Deborah Young - The Film Verdict

Something You Said Last Night

Posted by Deborah Young | Nov 18, 2022 | Cairo, CAIRO 2022, Festivals, Spotlight |

Luis De Filippis’ laid-back tale about an embattled but loving family on vacation pops with a riveting Carmen Madonia as the trans sister.

Houria

Posted by Deborah Young | Nov 17, 2022 | Cairo, CAIRO 2022, Festivals |

Young actress Lyna Khoudri sparkles as an Algerian dance student forced to reorder her priorities after she is physically assaulted in an emotion-clad feminist drama directed by Mounia Meddour (‘Papicha’).

Subtraction

Posted by Deborah Young | Oct 20, 2022 | Festivals, London, Spotlight, Toronto |

Two of Iran’s biggest actors, Taraneh Alidoosti and Navid Mohammadzadeh, play double roles in Mani Haghighi’s chilling, fast-paced thriller with allegorical overtones about life in contemporary Iran.

Mirror Mirror

Posted by Deborah Young | Oct 12, 2022 | Antalya, Featured, Festivals |

Three women struggle for independence in an increasingly conservative society in Belmin Söylemez’s award-winning drama set in an Istanbul acting workshop.

Black Night

Posted by Deborah Young | Oct 11, 2022 | Antalya, Festivals, Spotlight |

A man’s search for redemption after participating in a group murder neatly exposes a community’s moral rot in Ozcan Alper’s rugged mountain thriller, winner of the best Turkish film award at Antalya.

Author: Deborah Young

Something You Said Last Night

Houria

Subtraction

Mirror Mirror

Black Night