The London Film Festival this Oct. features the premiere of the UK Crime Drama, "Black Mass," starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Depp. The story of this crime drama is based on a book named Black Mass. It is basically based on a true story of a malicious alliance that took place between an Irish mob by Gerard O'Neill and Dick Lehr, and the FBI. The programme for the 59^th event of the London Film Festival this year will showcase 238 documentary and fiction features.

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The director of the event, Clare Stewart, has picked up "Suffragette" for opening this year's programme. She said that, "the strong woman is definitely the central theme of this year's festival," in a report by BBC. Stewart also pointed out that 45 films are directed by women.

"But this is just 20 percent of the program,"she further added.

The "Suffragette" cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Carey Mulligan, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, and Meryl Streep. The program will be closed with the Premier of the Danny Boyle movie "Steve Jobs." His films such as "127 Hours" and "Slumdog Millionaire" have also previously closed the program.

The other highlights of the event include the lesbian drama of Todd Haynes, "Carol". The drama stars Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett. Ronney Mara has already won an award as the best actress at Cannes this running year.

The London Film Festival will also include Helen Mirren as a star cast in "Trumbo," which also stars Bryan Cranston under the direction of Jay Roach.

The most controversial movies that will be featured at the event is Max Gogarty's and William Fairman's "Chemsex". It is basically a documentary pertaining to Chemsex scene, which involves the use of drugs for the purpose of increasing the pleasure of sex.

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