Prize-winning Swiss film starring talented Ukrainian gymnast explores talent, expectation and the pain of exile
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Review of Ali and Ava (2021 British film)
Touching and warm-hearted 2021 British movie Ali and Ava is well worth seeking out
Egyptian film Souad
Social media, tragedy and coming of age in modern-day Egypt
Review no 131: As I Open My Eyes (À Peine J’Ouvre les Yeux) – a movie from Tunisia
Female-direct coming of age tale set in Tunis just before the Arab Spring
Review no 108: Saudi Arabian film Wadjda
Unique female-directed Saudi Arabian feature film
Review no 51: Atlantics, film by Mati Diop (Senegal)
Spooky love story set in modern-day Dakar
Review no 32: The Chambermaid, film by Lila Avilés (Mexico)
AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN The Chambermaid (La Camarista), released in 2019, came up as a special offer, “film of the day” rental on the excellent Curzon home cinema app (a recent discovery), and I decided to give it a watch. My original plan had been to watch Roma (2018) as my Mexican film. With its …
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Review no 18: The Farewell, film by Lulu Wang (China)
FAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA China/US film The Farewell premiered at Sundance in 2019, and has received glowing reviews. Lulu Wang, who wrote and directed it, emigrated from China to the USA as a child (like the film’s principal character, Billi, played by insanely talented rapper and actress Awkwafina, who also starred in the …
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