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Critics are enthusiastic about his film and it achieves this status from the very first few minutes. It opens with beautiful shots of the main character, revealing his character. Paul, a spoiled red-haired white boy befriends a black boy named Johnny at public school. Their relationship quickly becomes unbreakable as they find in each other […]

Since its premiere in Cannes this year, dark comedy Triangle of Sadness has divided critics and audiences alike with its attempt at social commentary on power relations. Its take on economy, race, gender and more might not be ground-breaking, but it’s still a deliciously entertaining, Palme-d’Or winning film from Swedish director Ruben Östlund. The film, […]

Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All tells the story of Maren (outstandingly played by Taylor Russell), a young girl who’s abandoned by her father the day after she turns 18. The reason for his departure, which the film makes clear pretty much from the beginning, is that Maren is a cannibal. She has been one her […]

The first scenes were analogous to the “Lost in Translation” movie. The vibrating Japanese capital, the hustle and bustle, the constant movement of people, machines and time. Then, suddenly, amidst all this noise, there is an image of calm Jane Birkin sketching portraits on small sheets of paper. A perfect juxtaposition of two opposed moments. […]

An hypnotic masseur comes to enchant the lives of a Polish suburb in despair. Illustrated by Martine Wu

Norwegian psychiatrist Finn Skarderud once hypothesized the idea that human beings are born with a blood alcohol level 0,5% too low. The theory was not exactly praised, but rather much condemned. Facing the public’s attacks, Skarderud did not continue to develop his hypothesis, which thus remained untested. 20 years later, Skarderud’s philosophy landed in Danish […]

It’s Christmas day.  She’s waiting for him like every other day since his departure to the mine. Only today he will arrive – it’s Christmas day.  Mantoa is in her eighties. She is a widow and has lost both her daughter and her granddaughter too. As she stands outside her home, observing the youth return […]

Just 6.5 (Metri Shesh-o Nim) (2019) kicks off with an uneasy persecution through chaotic Tehran, and appears to end in tragedy. Further in the film, however, we realise that the persecution does not end at the initial chase, but rather continues all throughout the movie and beyond. Just 6.5 is a constant game in which […]

In 2001, South Africa’s first privately run correctional facility, the Mangaung Prison, was opened. G4S, the British multi-billion dollar company, committed to providing a service with the highest standards of justice and care, humane treatment and suitable facilities. However, on execution year zero they realized already that it was a task too expensive.  There is […]