Deborah Young - The Film Verdict

Hit the Road

Posted by Deborah Young | Dec 11, 2021 | Festivals, Red Sea |

Voted best film at the London BFI festival and Mar del Plata, an offbeat Iranian roadie launches the filmmaking career of Jafar Panahi’s son Panah in style.

Death of a Virgin and the Sin of Not Living

Posted by Deborah Young | Dec 9, 2021 | Cairo, Festivals |

The fears and longings of four Lebanese boys on their way to lose their virginity is conveyed in interior monologues in George Peter Barbari’s poignant and deeply original first film.

Diary of Gabrielle Street

Posted by Deborah Young | Dec 5, 2021 | Cairo, Festivals |

Rashid Masharawi’s upbeat lockdown documentary set in Montmartre is a one man show full of charm and humanity.

Tomorrow

Posted by Deborah Young | Dec 4, 2021 | Cairo, Festivals |

In the bitter drama of a human rights lawyer struggling with mental illness, well-known actor Dhafer L’Abidine directs, produces and stars in a passionate plea to Tunisians to reclaim their revolution.

The Power of the Dog

Posted by Deborah Young | Dec 2, 2021 | Festivals, Spotlight |

Jane Campion’s bold cinematic interpretation of Thomas Savage’s novel about cattle ranchers in 1920’s Montana is a sensuous, aestheticized Netflix release, whose meticulous detail and gay subplot are admirable but a little tiring.

Author: Deborah Young

Hit the Road

Death of a Virgin and the Sin of Not Living

Diary of Gabrielle Street

Tomorrow

The Power of the Dog