UK Restoration Premiere Courtesy of Third Window Films
Intrepid Japanese detective Maiku Hama is on the case in this adventure. Hama is suave, macho, and cold but he is a total klutz. His attempts at machismo always fall flat. When he’s out on a case he spends more time getting beaten up than he does solving the case.
Kaizô Hayashi deserves to be discussed when it comes to conversations surrounding the greatest Japanese directors of all time and this year’s festival closing film, The Most Terrible Time in My Life is a great example as to why. A dark film-noir thriller with an incredible cast, this stunning, stylish and suspenseful piece of filmmaking is a must watch on the big screen and GASP! are very proud to be presenting the restoration premiere of this hidden gem that has never been available in the UK until this screening.
Showing Before the Feature
La Diablesse
Dir. Grace Perez // USA // 2024 // 9 mins
Post WWII, a young sailor falls for the wrong working girl and is sacrificed in a ritual that brings forth a demon from the netherworld.
GASP! is back for its third year with over 50 short films and 9 feature-length films, including the yearly Mystery Queer Classic!
As with every year, GASP! is here to celebrate the diversity we all know is present with genre cinema by bringing you a range of the latest short and feature-length horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and thriller films from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The third year of GASP! will take place at CULTPLEX in Manchester on June 27th-29th, 2025. To purchase a Day Pass or Festival Pass, please head to the GASP! Website.
This event will start at the advertised time, and is strictly 18+.
