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‘Reading Lolita In Tehran’: Tallinn Review
Dir: Eran Riklis. Israel/Italy. 2024. 118mins
The bestselling autobiographical guide by Iranian writer and literature professor Azar Nafisi is tailored into this well timed however...
‘Passing Dreams’: Cairo Review
Dir/scr: Rashid Masharawi. Palestine/France/Sweden. 2024. 80mins
Whereas any Palestinian manufacturing is noteworthy within the present conflicts, Passing Goals is all of the extra hanging for...
‘Writing Hawa’: IDFA Review
Dir: Najiba Noori. France/Netherlands/Qatar/Afghanistan. 2024. 84mins
Afghani mother-of-six Hawa is 53 years outdated, and he or she has made the choice that now could be...
‘Pink Lady’: Tallinn Review
Dir: Nir Bergman. Israel. 2024. 106mins
A younger spouse and mom of three, Bati (Nur Fibak) has a seemingly blessed life inside the close-knit ultra-Orthodox...
‘For Rana’: Busan Review
Dir. Iman Yazdi. Iran. 2024. 87mins
Aref (Hamed Behdad), a stunt motorcyclist in an Iranian circus, and his spouse (Pantea Panahiha), who works in an...
‘Thank You For Banking With Us’: London Review
Dir/scr: Laila Abbas. Palestine/Germany/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Egypt. 2024. 97mins
There’s little love misplaced between Palestinian sisters Mariam (Clara Khoury), a frazzled mum of two, and Noura (Yasmine...
‘Happy Holidays’: Venice Review
Dir/scr: Scandar Copti. Palestine/Germany/France/Italy. 2024. 124mins.
The day by day information cycle brings us limitless tales of inter-tribal battle. Typically the tribes are nation states,...