All articles by Allan Hunter – Page 18
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‘Nothing But The Sun’: IDFA Review (Opening Film)
IDFA 2020 starts with a powerful and moving look at the disenfranchised Ayoreo people of Paraguay
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‘Death On The Streets’: Thessaloniki Review
A family man struggles to put bread on the table in this low-key examination of America’s bankrupt dream
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‘The Bright Side’: Cork Review
A despairing stand-up comic is diagosed with breast-cancer in Ruth Meehan’s appealing debut
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‘Hokusai’: Tokyo Review
Expansive biopic of Katsushika Hokusai, Japan’s most influential artist
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‘Amercement’: Thessaloniki Review
A small-time drug dealer in the outskirts of Athens gets a shot at a new life in this morality tale by Fokion Bogris
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‘My Dear Spies’: Doclisboa Review
Two grandsons try to decipher their family’s suspicious Cold War past
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‘Mr. Suzuki - A Man In God’s Country’: Tokyo Review
In a dystopian Japan, a single woman attempts to find a partner and avoid the persecution of society
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‘Underdog’: Tokyo Review
Masaharu Take’s Tokyo opener is the epic portrait of a boxer trying to recapture his former glory
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‘Summer Blur’: Busan Review
This sensitive, assured debut focuses on the anguished adolescence of a teenager who’s a bystander in her own life
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‘Red Soil’: Busan Review
This whistleblower drama, co-produced by the Dardenne brothers, is buoyed by strong performances
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‘Teddy’: Busan Review
Rising star Anthony Bajon is magnetic in a soulful horror film full of giggles and social commentary
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‘Kubrick By Kubrick’: Doclisboa Review
Elegant documentary which helps access the legendary director’s film-making processes
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‘Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong’: Busan Review (opening film)
Seven filmmakers contribute to this anthology series that offers misty-eyed memories and highly personal stories
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‘Rival’: Busan Review
A superb performance from Yelizar Nazarenko propels this drama about a nine-year-old boy in increasingly dire straits
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‘The Art Of Dying Far Away’: Busan Review
A divorcing couple can’t decide what to do with their pet turtle in this quirky relationship drama
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‘Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation’: Review
Doc about two giants of US letters delivers ‘enough material to fill a Ryan Murphy’ TV mini-series’
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‘Tragic Jungle’: Hamburg Review
A Belizean woman left for dead may be a Mayan demon in this broodingly atmospheric adventure yarn
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‘Beginning’: San Sebastian Review
A mysterious, powerful feature debut from Georgia’s Dea Kulumbegashvili