All articles by Wendy Ide, Senior international critic – Page 24
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FeaturesFilms of the year 2021: Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide joined Screen in 2015 as a UK-based critic, and also writes for The Observer and Sight & Sound.
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Features‘C’mon C’mon’ actor Woody Norman: “Never not listen to someone because of their age”
The young star of ‘C’mon C’mon’ talks to Screen about a star-making performance.
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Reviews‘The Exam’: Red Sea Review
Shawkat Amin Korki’s taut drama concerns a young woman who risks everything to ensure she passes her exams
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Reviews‘Farha’: Red Sea Review
Darin J. Sallam delivers a harrowing debut in this portrait of a Palestinian woman hiding out from Israeli forces
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Reviews‘Communion’: Red Sea Review
Writer-director Nejib Belkadhi stars as a man battling mental illness in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown
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Reviews‘The Sea Ahead’: Red Sea Review
Ely Dagher’s striking first feature is a poetic look at a woman who returns home, finding a city she no longer recognises
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Reviews‘Paka (River Of Blood)’: Red Sea Review
A long-standing blood feud between rival families gets reignited in this savage, vividly realised tale
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Features“I didn’t even tell my agent until we wrapped”: Simon Rex on his clandestine ‘Red Rocket’ role
Simon Rex belatedly finds himself in the limelight following an up-and-down, all-over-the-map professional career.
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Reviews‘No Looking Back’: Tallinn Review
Families at war fuel Kirill Sokolov’s bloody follow-up to Why Don’t You Just Die?
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Reviews‘Other Cannibals’: Tallinn Review
Two troubled men forge an unlikely friendship in Francesco Sossai’s dark Italian comedy
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Reviews‘The Score’: Tallinn Review
Malachi Smyth’s musical heist movie proves to be an unusual debut
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Reviews‘Erasing Frank’: Tallinn Review
Hungarian director Gabor Fabricius explores his country’s totalitarian past in his confident feature debut
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Reviews‘The List Of Those Who Love Me’: Tallinn Review
A drug dealer confuses business and friendship in Emre Erdoğdu’s deft second feature
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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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Features50 films to watch this awards season: 2022 edition
Screen presents its guide to the titles likely to dominate conversation across key categories.
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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‘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‘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