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Film round-up: January 6, 2023
MARIA DUARTE reviews of A Man Called Otto, Piggy and The Enforcer
Mariana Trevino as Marisol and Tom Hanks as Otto Anderson
ELEANOR DOBSON reflects on a stark visual record of the violent desecration of Tutankhamun’s mummified remains
RUTH AYLETT appreciates the rich blend of poetry and music that accompanied the launch of the Morning Star’s anthology of poetry, Who We Are
WANJA KIMANI explores the many bonds of community experience expressed in in the bold and colourful imagery of a new mural
New releases from Keeley, Lucinda Williams and Ye Vagabonds
JAN WOOLF ponders the works and contested reputation of the West German sculptor and provocateur, who believed that everybody is potentially an artist
A Man Called Otto (15)
Directed by Marc Forster
★★★★
IT IS always a worry when a superb foreign film is remade for the US and British markets just because viewers detest reading subtitles.
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