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The Raid
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(4 stars) An Indonesian SWAT team storms a Jakarta tower block intending to take down crime lord Tama (Sahetapy), but finds itself trapped. About as good a film as you can make about men repeatedly punching each other in the face; Evans' low-budget, high-impact approach has enormous gusto and ingenuity.
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Big Banana Feet
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A fascinating time capsule of a documentary, as Grigor and David Peat follow Billy Connolly on his 1975 Irish tour, as the young comedian faces a tense political situation.
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3 Jun 6pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Death Watch (La mort en direct)
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(4 stars) Katherine (Schneider) is a novelist living in Glasgow who's been diagnosed with a terminal disease; Roddy (Keitel) befriends her, but unknown to her he works for a TV company with its own agenda. The basic idea is amazingly prescient but the plot is rather preposterous; Schneider's moving performance anchors it in emotional reality.
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1 Jun7 Jun Fri 1.15pm & 8.15pm; Sat 1.20pm & 8.15pm; Sun 3.25pm & 8.15pm; Mon–Wed 3.15pm & 8.15pm; Thu 6pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
1 Jun7 Jun Fri 3.20pm & 8.10pm; Sat 3.40pm & 6.10pm; Sun 12.25pm & 5.10pm; Mon 1.15pm & 6pm; Tue 3.15pm & 8.10pm; Wed 1.15pm & 6pm; Thu 2.40pm & 8.10pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
16 Jun17 Jun Sat 3.30pm; Sun 8.45pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
All in Good Time
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(3 stars) East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din adapts his own play (itself based on a story by Bill Naughton) about a British-Asian newly-married couple (Ritchie, Karan) whose intrusive family continually hinders them from having sex for the first time. Despite some unnecessary backstory it's sweet-natured and funny, with excellent performances.
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30 May31 May Wed & Thu 10.30am Cineworld Enfield, Enfield
1 Jun5 Jun Mon, Tue & Fri–Sun 6.05pm Vue Birmingham, Birmingham
Two Years at Sea
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(4 stars) Documentary about Jake Williams, a man living an isolated existence in northern Scotland. Rivers' debut feature has no voiceover or dialogue – there are no interviews with Williams – but with breathtaking images and a bewitching soundtrack, it's a handsome and meditative film, ultimately honest and uplifting.
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1 Jun5 Jun Mon & Tue 1.20pm, 6pm & 8.40pm; Fri 6pm & 8.40pm; Sat 6pm; Sun 1.10pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
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