World Cinema at London Festival

World Cinema:
he best new films from around the globe. Herewith the full line up of the section

3 Days to Forever

• Mon 22 Oct 21:00, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Tue 23 Oct 16:15, ICA Cinema £8.50

A taboo-breaking, hedonistic road movie from Indonesia.

Bad Habits

• Wed 31 Oct 18:20, NFT3 £8.50
• Thu 1 Nov 14:00, NFT1 £8.50

Atmospheric Mexican feature on food and its associated anxieties.

El baño del Papa

• Sun 21 Oct 18:30, NFT1 £8.50
• Thu 25 Oct 15:45, NFT1 £8.50

Elegantly crafted tale of the frenzy that ensues when the Pope comes to visit.

Black White + Gray: Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

• Sun 21 Oct 18:30, NFT3 £8.50
• Wed 24 Oct 21:00, BFI Southbank Studio £8.50

New York, its art world, and being gay in the city from the 50s to the 80s.

The Champagne Spy

• Thu 18 Oct 14:00, NFT1 £8.50
• Sat 20 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Tue 23 Oct 19:30, BFI Southbank Studio £8.50

Stylish documentary devoted to an undercover Israeli Intelligence Agent.

Chop Shop

• Tue 23 Oct 21:15, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Sat 27 Oct 14:15, Ritzy Cinema £8.50

Hopeful and heartbreaking second feature from the director of Man Push Cart.

Desert Dream

• Sat 20 Oct 18:00, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Tue 23 Oct 15:30, Odeon West End 2 £11.00

Touching story of an exiled woman and a determined man.

Does Your Soul Have a Cold?

• Sun 21 Oct 21:00, NFT1 £8.50
• Tue 23 Oct 13:15, NFT1 £8.50

Five Tokyo depressives turn to American drugs companies for their salvation.

DOL - The Valley of Tambourines

• Thu 18 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Sun 21 Oct 13:30, Rio £7.00

Exquisitely shot tale of a groom on-the-run through the Kurdish mountains.

EXTE - hair extensions

• Thu 25 Oct 15:30, Odeon West End 2 £11.00
• Fri 26 Oct 23:30, Odeon West End 1 £11.00

An off-the-wall comedy horror featuring murderous hair extensions.

Ezra

• Sun 21 Oct 18:15, NFT2 £8.50
• Thu 25 Oct 18:30, Ritzy Cinema £8.50

A shocking account of child exploitation in Africa.

Fay Grim

• Wed 31 Oct 12:30, Odeon West End 2 £11.00

Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum in Hal Hartley's return to the tale of Henry Fool.

Foster Child

• Fri 19 Oct 18:45, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Mon 22 Oct 16:15, ICA Cinema £8.50

A timely chronicle of the adoption of an Asian child by north American parents.

Four Women

• Sun 28 Oct 14:15, Tricycle Cinema £8.50
• Thu 1 Nov 18:00, Odeon West End 1 £11.00

A quartet of emotional stories exploring the plight of Keralan women.

Frozen

• Sat 27 Oct 12:30, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Sun 28 Oct 18:00, Watermans Arts Centre £7.00

Simple but powerful human story set in the Himalayas.

The Great World of Sound

• Sat 20 Oct 13:00, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Wed 24 Oct 13:45, NFT2 £8.50

Appealingly modest and astutely observed study of fame-obsessed culture.

Hannah Takes the Stairs

• Thu 18 Oct 20:45, NFT3 £8.50
• Fri 19 Oct 16:00, NFT2 £8.50
• Fri 19 Oct 19:30, BFI Southbank Studio £8.50

Gently charming tale of an aspiring young playwright .

I Just Didn't Do It

• Fri 26 Oct 18:00, NFT1 £8.50
• Mon 29 Oct 15:45, NFT1 £8.50

An angry and impassioned drama of Japanese legal hypocracy .

Jellyfish

• Thu 25 Oct 18:45, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Sat 27 Oct 12:00, NFT2 £8.50

The winner of Camera d'Or at Cannes: a story of love, affection and happiness.

The Last Lear

• Thu 18 Oct 13:15, Odeon West End 2 £11.00
• Sun 21 Oct 13:00, Odeon West End 1 £11.00

Shakespeare revisited: a comment on an Indian-English relationship.

Let's Finish!!!

• Sat 20 Oct 21:00, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Mon 22 Oct 14:00, ICA Cinema £8.50

Suicide-pact web-buddies meet in a Korean road movie with a twist.

Ma Wu Jia

• Sun 21 Oct 21:00, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Wed 24 Oct 16:15, ICA Cinema £8.50

A morally challenging tale of a boy who makes enormous sacrifices for his sick brother.

Mahek

• Sat 27 Oct 18:15, NFT2 £8.50 (£5.00)

An inspiring family film from India: Some flowers blossom late!.

The Matsugane Potshot Affair

• Tue 23 Oct 21:00, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Wed 24 Oct 16:00, NFT2 £8.50

A wonderful black comedy and one of the best Japanese films of the year.

Mid-Afternoon Barks

• Wed 24 Oct 14:00, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Wed 24 Oct 18:45, ICA Cinema £8.50

A quietly rapturous debut feature in three parts....

The Mourning Forest

• Sun 28 Oct 13:30, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Tue 30 Oct 15:45, NFT1 £8.50

A touching story of a friendship between a young woman and an old man suffering from dementia.

Mukhsin

• Sun 21 Oct 13:45, NFT2 £8.50 (£5.00)

A lyrical account of a friendship and first love between two Malaysian teenagers.

Munyurangabo

• Wed 24 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Fri 26 Oct 18:30, Ritzy Cinema £8.50

An exquisitely delicate story of a young boy's search for his father's killer .

Mutum

• Fri 19 Oct 16:15, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Sat 20 Oct 18:45, ICA Cinema £8.50

Sandra Kogut's adaptation of the famous Brazilian novel Campo Geral.

Night Train

• Fri 26 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Mon 29 Oct 13:45, NFT2 £8.50

One of the frankest Chinese movies ever made about sexual desire, guilt and submission.

No Mercy for the Rude

• Tue 23 Oct 18:30, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Wed 24 Oct 14:00, NFT3 £8.50

A Korean debut fantasy telling of a hitman with a moral code....

El Otro

• Sat 27 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Mon 29 Oct 12:45, Odeon West End 1 £11.00

A must-see for fans of the new Argentine cinema.

Ploy

• Fri 19 Oct 21:00, NFT1 £8.50
• Mon 22 Oct 13:00, Odeon West End 1 £11.00

One of the sexiest and most sardonic movies of the year.

Redemption (Irapada)

• Mon 22 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Thu 25 Oct 15:45, Ritzy Cinema £8.50

Winner of the Best Indigenous Film at the African Academy Awards 2006.

Sankara

• Fri 26 Oct 13:00, NFT2 £8.50
• Sat 27 Oct 18:00, Watermans Arts Centre £7.00

Eastern philosophy, sexual desire and... art restoration.

Secret Sunshine

• Mon 22 Oct 20:30, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Tue 23 Oct 12:30, Odeon West End 2 £11.00

A devastating account of a woman's mental turmoil.

Stars

• Thu 1 Nov 16:00, NFT3 £8.50
• Thu 1 Nov 20:45, NFT3 £8.50

A quirky take on the film industry, set in Buenos Aires.

State Legislature

• Sun 28 Oct 18:45, NFT2 £8.50

Individuals and institutions: democracy in action.

The Thread of Life

• Sat 20 Oct 19:30, BFI Southbank Studio £8.50
• Mon 22 Oct 13:45, NFT2 £8.50 (£5.00)

A colourful, fun and charming family animation from Syria.

Tuya's Marriage

• Sun 21 Oct 15:45, Rio £7.00
• Thu 1 Nov 13:30, Odeon West End 2 £11.00
• Thu 1 Nov 18:30, Odeon West End 2 £11.00

A gentle and sophisticated drama about a married woman who faces a difficult decision.

The Unforeseen

• Thu 25 Oct 21:00, ICA Cinema £8.50
• Fri 26 Oct 13:30, NFT3 £8.50

This debut documentary takes a refreshingly lyrical approach to an urgent issue .

UPA! An Argentine Film

• Tue 23 Oct 20:30, NFT2 £8.50
• Fri 26 Oct 14:15, Ritzy Cinema £8.50

A highly distinctive and often very funny debut feature....

Vexille

• Sat 20 Oct 23:30, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Sun 21 Oct 16:15, ICA Cinema £8.50

A vividly-rendered Anime fantasy.

The Voyeurs

• Thu 18 Oct 16:15, NFT1 £8.50
• Sat 20 Oct 16:15, NFT1 £8.50

Master filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta produces his most comic film so far.

The World Unseen

• Tue 23 Oct 20:45, NFT3 £8.50
• Wed 24 Oct 14:00, NFT1 £8.50

Two Indian women find life-changing friendship in 50s apartheid South Africa.

Wu Yong

• Thu 18 Oct 18:15, NFT2 £8.50
• Sat 20 Oct 14:00, ICA Cinema £8.50

An elegant portrait of a Chinese fashion designer and her struggle with the mass market.

Yobi, the Five-Tailed Fox

• Sat 20 Oct 15:30, Odeon West End 1 £11.00
• Tue 23 Oct 12:00, NFT2 £8.50 (£5.00)

A fun, exciting and beautifully animated fantasy from South Korea.

Zoo

• Mon 22 Oct 21:00, NFT1 £8.50
• Thu 25 Oct 13:30, NFT1 £8.50
• Sat 27 Oct 19:30, BFI Southbank Studio £8.50

A controversial and provocative insight into bestiality.