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Labaki manages to get across a view of life that is not predominant in cinematic stories, without making it seem like an agenda. ~ Lindis Kipp -  ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20476">
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Labaki manages to get across a view of life that is not predominant in cinematic stories, without making it seem like an agenda. ~ Lindis Kipp - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20476">Where Do We Go Now?
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.
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The family are captivating subject matter, the strong personalities frequently tugging in different directions, so that the film is never short of drama. ~ Emma Slawinski - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=19667">
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The family are captivating subject matter, the strong personalities frequently tugging in different directions, so that the film is never short of drama. ~ Emma Slawinski - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=19667">Position Among The Stars
The effects of globalisation in Indonesia’s rapidly changing society ripple into the life of a poor Christian woman living in the slums of Jakarta with her Muslim sons and teenage granddaughter.
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The effect is absorbing, like opening a wonderfully illustrated storybook. ~ Jennie Kermode - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20583">
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The effect is absorbing, like opening a wonderfully illustrated storybook. ~ Jennie Kermode - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20583">Tales Of The Night
Enchanting, magical tales told using silhouette animation and screened in 3D.
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Unfortunately, the strong performances and engaging visuals come together to form a film that ultimately seems to lack direction. ~ Lindis Kipp - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20645">
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Unfortunately, the strong performances and engaging visuals come together to form a film that ultimately seems to lack direction. ~ Lindis Kipp - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20645">Breathing
A troubled young man on day release from prison takes a job in a morgue and is inspired to go looking for the mother who abandoned him as a baby.
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Las Acacias is a slow subtle film which focuses on the interaction of the three main characters within the bubble of the truck\'s cab. ~ Donald Munro - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20509">
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Las Acacias is a slow subtle film which focuses on the interaction of the three main characters within the bubble of the truck\'s cab. ~ Donald Munro - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20509">Acacias
A truck driver agrees to transport a woman and her baby, not anticipating the change it may bring to his quiet life.
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There is a charm and grace to this \'not\' film that mirrors all of Panahi\'s previous filmic masterpieces. ~ Anne-Katrin Titze - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20723">
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There is a charm and grace to this \'not\' film that mirrors all of Panahi\'s previous filmic masterpieces. ~ Anne-Katrin Titze - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=20723">This Is Not A Film
Jafar Panahi's postcard from Iran.
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The gradual slip into tragedy in the film\'s last few reels offer up a reeling pathos rare in a Svankmajer picture. ~ James Benefield - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=19504">
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The gradual slip into tragedy in the film\'s last few reels offer up a reeling pathos rare in a Svankmajer picture. ~ James Benefield - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=19504">Surviving Life
Eugene prefers a life of dreams to everyday reality in surrealist animator Jan Švankmajer's extension of one of his own dreams.
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A beautifully observed study of a small community remaining united in the face of seismic shifts. ~ Jeff Robson - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=19047">
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A beautifully observed study of a small community remaining united in the face of seismic shifts. ~ Jeff Robson - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=19047">Amigo
Set during the American-Philippine war as the head of a bario has to answer to both the Americans and the Filipino patriots, with deadly consequences.
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This gentle, observational film comes as close as is possible to exploring its subject\'s world without passing judgement. ~ Jennie Kermode - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=17928">
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This gentle, observational film comes as close as is possible to exploring its subject\'s world without passing judgement. ~ Jennie Kermode - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=17928">Unearthing The Pen
A bold young Karimojong boy digs in the ground to unearth a curse his tribal elders once put on education.
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Comes across as a thoroughly modern film. ~ Jennie Kermode - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=12465">
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Comes across as a thoroughly modern film. ~ Jennie Kermode - ')" class="/reviews.php?film_id=12465">When A Woman Ascends The Stairs
A middle aged hostess struggles to preserve her virtue as she faces financial difficulty and a critical life decision.
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