This is clearest in in his
portrayal of the Elizabethan settlement as a deliberate via media between Protestantism and Catholicism, an interpretation which has been the target of much of the best writing
about the
period for more than twenty years.
Other highlights in this section include: the European Premiere of Choi Dong - hoon's colourful
period bullet opera, ASSASSINATION; the European Premiere of Daniel Junge's thrill - a-minute BEING EVEL
about the legendary daredevil Robert Craig «Evel» Knievel; the European Premiere of David Farr's crafty and suspenseful study in paranoia, THE ONES BELOW starring David Morrissey and Clémence Poésy; Atom Egoyan's latest drama REMEMBER, offering a provocative study of the nature of evil as well as serving as a stark reminder of the atrocities of 20th century history, starring Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau; Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna's gripping documentary STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS, featuring unseen archive footage, contemporary interviews and previously unheard commentary from McQueen himself; Stephen Fingleton's thrilling, post-apocalyptic debut THE SURVIVALIST; Sebastian Schipper's exhilarating one - shot sensation, VICTORIA; and THE WAVE, Roar Uthaug's high - octane and nerve - shredding
portrayal of a potential catastrophe.