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The Souvenir Part II will premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

by Hannah Strong

Joan­na Hogg joins Clio Barnard and Miguel Gomes, while Fred­er­ick Wise­man will be hon­oured with the Car­rosse d’Or.
Crowd of protesters carrying signs about police violence and massacres.
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Uprising is an urgent, emotional account of a national tragedy

by Katie Goh

Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s three-part docuseries exam­ines three piv­otal events from 1981.
Five adults sitting in a room, dressed in 1960s-style clothing. Muted green walls and furnishings. Central figure has orange hair.
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Cannes Film Festival announces a bumper competition for its delayed 2021 edition

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son, Leos Carax, Mia Hansen-Løve and Kog­o­na­da are among the film­mak­ers head­ed to the Croisette in July.
Vibrant crowd of people in traditional Indian dress gathered around an ornate religious icon, outdoors amid lush greenery.
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A new documentary explores the Beatles’ enduring relationship with India

by Adam Woodward

The Bea­t­les and India com­bines archive footage and eye-wit­ness accounts to shed light on a unique cul­tur­al crossover.
Two shirtless men with full-body tattoos posing together.
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Immersive and inspiring music documentaries to look out for in 2021

by Patrick Gamble

Sound­Cloud rap­pers and a for­got­ten folk singer took cen­tre stage at this year’s CPH:DOX.
A woman with red hair performing on stage under bright red lighting.
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15 films we’d like to see at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

With Wes Ander­son, Leos Carax and Paul Ver­ho­even locked in, we’re ready to keep the rumour mill turning.
Two people, a woman and a man, sit on a sofa in a dimly lit room. The man wears a leopard-print jacket and has glasses, while the woman wears a black dress. Candles and other furniture can be seen in the background.
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Enfant Terrible is a fittingly flawed portrait of Rainer Werner Fassbinder

by Abigail Yartey

This vibrant biog­ra­phy explores much of what made the Ger­man film­mak­er such a mer­cu­r­ial talent.
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Alone Together – first-look review

by Cassidy Olsen

This unique and often insight­ful doc­u­men­tary shows Char­li XCX col­lab­o­rat­ing with her fans on a DIY quar­an­tine album.
Lying man on green tiles, with visible tattoos and torso.
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A Cop Movie – first-look review

by Adam Woodward

Two pro­fes­sion­al actors go ​‘under­cov­er’ in this eye-open­ing exposé of Mex­i­co City’s police force.
Close-up of a person's face holding a gun, in black and white.
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Limbo – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

Soi Cheang’s gris­ly yet daz­zling mono­chrome noir fol­lows a pair of cops inves­ti­gat­ing a ser­i­al murderer.