Festival reviews – Page 117
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‘Viral’: Hot Docs Review
An insightful snapshot of Gen Z, composed entirely of its subjects’ social media videos
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‘Gaucho Americano’: Hot Docs Review
This hypnotic documentary observes Patagonian horsemen working on an American sheep ranch
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‘Lady Buds’: Hot Docs Review
A crop of female California cannabis dealers negotiate a newly opened market
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‘Faceless’: Hot Docs Review
Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy movement is seen through the eyes of four anonymous young activists
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‘Bloom Up – A Swinger Couple Story’: Hot Docs Review
A happily married polyamorous Italian couple invite the viewer into their romantic life
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‘Four Seasons In A Day’: Hot Docs Review
A ferry trip between the North and South of Ireland is a surprisingly moving event
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‘I’m Wanita’: Hot Docs Review
Can a middle-aged Australian country singer finally get her big break?
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‘Magaluf Ghost Town’: Hot Docs Review
A playful blend of documentary and fiction highlights this look at the infamous Spanish tourist destination
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‘Dark Blossom’: Hot Docs Review
A new romance tests the friendship of some Goth youths in this impressionistic Danish doc
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‘The Son’: Moscow Review
A middle-aged Iranian man struggles to grow up after the death of his mother
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‘Raising A School Shooter’: CPH:DOX Review
Sensitive documentary focusing on the parents of children who have carried out school shootings
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‘The Last Dear Bulgaria’: Moscow Review
In 1940s Kazakhstan, a young fruit-grower revives a medicinal strain of apple and attempts to solve a crime
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‘Cafe By The Highway’: Moscow Review
A scarred young woman befriends a Russian man who is searching for a lost space capsule in rural China
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‘Looking For Horses’: Visions du Reel Review
A solitary fisherman and a documentary filmmaker connect on a remote island in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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‘Les Enfants Terribles’: Visions du Reel Review
The director who got away returns to document life in a small Turkish village for his rebellious siblings
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‘The Last Shelter’: CPH: DOX Review
Moving documentary about life at Caritas House of Migrants, a refuge for travellers on the edge of Mali’s Sahel desert
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‘The Belly Of The Sea’: Moscow Review
In the 19th century, a white medical officer and black sailor clash over the facts of a maritime disaster
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‘Reconciliation’: CPH:DOX Review
In the mountains of Albania, a father seeks retribution for the murder of his daughter
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‘Our Memory Belongs To Us’: CPH:DOX Review
Three exiled Syrian journalists reunite to watch footage from the beginning of the revolution