Festival reviews – Page 3
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Reviews‘Bearcave’ review: Lyrical, overlong debut follows two queer women in rural Greece
Venice Giornate degli Autori Europa Cinemas Label winner makes its home debut at Thessaloniki
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Reviews‘Remake’ review: Ross McElwee’s extraordinary, profound documentary looks back at a life behind the camera
The latest film from the ‘Sherman’s March’ director plays Stockholm and IDFA following its Venice premiere
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Reviews‘Happy Birthday’ review: A child maid wishes for a better life in affecting, sensitive Egyptian debut
Sarah Goher’s first feature has been selected as Egypt’s official Oscar submission
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Reviews‘Last Night I Conquered The City Of Thebes’ review: Intriguing Spanish debut explores platonic male intimacy
Galicia’s ancient Roman baths make an atmospheric setting for this wordy drama
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Reviews‘Gorgona’ review: Dystopian Greek queer feminist fable is entertaining but uneven
Evi Kalogiropoulou’s debut plays Thessaloniki after its Venice Critics Week debut
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Reviews‘Night Flower’ review: A Japanese woman is pushed to the limit in Eiji Uchida’s gritty Tokyo drama
Uchida’s latest feature premieres at Tokyo film festival before opening in Japan at the end of November
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Reviews‘Another Man’ review: A gay man suffers an identity crisis in intimate, earnest Catalan drama
David Moragas’s authentic follow-up to ‘A Stormy Night’ premieres in Thessaloniki
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Reviews‘Beachcomber’ review: ‘Dogtooth’ star Christos Passalis anchors enigmatic Greek coastal drama
Director Aristotelis Maragkos was inspired by the work of symbolist sailor-poet Nikos Kavvadias
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Reviews‘Morte Cucina’ review: A female chef serves up revenge in ambitious, enigmatic Thai thriller
Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s latest has its Asian premiere in Tokyo competition
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Reviews‘Guru’ review: Pierre Niney stars as a manipulative life coach in uninspiring French thriller
Yann Gozlan’s film closes LA’s American French Film Festival before opening in France in January
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Reviews‘The Last One For The Road’ review: Francesco Sossai’s bittersweet comedy-drama follows a trio of Italian drinkers
Italy’s fading Veneto region plays host to Sossai’s effective arthouse drama
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Reviews‘Halo’ review: Gruelling South Korean debut leans into the grind of the gig economy
A delivery driver is pushed to his limit in Roh Young-hwan’s debut feature
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Reviews‘Whitetail’ review: Natasha O’Keeffe impresses in Nanouk Leopold’s haunting Irish drama
The Dutch director’s latest feature plays Thessaloniki after its Toronto premiere
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Reviews‘We Are The Fruits Of The Forest’ review: Compelling Rithy Panh doc follows Cambodia’s Indigenous Bunong people
The documentarian’s latest film was shot over four years and premieres in Tokyo competition
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Reviews‘Love Me Tender’ review: Vicky Krieps gives an intense performance in uneven Paris-set LGBTQ+ drama
Anna Cazenave Cambet’s second feature is adapted from the autofiction novel by Constance Debré
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Reviews‘Mothertongue’ review: Zhang Lu explores Chinese language and identity in meditative drama
The Korean-Chinese director’s follow-up to his Busan-winning ‘Gloaming In Luomu’ features the same cast and crew
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Reviews‘Balentes’ review: Enigmatic Sardinian animation boasts striking visuals but thin story
Giovanni Columbu’s 1940-set equine adventure blends various animation techniques
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Reviews‘Mother Bhumi’ review: Fan Bingbing impresses in atmospheric, overstuffed 90s-set Malaysian drama
Director Chong Keat-aun’s Tokyo premiere is an uneasy blend of political commentary and supernatural mysticism
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Reviews‘Blonde’ review: A Japanese teacher faces a student rebellion in messy yet entertaining satire
Yuichiro Sakashita’s Tokyo premiere features a strong performance from singer-dancer Takanori Iwata
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Reviews‘The Woman Who Poked The Leopard’ review: Intense portrait of Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi
Patience Nitumwesiga profiles the exiled feminist poet in scattergun DOK Leipzig title