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a cinephile's take on indie and arthouse movies


A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN

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This is a somewhat gentle deadpan comedy that takes its time to draw you in.  Set in the outskirts of a bleak town in Norway, it is the story of Ulrik a middle-aged murderer just released from prison, whose attempts at becoming a reformed man are thwarted by Jensen, his former gang boss who is … Continue reading




I AM SLAVE

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This overwhelmingly sad and somewhat dispiriting movie’s powerful narrative about an African slave is actually based on a true story.  Twelve year old Malia is abducted from her mountain village in Sudan by Arab militia and sold into slavery to a vile woman in Khartoum who treats her inhumanly and even beats her for actually … Continue reading



FOR 80 DAYS

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Axun’s ex son-in-law Mikel is rushed to hospital after a tragic car accident and as he is completely alone , she feels obliged to visit him.  Whilst there she meets Maite who’s visiting her brother, also in a coma, and suddenly realizes that this is her best friend from high school.  In fact the two … Continue reading



LEAP YEAR

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Laura’s life is beyond bleak. To try to escape her unspoken troubled past she moves from her family home deep in the countryside to her own somewhat desolate apartment in Mexico City.  Desperately lonely and completely friendless and working as a journalist from home, her whole life is defined by the four walls which confine … Continue reading



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