Oscar shortlisted tearjerker from Belgian director Lukas Dhont
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Film review: Hit the Road (Iran)
Enjoyably leftfield Iranian road movie
Review of Olga (Swiss film)
Prize-winning Swiss film starring talented Ukrainian gymnast explores talent, expectation and the pain of exile
Review of Ali and Ava (2021 British film)
Touching and warm-hearted 2021 British movie Ali and Ava is well worth seeking out
Review no 113: Dhalinyaro (Jeunesse or Youth), a film from Djibouti
Charming coming of age tale from Djibouti
Review no 83: Syrian feature documentary ‘For Sama’
I watched For Sama (2019) on All 4, knowing only that it was an Oscar-nominated film about the Syrian conflict, dedicated to the baby daughter of the journalist and film maker Waad al-Kateab (and co-directed by Edward Watts). I expected it to be harrowing, but I was unprepared for how gripping and powerful the film …
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Review no 51: Atlantics, film by Mati Diop (Senegal)
Spooky love story set in modern-day Dakar
Review no 48: The Personal History of David Copperfield, film by Armando Iannucci (UK)
We enjoyed this charming, family friendly Dickensian romp
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