Lost Flowers
In his diaristic portrait of grief during the isolation of lockdown, Fabrizio Maltese has crafted a personal documentary full of universal poignancy.
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Shabu
Through its boisterous main character, Shamira Raphaëla’s 'Shabu' represents a break from the clichéd images of Black experience in the West.
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Red Sea 2021: The Verdict
Saudi Arabia takes a big step forward with an international culture event in Jeddah that, for all the glitches, showcased the modern and rapidly changing face of its society.
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Europa
An immersive, sensorial plunge into a young Iraqi refugee’s desperation as he evades capture by anti-immigration vigilantes in a Bulgarian forest, filmed with taut suspense and anchored by a stand-out performance from Adam Ali.
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No Land’s Man
Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a pathological liar whose romance with an Australian girl unveils a horrifying backstory of racism in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s genre-bending pleaser.
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The List of Those Who Love Me
Turkish director Emre Erdoğdu's compelling social drama The List of Those Who Love Me highlights hidden tensions among Istanbul's arty celebrity set.
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The Last Shelter
A sobering look at African migrants waylaid between their homelands and the dangerous trek to Europe.
