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LFF 2020 – Ammonite (2020)

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This year's Closing Film at the BFI London Film Festival is Ammonite, Francis Lee's follow-up film to his 2017 drama God's Own Country. The film stars Kate Winslet as palaeontologist Mary Anning, who embarks on a relationship with…
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LFF 2020 – Cicada (2020)

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Marking an ambitious feature film debut for Matthew Fifer, Cicada sees him take on the role of director, producer, co-writer and lead actor. Inspired by true events, the film focuses on Ben (Fifer), a bisexual who indulges in random…
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LFF 2020 – Shirley (2020)

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The winner of the US Dramatic Special Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Jacqueline Decker's latest feature Shirley stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman and Odessa Young. The film follows American horror…
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Sherpa (2015)

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Last year, a 14 million tonne block of ice killed 16 Sherpas, an ethnic group of Nepalese people who work as tourist guides up Mount Everest.  The incident highlighted the dangers of climbing up the world’s highest mountain, as well as a…
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LONDON 2015 – Truth (2015)

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In 2004, US news programme 60 Minutes broadcast a report casting doubt about George W. Bush’s career in the Air National Guard during the 1970s.  What followed was a stirring controversy not of the then-President’s military career, but of…