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  • The Plains
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    ‘The Plains’: Rotterdam Review 1n4m3g

    2022-01-26T08:00:00Z 136k15

    A middle-aged Melbourne lawyer’s daily commute proves a fascinating docu/fiction hybrid

  • Midwives
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    ‘Midwives’: Sundance Review 163458

    2022-01-24T19:40:00Z

    Debut filmmaker Snow Hnin El Hlaing throws open the doors of a Myanmar medical centre

  • You Won't Be Alone
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    ‘You Won’t Be Alone’: Sundance Review 3h3c1d

    2022-01-23T15:34:00Z

    Startling feature debut from Goran Stolevski carries all the magic of its witch protagonist

  • Lunana
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    ‘Lunana - A Yak In The Classroom’: Review g5b3e

    2022-01-06T10:56:00Z

    Global word-of-mouth lands Bhutanese debut a coveted spot on the Oscar shortlist for international feature

  • Hot Soup
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    ‘Hot Soup’: Review 2a1um

    2022-01-03T08:01:00Z

    Zhang Ming takes a hard look at happiness

  • A Thousand Fires - Main Still
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    ‘A Thousand Fires’: IDFA Review 2e4c70

    2021-11-25T16:31:00Z

    In Myanmar, a couplle drill for oil by hand and hope for better days in Saeed Farouky’s award-winning documentary

  • Children of the Mist
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    ‘Children Of The Mist’: IDFA Review 225jt

    2021-11-22T16:07:00Z

    A young Hmong girl in Northern Vietnam struggles against a pre-ordained path in Diam Ha Lei’s compelling first feature

  • Day After
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    ‘Day After….’: IDFA Review 4s1u4m

    2021-11-20T22:20:00Z

    Hop on the Rocket paddle-steamer from Dhaka to Khulna in Kamar Ahmad Simon’s seductive documentary

  • RailwayHeroes_HiRes_Still01
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    ‘Railway Heroes’: Review 493s6x

    2021-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Stirring take of China’s Eastern resistance heroes in the snowy battles against the Japanese

  • When Pomegranates Howl
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    ‘When Pomengranates Howl’: Tallinn Review 93g3r

    2021-11-18T17:00:00Z

    A nine-year-old boy dreams of stardom in this heartfelt Afghan drama

  • Escape From Mogadishu
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    ‘Escape From Mogadishu’: Review 443d2r

    2021-11-05T14:37:00Z

    South Korea’s nail-biting political thriller continues to win fans as the country’s Oscar submission

  • 'Third Time Lucky'
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    ‘Third Time Lucky’: ​Tokyo Review 246e6z

    2021-11-03T06:32:00Z

    Tadashi Nohara’s directorial debut focuses on unfulfilled lives and fraying relationships

  • 'Hommage'
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    ‘Hommage’: Tokyo Review 93fm

    2021-10-31T04:43:00Z

    Lee Jung-eun shines as a struggling director tasked with restoring a damaged film from a deceased woman director

  • 'Terrorizers'
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    ‘Terrorizers’: Tokyo Review x5j46

    2021-10-30T08:00:00Z

    Ho Wi Ding pays tribute to Edward Yang’s 1986 masterwork

  • 'Raging Fire'
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    ‘Raging Fire’: Tokyo Review 6i444f

    2021-10-30T07:00:00Z

    Benny Chan’s final film is an old-school action showdown between Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse

  • anita
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    ‘Anita’: Busan Review (Closing Film) 4a4z4o

    2021-10-11T05:16:00Z

    Louise Wong plays Cantopop superstar Anita Mui in this nostalgic biopic

  • 'Farewell, My Hometown'
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    ‘Farewell, My Hometown’: Busan Review 5yb64

    2021-10-11T01:23:00Z

    Three generations of Chinese women talk about their lives in Er Zhuo Wang’s fiction-documentary hybrid

  • '24'
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    ‘24’: Busan Review 5a3i3r

    2021-10-10T17:36:00Z

    Royston Tan’s latest art-house charmer follows a sound engineer on a journey across 24 different environments

  • 'Gensan Punch'
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    ‘Gensan Punch’: Busan Review r3v4q

    2021-10-09T10:20:00Z

    Brillante Ma Mendoza’s latest follows an aspiring boxer who refuses to let disability define him

  • 'Memoryland'
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    ‘Memoryland’: Busan Review 1n6k6b

    2021-10-09T06:39:00Z

    Kim Quy Bui’s beautifully composed sophomore feature explores attitudes about death in Vietnam