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Ahed’s Knee – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Israeli film­mak­er Nadav Lapid serves up a spiky, intel­li­gent dra­ma about con­flict and reconciliation.
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The Souvenir Part II – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Joan­na Hogg’s fol­low-up to her 2019 mas­ter­piece is an immac­u­late study of grief and filmmaking.
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Annette – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Adam Dri­ver and Mar­i­on Cotil­lard star in Leos Carax’s auda­cious rock opera about a baby with a very spe­cial gift.
A group of adults and children standing on a concrete jetty overlooking a body of water. The individuals are wearing casual clothing in a variety of colours, including jackets and jeans.
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Between Two Worlds – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Juli­ette Binoche excels as an under­cov­er author in the world of low-wage domes­tic labourers.
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Is this the first major artistic response to life under the pandemic?

by Marina Ashioti

Man­ches­ter Inter­na­tion­al Fes­ti­val returns to the city, reflect­ing a broad spec­trum of cul­ture, visu­al arts and performance
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Uncovering a new wave of innovative Greek documentaries

by Marina Ashioti

The 23th Thes­sa­loni­ki Doc­u­men­tary Fes­ti­val show­cas­es a selec­tion of top home­grown talent.
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This new documentary is Afghanistan’s answer to Boyhood

by Katie Goh

My Child­hood, My Coun­try sees film­mak­er Phil Grab­sky and jour­nal­ist Shoaib Shar­i­fi cap­ture a young man’s life.
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20 years on, can cinema teach us anything new about 9/11?

by Thomas Flew

At this year’s Sheffield Doc/​Fest, a trio of doc­u­men­taries revis­it­ed the events of that fate­ful Sep­tem­ber day.
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A new documentary about Kids serves as a stark cautionary tale

by Ed Gibbs

Twen­ty-five years on, the cast of Lar­ry Clark’s con­tro­ver­sial ​’90s hit reflect on their expe­ri­ences on and off set.
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Female authenticity takes centre stage at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021

by Lydia Rostant

Three films at this year’s fes­ti­val com­bined female-cen­tred sto­ries with inspir­ing acts of protest.