US Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in the United States.
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Initiation
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Teen horror is back with a vengeance in this edgy slasher about a cruel social media game that spins out of control. Whiton University unravels the night a star-athlete is murdered in the wake of a hidden assault allegation, kicking off a spree of social media-linked slayings. As a masked killer targets students across campus, a trio of sorority sisters race to uncover the truth behind the school's hidden secrets - and the horrifying meaning of an exclamation point - before they become the killer's next victims.
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BOS
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The forest is suspiciously quiet. The wind rustles softly through the leaves, the sun reflects on the moist soil, no animals can be seen. The only thing that disturbs this peace is the panting of two jogging teenagers. When they reach an open space, the tension suddenly arises.
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Books of Blood
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Based on Clive Barker's acclaimed and influential horror anthology BOOKS OF BLOOD, this feature takes audiences on a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three uncanny tales tangled in space and time.
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Anonymous Animals
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The balance of power between man and animal is reversed. In a remote countryside, any encounter with the dominant can become hostile.
At the crossroads of fantastic and suspense kind, Anonymous Animals questions the place of animals in our societies.
At the crossroads of fantastic and suspense kind, Anonymous Animals questions the place of animals in our societies.
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I Love Eve
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Nastya has only one friend called Eve. A dark creature living in a tunnel at an abandoned hydroelectric station. One day, the girl decides to escape from her mother and her new lover, but Eve comes to their house.
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An Ideal Host
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Liz just wants to host the perfect dinner party but an unexpected guest sends the evening into chaos, with potentially apocalyptic consequences.
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NOCTURNA: SIDE A - THE GREAT OLD MAN'S NIGHT
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Ulysses is a hundred-year-old man, he lives alone and is on the verge of death. The last night of his life, he will experience something that will force him to rethink his past, his present and his view about his reality.
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KRATT
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Synopsis
When children are left at Grandma's without smartphones they're bored to tears. That is until
Granny finds them loads to do. She also tells them about a magical creature named KRATT that'll do
whatever its master says. When they stumble upon an instruction on how to build one they don't
hesitate. All they have to do now is to buy a soul from the devil...
Granny finds them loads to do. She also tells them about a magical creature named KRATT that'll do
whatever its master says. When they stumble upon an instruction on how to build one they don't
hesitate. All they have to do now is to buy a soul from the devil...
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Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
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Based on a little-known chapter in the life of America's most notorious female serial killer, "Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeyman" takes place in 1976 when 21-year-old Aileen (Peyton List) arrives in Florida attempting to escape her tragic past. Soon she marries wealthy yacht club president Lewis Fell (Tobin Bell) who offers her the chance to become part of Florida's high society. Ultimately, the victimized Aileen surrenders to her murderous impulses and wreaks havoc on the peaceful seaside community of Deland, Florida.
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#Blue_Whale
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After her younger sister Julia commits suicide, troubled adolescent Dana decides to find out what led to her death. Examining her sister's computer, Dana finds a secret chat group where adolescents are encouraged to kill themselves through a challenge called "Blue Whale". Dana's investigation leads her ever closer to the truth, but to really discover what happened, she herself must play the deadly game.#blue_whale // #I_want_to_play_the_game is inspired by real events that happened in Russia in 2015 and 2017.