ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
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RITA DI SANTO applauds a touching and witty opener that touches a hot topic in Germany: the future of the immigrant population
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews I Am Martin Parr, September Says, The Monkey, and The Gorge
SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
The Light
Directed by Tom Tykwer
THIS year’s Berlin Film Festival opens with Tom Tykwer’s The Light, where a modern Mary Poppins, a Syrian housekeeper with a powerful device, rescues a dysfunctional German family.
Set in bustling modern Berlin, the film immerses viewers in the chaos of contemporary life. The main characters belong to a middle-class family, the Engels. Tim and Milena are a couple who have lost their once-strong connection. Milena often travels to Kenya for an artistic project, while her husband focuses on his advertising career.
Their children, 17-year-old twins Frieda and Jon, and the youngest, eight-year-old Dio, embody the new generations, grappling with the complex world and their future.
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