STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
Mark brothers
JOHN GREEN recommends a German comedy that celebrates the old GDR values of solidarity, community and a society not dominated by consumerism

Two to One (12A)
Directed by Natja Brunckhorst
★★★★
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