The Glasgow Film Festival returns from February 25 to March 8 at the Glasgow Film Theatre.

Its Official Selection programme is weighty this year, from the UK premiere of Everybody to Kenmure Street, which documents the Home Office immigration raid stopped by the community of Pollokshields, to its closing gala film California Schemin’, which sees Scots star James McAvoy make his directorial debut.

But many of the Official Selection screenings are sold out, and there is already plenty of hype to go along with them elsewhere. One of the biggest boons of the Glasgow Film Festival’s programme every year is how expansive it gets, diving into film of certain countries, specific themes, and significant points of cinematic history.

Retrospective screenings see their tickets go on sale the day of the showing, making them a great last-chance option to participate in the festival. So don’t be afraid to go off-script. Here are some recommended choices for screenings outside of the Official Selection.

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Duck Soup, from comedy film pioneers the Marx Brothers, uses anarchy to explore this year’s running theme of Truth to Power. Lead character Rufus T. Firefly becomes the absurd leader of Freedonia, exposing its government as driven by........

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