with a driving soundtrack and excellent performances.

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kung fu in rome

The search for her sister takes the Chinese woman Mei to Italy and the Eternal City. On her path she meets not only a horde of Chinese gangsters that are not willing to help her, but also kind hearted pasta cook Marcello. After THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT and FREAKS OUT, Italian director Gabriele Mainetti comes back with a frenetic martial arts drama starring the brilliant Yaxi Liu and her deadly skills.

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the gesuidouz

Hanako and her horror punk band are given a last chance to release a successful album. Time is running out, since Hanako’s 27th birthday – by which rock legends normally should be dead – approaches quickly. After Toronto THE GESUIDOUZ brings its pogo vibes to the Fantasy Filmfest Nights. It is as eccentric as LENINGRAD COWBOYS GO AMERICA, as energetic as EX DRUMMER and as charming as HEAVY TRIP.

bring them down

When Michael’s neighbor and rival Gary finds two of Michael's sheep dead, an old feud between the two flares up again and threatens to drag everyone into doom. Christopher Andrews' first feature begins like classic Irish cinema with its pitch-black humor, but then develops into a dense, non-linear revenge drama – right up to a Greek tragedy, at the end of which no one escapes without bloody hands.

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noise

Ju-Hee hears strange noises. When the young woman disappears without a trace, her hearing impaired sister starts investigating. She soon begins to hear dangerous things, too. After cursed eye operations (THE EYE) and hair extensions (EXTE), in NOISE the ears are the thread. This classic ghost story is an example of the qualities of Asian genre cinema, scaring at the point to make you not believe your ears anymore.

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locked

When Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) tries to steal the wrong car, an unparalleled ordeal begins. Locked up for days without food or water, he is at the mercy of a diabolical adversary (Anthony Hopkins). The latter is the owner of this custom-made SUV, which might drive them straight to hell. Skarsgård shines once again as an actor in this thriller effectively directed by David Yarovesky (BRIGHTBURN).

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jimmy and stiggs

Constantly high and drunk Jimmy gets a visit from some weird little grey men with big eyes and spiky needles. Joe Begos (BLISS, VFW), writer, director and leading actor, brings pure madness to the screen. The brilliantly frenetic production keeps pace with Jimmy's increasing paranoia and the wacky, handmade bloody interludes splatter the screen with hectoliters of neon-colored alien slime.

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clown in a cornfield

As soon as Quinn arrives at the small town Kettle Springs with her father, the rednecks get on her trail. But not enough. The local mascot “Frendo”, a sadistic killer clown comes to life and starts targeting her new friends. Director and author Eli Craig, who already gave us a lot of fun with his legendary TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL, returns with a flawless slasher with creative deaths and a lot of humor.