Mendik, who is the director of Cine Excess, the only European film festival dedicated to cult movies, says zombies are the perfect motif for economic depression.

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Prior to London, The Deep Blue Sea will have its European premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival in northern Spain in September.

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This year's London Film Festival will close with the European premiere of new Charles Dickens adaptation Great Expectations, directed by Mike Newell.

BBC: Great Expectations to close London Film Festival