All Spotlight articles
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Reviews‘Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing’ review: Cinematic, empathetic doc gets in the ring with Japan’s most iconic sport
Erik Shirai’s absorbing film will next play London after berths in Telluride and Venice
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Reviews‘Ground Floor’ review: Absurdist Hungarian comedy effectively turns a run-down apartment block into state of the nation satire
Ádám Tompa stars in director Gábor Reisz’s follow-up to 2023 Venice Horizons winner Explanation For Everything
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Reviews‘Guria’ review: Textured community portrait finds humour and hardship in post-Soviet Georgia
Levan Koguashvili’s black-and-white Venice Spotlight title finds its own distinctive rhythm amid poverty and tradition
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Reviews‘I Matter’ review: Romanian children’s home drama is sometimes conventional, always authentic
Roma actress and filmmaker Alina Serban’s heartfelt feature bows in Venice Spotlight
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Reviews‘Conversation With The Sea’ review: Kamel El Basha anchors Muayad Alayan’s uneven Palestinian drama
A Jerusalem-set mystery turns one man’s private reckoning into a pointed portrait of Palestinian life in Israel
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Reviews‘Hombre Al Agua’ review: Gael Garcia Bernal’s class satire proves disjointed and underpowered
Garcia Bernal directs, co-writes and stars in this Venice Spotlight premiere
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Reviews‘Furies’ review: George Clooney exec-produces this propulsive female-led Beirut bank-heist caper
Two sisters take on Lebanon’s broken economy in Rami Kodeih’s messy but hugely enjoyable Venice Spotlight title