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Black Box Diaries (2024)
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a documentary quite like this before, where the subject is the filmmaker and the act of making the film is one of such courage.
Continue readingDying (Sterben) (2024)
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You would think that a three hour film called Dying would be depressing or perhaps overwhelmingly emotional or sentimental. Director Matthias Glasner delivers an absorbing story of a family, told in chapters about each person, and laces it through with humour and an almost dispassionate emotion.
Continue readingMy Favourite Cake (2024)
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Black Dog (2024)
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I was expecting a sentimental man dog road movie and thank goodness it was so much more than that.
Continue readingThe Damned (2024)
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Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
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Where are you going Aida? Aida (Jasna Đuričić) is a former teacher, co-opted into translating for the UN in Srebrenica during the 90s Bosnian war.
Continue readingHoneyland (2019)
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An amazing narrative built from observational filming over three years. Hatidze lives in a remote abandoned Macedonian village with her elderly mother. She harvest honey from bees she has carefully cultivated and sells it in Skopje.
Continue readingTriangle of Sadness (2022)
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Low expectations are not a bad thing. I should like Ruben Östlund’s films as they provide an often unflinching look at social and personal failings and walk the fine line between drama and satire.
Continue readingTehran: City of Love (2018)
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What a gem this Iranian three-handed drama is! Ali Jaberansari is a writer/director to watch.
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