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Two young African children, a boy and a girl, looking thoughtful.
Review

Tori and Lokita

by Phil Concannon

The Dar­d­enne broth­ers return with a har­row­ing sto­ry of human traf­fick­ing in Bel­gium, cen­tring on two young migrants.

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In Retrospect
Two people, a young man and woman, conversing in a field of leafy green plants.
Review

Young Ahmed

by Charles Bramesco

The Dar­d­enne broth­ers change tack with this provoca­tive por­trait of a teenage Mus­lim fundamentalist.

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2
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and an older man, sitting at a kitchen table and drinking from mugs.
Review

The Unknown Girl

by Trevor Johnston

An excep­tion­al lead per­for­mance isn’t enough to lift the lat­est Dar­d­enne broth­ers movie to greatness.

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3
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair sitting in the driver's seat of a car, with a pastoral landscape visible through the windscreen.
Review

Two Days, One Night

by David Jenkins

If you only do one thing this year, make sure you catch this shat­ter­ing mas­ter­piece by the Dar­d­enne brothers.

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In Retrospect