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Reviews of Real, Savage, The Broken Hearts Gallery, Max Richter’s Sleep, The Painted Bird, Memories of Murder and The Unfamiliar
PRAGYA AGARWAL recommends a collection of drawings that explore the relation of indigenous people to the land in south Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
CHRIS SEALE speaks to Palestinian sound artist BINT MBAREH
MARY CONWAY applauds a brave and timely two hander that explores the difference between intimacy and abuse
ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review The Thing with Feathers, Train Dreams, Sisu: Road to Revenge, and Wicked: For Good
GUILLERMO THOMAS welcomes a biography of WA Domingo, a key figure in the anti-colonial struggle in the Caribbean
Real (15)
Directed by Aki Omoshaybi
★★★★
THE HARDSHIPS of dating and nurturing a relationship while struggling to make ends meet are laid bare in this poignant and insightful romantic drama.
Set in Portsmouth, it has Jamie (a phenomenal Pippa Bennett-Warner) and Kyle (a charismatic Aki Omoshaybi) encountering each other in the city centre. Looking their best, each incorrectly assumes that the other is a successful professional.
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