MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Reviews of The Truffle Hunters, Jumbo, The Surrogate, Occupation: Rainfall and Fear Street: 1978
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
The Truffle Hunters (12A)
Directed by Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw
⭑⭑⭑⭑
THIS enchanting and haunting film lifts the lid on the competitive yet lucrative hunt for the rare white Alba truffle, which isn’t to be sniffed at in the world of truffle hunting.
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