56SPOTLIGHT ON SHINYA TSUKAMOTOTetsuo II: Body HammerShinya Tsukamoto/Japan/1992/83 minCast: Tomorowo Taguchi, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Sujin KimWED 27 JUNE 22:30 CINEWORLDPRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)The first sequel to Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man, this film is considered by many fans to be superior to the original. Reinterpreting the premise of the first film within a more straightforward action-thriller context, Tsukamoto here depicts a conspiracy of a gang of cyborgs. Their target is a seemingly ordinary salaryman who, in reality, is himself a fusion of man and metal. Newly restored from the original negative by the director himself, who will be in attendance at EIFF.PHILIPPINE NEW WAVEThree Decades of Philippine Short Films92 minWED 27 JUNE 18:25 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)From 1982 to 2012, this programme of shorts from one of the most volatile and exciting filmmaking nations in the world runs the gamut of sensibilities and styles, while charting cinematic transformations that are still under way.SPOTLIGHT ON SHINYA TSUKAMOTOTetsuo: The Iron ManShinya Tsukamoto/Japan/1989/67 minCast: Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya TsukamotoWED 27 JUNE 20:40 CINEWORLD 8PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)This is it, the seminal work of extreme Japanese cyberpunk, newly restored from the original negative by cult director Shinya Tsukamoto himself, who will be in attendance at EIFF. "Revolving around the transformation of people into grotesque hybrids of flesh and metal, Tetsuo is above all an overwhelming audiovisual experience, set to a brain-pounding score by Chu Ishikawa and complemented by suitably exaggerated sound effects" (Tom Mes, Midnight Eye).NEW PERSPECTIVESUK PREMIERETahrir: Liberation SquareStefano Savona/France, Italy/2011/91 minFRI 22 JUNE 18:10 CINEWORLDSUN 24 JUNE 13:00 CINEWORLDPRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)An exhilarating, immersive, impressionistic account of the revolution that led to the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in February last year. Director Stefano Savona's camera weaves through crowds chanting slogans, captures the horror when it is realised that live ammunition is being used on protestors, eavesdrops on heated discussions about what kind of government should replace Mubarak, and, finally, witnesses the joy of victory. Visually beautiful, hypnotically intense, this is superb on-the-ground documentary filmmaking.Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012CMYCMMYCYCMYKedinburgh_festival_159x20_020512.pdf 1 02/05/2012 13:15TETSUO II: BODy HAMMERFeATure FilmS, SHorTS & evenTS

57BRITISH SCENESUK PREMIEREUnconditionalBryn Higgins/UK/2012/92 minCast: Christian Cooke, Melanie Hill, Harry McEntire, Madeleine ClarkMON 25 JUNE 18:30 CINEWORLDWED 27 JUNE 18:30 CINEWORLDPRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)Bored of caring for their invalid mother, teenage twins Kristen and Owen easily fall for the charms of Liam, a handsome, young loan-shark whose cool exterior masks very complex desires. When Owen finds himself the subject of Liam's affection he soon realises their love is far from unconditional. A coming-of-age tale, with a surprise at its core, this darkly comic psycho-romance from BAFTA-winning writer Joe Fisher boasts excellent feature debut performances from its two young leads, Harry McEntire and Madeleine Clark.NIGHT MOVESUK PREMIERETim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieEric Wareheim, Tim Heidecker/USA/2012/ 93 minCast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Jeff Goldblum, Robert LoggiaTHU 28 JUNE 22:45 FILMHOUSE 1SAT 30 JUNE 23:15 CAMEO 1PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)Having gained a dedicated following with Tim and Eric's Awesome Show Great Job!, US comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim break out from the confines of online sketches and small DVD releases to bring their unique style of humour to the glorious big screen. Long-established collaborators Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, John C Reilly and Jeff Goldblum star alongside the titular heroes in this brilliantly absurd and delightfully dark tale of greed, friendship and shrim. PHILIPPINE NEW WAVEINTERNATIONAL PREMIERETondo, Beloved: To What Are the Poor Born?(Tundong Magiliw: Pasaan isinisilang siyang mahirap?) Jewel Maranan/Philippines/2012/74 minCast: Virgie SimpronSUN 24 JUNE 20:50 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)Documentarist Jewel Maranan turns her camera on one of the oldest and most densely populated districts of Manila. "The beauty of it is that it does not try to impress. On the contrary, the aesthetic force of Tondo, Beloved is effortlessly persuasive. Maranan is able to express the collapse of what separates life from fiction, both of them sharing parallel realities, the emotions of the characters carrying the narrative and not the other way around" (Khavn de la Cruz, filmmaker).NEW PERSPECTIVESEUROPEAN PREMIERETokyo Drifter(Tokyo dorifuta)Tetsuaki Matsue/Japan/2011/72 minCast: Kenta MaenoWED 27 JUNE 18:10 CINEWORLDTHU 28 JUNE 21:15 CINEWORLDPRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONCS)Singer-songwriter-guitarist Kenta Maeno wanders alone at night around Tokyo, singing his songs before indifferent passers-by. Deliberately lo-tech, Tokyo Drifter is at once a conceptual concert film, an allegory of the solitude of the artist, and a document of the visual experience of Tokyo shortly after the 11 March 2011 disaster, when efforts to reduce power consumption resulted in a drastic toning-down of the usual brightly lit spectacle of Tokyo at night.20 June - 1 JulyALL ABOUT CINEMA ALL IN ONE PLACEnews . interviews . reviews screenings . gossip . festivalsLIST.CO.UK/FILMGUIDESDAILY FILM FEST NEWSList-banner.indd 130/04/2012 17:05TOKYO DRIFTERfeature films, shorts & events