At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take find out more...

Promising ‘torture', ‘pain' and ‘perversion' Hotel is a vampire cannibal thriller from Mike Figgis and an all-star cast. Not the best use of talent from the likes of Ifans, Hayek and Burrows, Figgis sets this thriller in a hotel that is taken over by a film crew set to film a version of the Duchess of Malfi. Eventually it becomes clear that the crew and guests are not in charge in this hotel however and as the night comes the vampires and cannibals among the staff begin to take over. Bizarre find out more...

A collection of three short(ish) films from three masters of asian extreme cinema. Fruit Chan gives us the 40 minute short that inspired his feature 'Dumplings', a gastronic nightmare about eternal youth and Aunt Mai's special recipe dumplings. Park Chan-Wook's Cut follows the story of a film extra with a serious grudge against a director who is just too 'nice', and Mike Takashi presents a bizarre tale, told with very little dialogue, about a woman haunted by a childhood trauma. A good showcase find out more...