The University of Guadalajara Cineforo is hosting screenings of contemporary British films (plus two classics from the 1920s) during the International Book Fair (FIL). The entrance fee is 45 pesos and the movie theater is located in the UdG administrative building on Avenida Juarez at Enrique Diaz de Leon.
Bafta Shorts (2015)
A selection of the best short films honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts last year.
Saturday, November 28, 4 p.m.; Tuesday, December 1, 6 p.m.; Friday, December 4, 6 p.m.
The Goob (2014)
During a long hot summer in rural Norfolk, Goob Taylor comes of age, fighting with brutal, womanizing stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention, and falling for the exotic charms of a pretty foreign field worker.
Sunday, November 29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, December 6, 6 p.m.
’71 (2014)
Award-winning film about a young and disoriented British soldier who is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
Saturday, November 28, 6 p.m.; Tuesday, December 1, 4 p.m.; Wednesday, December 2, 8:10 p.m.
Gone Too Far (2013)
Yemi can't wait for his estranged big brother to join him on the housing estate in Peckham, London – but when Ikudayisi arrives from Nigeria wearing socks and sandals he questions both his judgement and his African heritage.
Thursday, December 3, 8 p.m.; Sunday, December 6, 4 p.m.
The Falling (2014)
It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.
Monday, November 30, 8 p.m.; Thursday, December 3, 4 p.m.; Saturday, December 5, 6 p.m.
Starred Up (2014)
Unsociable 19-year-old Eric Love is transferred from a young offender institution to an adult prison because of his violence. There he meets his missing father Neville, who is the henchman of prison leader Dennis Spencer.
Saturday, November 28, 8 p.m.; Monday, November 30, 6 p.m.; Saturday, December 5, 4 p.m.
Pride (2014)
Award-winning film about U.K. gay activists who work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Sunday, November 29, 4 p.m.; Wednesday, December 2, 6 p.m.; Sunday, December 6, 8 p.m.
For Those In Peril (2013)
Aaron, a young misfit in a remote Scottish community, is the lone survivor of a strange fishing accident that claimed the lives of five men, including his older brother.
Sunday, November 29, 6:10 p.m.; Wednesday, December 2, 4 p.m.; Saturday, December 5, 8 p.m.
Dark Horse (2015)
An inspirational documentary telling the true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite “sport of kings” and breed themselves a racehorse.
Monday, November 30, 4 p.m.; Thursday, December 3, 6 p.m.; Friday, December 4, 4 p.m.
Epic of Everest (1924)
The official record of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine's 1924 expedition to Mount Everest. Their attempted to reach the summit came closer than any previous effort.
Tuesday, December 1, 8:15 p.m.
The Lodger (1928)
A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women.
Friday, December 4, 8:15 p.m.