Glasgow Film Festival 2015: Wild Tales

Cosmic airline coincidence begets claustrophobic violence begets matrimonial mayhem in this portmanteau feature from Damián Szifrón. Co-produced by the Almodóvar brothers, each episode is equal parts hilarious, unnerving and horrifying.

The six shorts that comprise Wild Tales are linked only by their theme of violence and retribution. Watching two hours of six individual acts of revenge may sound maniacal to some, but you really shouldn't dismiss this film as "not your sort of thing". This is your sort of thing! Whether wishing to enact revenge on an unfaithful lover, jobsworthy parking attendants or essentially everyone who's ever wronged you – we're all familiar with those thoughts. The nuances are perfectly articulated, the observations expertly perceived and the tragedies heart-wrenchingly realised.

Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year and in the running for the 2015 Academy Award for best foreign language film, this really is a feat of storytelling and narrative cinema, full of wit and cruelty.

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