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Reviews of Les Miserables, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Mulan and Koko-di, Koko-da
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
Les Miserables (15)
Directed by Ladj Ly
★★★★
THIS isn't yet another adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic historical novel but a gripping and gritty French crime thriller centred around social inequality, the social divide and rampant racism.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, co-writer and director Ladj Ly's short film is set in the Parisian suburb of Montfermeil where Hugo based his legendary work.
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