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Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Àma Gloria is a touching, sentimental film about the bond between a young French girl, Cléo (Louise Mauroy-Panzani), and her nanny …
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Ronit and Shlomi Elkmbetz direct this grueling, heartbreaking courtroom drama. Gets: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, which follows a divorce case over five years, …
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The 2019 InsideOut Film Festival brought together mainstream hits like Rocketman and Late Night with arthouse gems like The Ground Beneath My Feet and Zen in …
Princess is a sensitive, intimate film about 12-year-old Adar whose curiosity about sex gets confused when she receives sexual attention from her still loving …
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Charlène Favier's Cannes-selected debut, Slalom, is a tense pas-de-deux between a 15-year-old professional skiing star (Noée Abita) and her coach (Jérémie …
[Read more...] about Charlène Favier’s Slalom is a complex exploration of abuse
Director Imogen Thomas discusses her feature, Emu Runner, which explores an Aboriginal girl’s (Rhae-Kye Waites) grief — and her community’s resilience — …
[Read more...] about Imogen Thomas on Emu Runner: ‘The film willed its way into existence.’
