Hollywood Star Viggo Mortensen Coming To Glasgow Film Festival

L to R: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali
The king is coming to Glasgow Film Festival. Today the festival have announced a special live In Conversation event with Hollywood star Viggo Mortensen.
Green Book (2019).
Now the actor, director, musician and artist comes to Glasgow for a one-off live event discussing his life both in front of and behind the camera.
Following the In Conversation event, the Glasgow Film Festival will host the UK premiere of his epic new Western The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he both directs and stars in alongside Vicky Krieps, Danny Huston and Scotland-born actor Solly McLeod.
The Festival will also host a free 35mm screening of A History of Violence, starring Viggo in one of his most memorable roles, as part of its popular morning retrospectives.
In other festival news, GFF favourite filmmaker Ben Wheatley, for a very special screening of his debut feature Down Terrace followed by a Q&A with the man himself.
Returning home from a recent jail stint, father and son Bill and Karl realise that they may have a rat in their midst. To protect the criminal organisation they have built, the pair have to weed out the informant from a group of colourful characters before it all comes crumbling down. Returning to GFF and starring real life father and son Robert and Robin Hill, Down Terrace is considered a dark and hilarious journey into the gritty British underworld.
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The full 2024 programme was announced this week. Celebrating its 20th edition this year, running from 28th February to 10th March. Opening with the UK premiere of Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart. Other highlights include Bleeding Love starring Ewan McGregor and his daughter Clara McGregor, La Chimera starring Josh O’Connor and many more.
Tickets for Viggo Mortensen In Conversation, Down Terrace and all other events at 2024 Glasgow Film Festival go on sale to GFT Cinecard holders at 11am on Friday 26th January and on general sale at 11am on Monday 29th January at https://www.glasgowfilm.org/home and from the GFT Box Office.
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