20 year old Wajma lives with her mother and brother in Kabul whilst her father is away in Southern Afghanistan working as a mine detector in the war zone. When the family attend a cousin’s wedding Wajma encourages Mustafa a family friend to flirt with her, and afterwards they start to see each other in … Continue reading
Richard Karlsen seems to have it all. The only son of wealthy indulgent parents, complete with a holiday home on the beach, this handsome and very popular young Rugby Captain is about to have one long hot summer break with his mates after just finishing High School and before starting University in the autumn. The … Continue reading
In a glorious opening scene Rivka a middle aged Jewish mother and Shira her teenage daughter are pushing a shopping cart around a busy supermarket cruising for men. Not just any men, but a particular one that the Matchmaker has arranged to be available for a ‘viewing’. He’s standing in the cold meats section (although he … Continue reading
Jacques Audiard has followed his 2009 masterpiece, the multi-award winning ‘A Prophet’ with an intense exhilarating emotional roller coaster of a movie that has you sitting right on the edge of your seat throughout the entire 2 hours. Just as you think that life cannot get any worse for the two protagonists, it does … … Continue reading
The cinematic fascination with The Beat Generation continues regardless. Following on the heals of Walter Salles take on Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ which the Critics were quick to dismiss when it recently had a Limited Release in US theaters, we have this new movie which, set in the mid 1940’s is essentially a pre-quel to … Continue reading