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Monochrome image of two young people, a woman and a child, in winter clothing, with the woman cradling the child in her arms.
Review

Green Border review – brilliant and tense

by Charles Bramesco

A stir­ring depic­tion of the refugee sit­u­a­tion in Europe, as Syr­i­ans flee­ing war face har­row­ing inter­ro­ga­tion at the Pol­ish-Belaru­sian border.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young person lying inside a dark, crumbling concrete tunnel, with graffiti visible on the walls.
Review

Nezouh review – compassionate but needlessly convoluted

by Hamza Shehryar

Soudade Kaadan’s sec­ond fea­ture is tru­is­tic yet force­ful in exam­in­ing the com­plex­i­ties of human suf­fer­ing and con­fine­ment through a teenage girl stuck in the thick of the Syr­i­an civ­il war.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Black and white image showing a man lying down, with a woman leaning over him. They appear to be outdoors in a wooded setting.
Festivals

Green Border – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Vet­er­an film­mak­er Agniesz­ka Hol­land offers a stir­ring, stark depic­tion of the refugee sit­u­a­tion in Europe, as Syr­i­ans flee­ing war face har­row­ing inter­ro­ga­tion at the Pol­ish-Belaru­sian border.
Exterior of 'The Old Oak' pub, with a person standing outside the boarded-up windows and doorway.
Review

The Old Oak review – trades largely on didacticism and sentimentality

by Mark Asch

In what could be his final film, Ken Loach fix­es his gaze on a pub land­lord in a town reck­on­ing with a new pop­u­la­tion of Syr­i­an refugees.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man holding black cat in kitchen with wooden cabinets.
Festivals

The Old Oak – first-look review

by Mark Asch

In what could be his final film, Ken Loach turns his eye to UK immi­gra­tion, focus­ing on a pub land­lord in a town reck­on­ing with a new pop­u­la­tion of Syr­i­an refugees.
Two women embracing in the ocean at sunset, with vibrant pink, orange, and blue hues in the sky.
Review

The Swimmers

by David Jenkins

The aston­ish­ing saga of Syr­i­an refugee-turned-Olympic swim­mer Yus­ra Mar­di­ni is effec­tive­ly pre­sent­ed by writer/​director Sal­ly El Hosaini.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men sitting on a wall, one wearing a panda hat, the other in a blue jacket. Hilly countryside visible in the background.
Review

Limbo

by David Jenkins

A Syr­i­an musi­cian relo­cates to a remote Scot­tish island in Ben Sharrock’s com­e­dy-tinged asy­lum seek­er drama.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman wearing a black headscarf, looking pensive against a backdrop of rubble and debris.
Review

The Cave

by Matt Turner

Syr­i­an film­mak­er Feras Fayyad pro­vides anoth­er wrench­ing por­trait of the peo­ple most afflict­ed by the civ­il war.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people wearing protective helmets and clothing, smiling at the camera.
Review

Under the Wire

by Lillian Crawford

Film­mak­er Christo­pher Mar­tin cap­tures the hor­rors of the Syr­i­an cri­sis in this bold documentary.

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4
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3
In Retrospect
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Insyriated

by Louise Busfield

This intense, alter­na­tive war movie cen­tres around a Syr­i­an fam­i­ly trapped in an apart­ment block.

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In Retrospect