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Amira

Posted by Jay Weissberg | Oct 27, 2021 | El Gouna, Festivals |

A great deal of attention is about to accrue to Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, who’s just...

Nameless

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Oct 23, 2021 | Fespaco, Festivals |

This small film from Rwanda looks too cheap to succeed on a large scale—but its filmmaker is worthy of attention going forward.

Oliver Black

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Oct 23, 2021 | Fespaco, Festivals |

Tawfik Baba almost ruins a good story about two Africans in a desert with a confusing ending and on-the-nose politics.

Murina

Posted by Deborah Young | Oct 22, 2021 | Cannes, El Gouna, Festivals |

‘Murina’, which won this year’s Camera d’Or in Cannes for first-time director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, extols female rebellion but walks a dangerous tightrope connecting the male gaze with the body of a rebellious 17-year-old girl.

Otar’s Death

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Sep 10, 2021 | Featured, Festivals, Karlovy Vary |

Partly inspired by real events, Otar’s Death is a fractious Georgian family drama with breathless thriller elements and a deep streak of black comedy.

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