The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008

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The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008

Faintheart

Emily Mortimer

Shane Meadows

Dougie Hensall

Paul Nichols

Vito Rocco [Film Director of Faintheart]

Chris Wright [actor from Faintheart]

Joseph Hamilton [actor from Faintheart]

David Lemon [Writer Faintheart]

Vito Rocco, Sir Sean Connery and wife Micheline at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008

Hanna McGill with film director Vito Rocco

Sir Sean Connery

The cast at the premier of Faintheart at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008

Ewan Bremner [actor from Faintheart]

Paul Nichols being interviewed by written media

Paul Nichols being interviewed by broadcast media

Faintheart

Largely developed by users of Myspace as part of an online competition, this dry but endearing comedy proves that film making by committee can work. Britain's most brilliant and ubiquitous supporting actor, Eddie Marsan (Gangs of New York; 21 Grams; Vera Drake; Happy-Go-Lucky), steps centre stage as Richard, a lovable nerd with a passion for Viking battle re- enactments. Running out of indulgent affection is Richard's wife, Cath played by Jessica Hynes (formerly Stephenson, the co- creator and star of TV legend Spaced). As the marriage fragments, Richard must locate the hero within... One of the great delights of Faintheart is the cheerful respect which it confers upon the most guileless and unglamorous of characters. (Call it the Simon Pegg effect, but pure-bred, internet-fed, convention-going geeks have never been so culturally prominent: no more confinement to sidekick roles in Hollywood action flicks!).

With hints of Shaun of the Dead, Son of Rambow and Monty Python (plus a priceless introduction, courtesy of the hilarious Ewen Bremner, to talking dirty in Klingon), this is a total pleasure - for geeks and lesser mortals alike.

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