Oh boy, this wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I nearly skipped out of it because it was on at 10:15am on the 14th day of the festival and I really could’ve used a sleep in.
Continue readingTêtes Brûlées (2025)
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Young Mothers (Jeunes Mères) (2025)
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I’ve wavered a little in what I feel about this absorbing look at teenage motherhood. Does it get under the skin of these young women or are we to believe their biggest stressors will be boyfriends and poor relationships with their own mothers?
Continue readingYoung Ahmed (2019)
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The Dardenne brothers are respected auteurs for their social realist dramas but it feels like they weren’t the right ones to tackle this story of young idealism turned into fundamentalism. Continue reading
Girl (2018)
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For anyone feeling that “this gender thing has gone too far”, this low-key, intense Belgian drama about a 15 year old girl, born with the body of a boy and trying to be herself, may go some way to help you understand. Continue reading
Insyriated (2017)
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Tense and harrowing, Insyriated immerses you in a Damascus apartment under siege from bombing, snipers and personal violence. Continue reading
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