Back from a mini tour of Yorkshire and Stockport and cheering for supporting act Indignation Meeting
Stirring portrait of corruption
MARIA DUARTE recommends a gripping Spanish political thriller that will resonate with anybody interested in local politics
https://youtu.be/u2Yy1WVup34
ALISTAR FINDLAY is mesmerised by this multiple ‘Visions of Scotland’ assault on the audience’s eyes and senses
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New releases from Steve Knightley, Jupiter & Okwess, Jason Palmer, Lisa Knapp and Gerry Driver, Kin'Gongolo Kiniata, Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey, Dan Sealey, Simin Tande, PAZ
Peter Mitchell's photography reveals a poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
The Candidate (15)
Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
★★★★
THE corruption of power and greed at regional government level is put under the microscope in this scintillating and wonderfully gripping Spanish political thriller by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
The themes and the characters in this exquisitely rich and complex drama, set in 2007, are sadly universal and will ring true almost anywhere.
The film opens with the lead protagonist Manuel (Antonio de la Torre) — Manu to his friends — on a sandy beach taking an important call as he looks out onto a glorious blue sea (the calm before the storm).
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