Napoleon Dynamite
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Tue 3 May 2005 // 20:00
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(Jared Hess / 2004 / USA / 94mins / CertPG)
(Tues 3rd / 8pm / £2ttt)
Preston, Idaho's most curious resident, Napoleon Dynamite, lives with his grandma and his 32-year-old brother (who cruises chat rooms for ladies) and works to help his best friend, Pedro, snatch the Student Body President title from mean teen Summer Wheatley.
The surprise cult breakthrough of 2004, the film came from nowhere to gain rave reviews on the festival circuit, as well as endorsement from the likes of Simon Pegg and Wes Anderson. Made on a shoe-string budget by first time director Hess, and cast exclusivey with friends and family, it is sure to go down as the year's most quotable film.