Author: Deborah Young

Rose

A fascinating tale of gender politics in 17th century Germany offers a gripping backdrop for Sandra Hüller’s prodigious acting talents in Markus Schleinzer’s surprising historical biopic ‘Rose’.

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Yellow Letters

An acclaimed Turkish actress and her theater director husband lose their livelihoods over a petty dispute with the authorities in power in ‘Yellow Letters’, a deeply disturbing tale that struggles to stay on topic.

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The Red Hangar

Based on a true story pregnant with contemporary moral questions, ‘The Red Hangar’ is the gripping portrait of a courageous Air Force captain forced to draw the line, during Chile’s military coup in 1973 that overturned the Salvador Allende government and democracy.

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No Good Men

In ‘No Good Men’, the ever-surprising Shahrbanoo Sadat opens up the world of Afghan life for women before and during the American pullout in 2021 in a riotous feminist romance that opened the Berlin Film Festival with a bang – even without stars.

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