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
UK
![Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan](/assets/resized/sm/upload/d1/au/n9/20/Crock%20of%20Gold_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=52afb40470)
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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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.