Deception abounds in this nuanced portrait of lies and loss when a middle-aged woman discovers her recently deceased husband led another life in France, contradictory to the pious Muslim home they built together in England.
Festival Programme
Films — by Country
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- UK
- USA
UK
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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Documentarian Julien Temple explores the close ties between Shane MacGowan, Ireland’s beloved punk poet, and his home country’s tumultuous history.
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Limbo
Melancholic, atmospheric and heartfelt, Ben Sharrock’s feature exploring immigrants awaiting asylum eschews conventional approaches to stories of the modern refugee crisis to create something profound and surprising.
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My Father and Me
The life of British post-war photographer Maurice Broomfield is examined by his son, documentary veteran Nick Broomfield, whose own confrontational style lies at odds with his father’s steadfast pacifism.
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Nowhere Special
After learning he only has months to live, a working-class father reckons with guilt and grief as he searches for a replacement family for his young son.
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The Reason I Jump
Taking as its inspiration the groundbreaking book of the same name by autistic thirteen-year-old Naoki Higashida, this documentary attempts to present the world as it might be experienced by neuro-divergent individuals.