EIFF
World Premiere

Reality Is Not Enough

15+
1hr 30 mins
Paul Sng
Irvine Welsh, Liam Neeson, Maxine Peake, Ruth Negga, Stephen Graham, Nick Cave

Premiere Status

World Premiere

Countries

UK

Language

English

Content Warning

Substance abuse, Swearing

Run Time

1hr 30 minutes

Enhanced Access

No

Overview

Part of the 

strand.

Whether discussing his writing process, experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs or mixing music in his life as a DJ, acclaimed Scottish author and outsider icon Irvine Welsh remains a figure of fascination, and in this striking new film director Paul Sng (Tish, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché) pays fittingly eclectic homage with an approach that is richly detailed, playful and complex. An entirely unmissable film about a major Scottish artist.

– Paul Ridd

Showtimes

The Venue

Cameo Picturehouse

38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

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