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The Invisible Fight

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Aug 11, 2023 | Festivals, Locarno 2023 |

Estonian director Rainer Sarnet’s ‘The Invisible Fight’ is an idiosyncratic tale featuring monks, metal rock, and a manically superb performance from Ursel Tilk.

Touched

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Aug 7, 2023 | Locarno 2023, Festivals |

Claudia Roranius’s ‘Touched’ competently telegraphs a complex intimate relationship with unusual frankness and gorgeous visuals, and yet, it falls short of its own material in true emotional terms.

Animal

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Aug 3, 2023 | Locarno 2023, Festivals, Spotlight |

Dimitra Vlagopoulou shines in ‘Animal’, Sofia Exarchou’s sometimes sexy, sometimes poignant second feature film.

The Falling Star

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Aug 2, 2023 | Locarno 2023 |

Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel return with ‘The Falling Star’, another picture more wacky than substantial — and therein lies its charm and limitation.

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 18, 2023 | Berlin, Berlin 2023, Featured, Festivals |

Babatunde Apalowo’s masterful international debut examines a real Nigerian life engaged in a denial of love and its pleasures.

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The Invisible Fight

Touched

Animal

The Falling Star

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White