MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
Bee yourself
MARTIN HALL admires a remarkable film that concentrates on the human impact of gender dysphoria
Sofia Otero in 20,000 Species of Bees, a role for which he became the first child actor to win Berlin's Silver Bear
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MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
20,000 Species of Bees (12A)
Directed by Urresola Solaguren
THIS is an impressive debut from Urresola Solguren.
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