Festival reviews – Page 93
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Reviews‘No. 10’: Tallinn Review
The stage is set for theatrical intrigue in Alex van Warmerdam’s confounding 10th feature
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Reviews‘When Pomengranates Howl’: Tallinn Review
A nine-year-old boy dreams of stardom in this heartfelt Afghan drama
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Reviews‘Four Journeys’: IDFA Review (opening film)
Louis Hothothot turns the lens on his own childhood in this probingly autobiographical film
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Reviews'Sing 2': AFI Fest Review
Sing 2 dials up the volume, adding Bono to the all-star voice cast
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Reviews‘Bruised’: AFI Fest Review
Halle Berry steps up to the ring for Netflix in this drama about a disgraced MMA fighter
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Reviews‘Swan Song’: AFI Fest Review
Mahershala Ali is a heartbreaker in Irish director Benjamin Cleary’s directorial debut for Apple TV+
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Reviews’Bebia, a mon seul desir’: Thessaloniki Review
A young Georgian model living in London returns home when her formidable grandmother dies
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Reviews‘Whispers Of War’: Thessaloniki Review
A Kurdish man living in Berlin must reconnect with his past in this absorbing drama
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Reviews‘Vera Dreams Of The Sea’: Thessaloniki Review
Kaltrina Krasniqi’s assured debut depicts a widow’s confrontation with Kosovo’s patriarchal structures
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Reviews‘The Hole In The Fence’: Thessaloniki Review
Tensions rise in Joaquin del Paso’s disturbing drama about an all-male religious summer camp in rural Mexico
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Reviews‘Bring Down The Walls’: Belfast Review
The ills of the US criminal justice system inspire this audacious mix of commentary and house music
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Reviews‘Mediterraneo’: Thessaloniki Review
An affecting fact-based drama about a group of Barcelona lifeguards who travel to Lesbos during a humanitarian crisis
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Reviews‘Pilgrims’: Thessaloniki Review
Laurynas Bareisa’s spare drama explores a mysterious, traumatic crime full of violence and despair
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Reviews‘Doineann’: Belfast Review
An Irish-language mystery full of twists and an excellent turn by Brid Brennan
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Reviews‘Fire In The Mountains’: Belfast Review
A warmhearted, unsentimental portrait of a struggling family in the foothills of the Himalayas
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Reviews‘Mother Lode’: Thessaloniki Review
A young father tries to make his fortune in the gold mines of the Andes in this striking documentary-infused drama
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Reviews‘Churuli’: Tokyo Review
Two undercover cops pursue an outlaw in Lijo Jose Pellissery’s enigmatic blend of supernatural and sci-fi
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Reviews‘Third Time Lucky’: Tokyo Review
Tadashi Nohara’s directorial debut focuses on unfulfilled lives and fraying relationships
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Reviews‘The Four Walls’: Tokyo Review
Bahman Ghobadi delivers an eccentric mixture of tragedy and farce in this tale of a musician who longs to see the sea
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Reviews‘Arisaka’: Tokyo Review
Mikhail Red mixes action and social commentary in this tale of a lone cop fighting to stay alive