MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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This documentary puts a human face on the economic meltdown, says Maria Duarte
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
The Divide (12A)
Directed by Katharine Round
4/5
THE rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and inequality in the US and Britain is at its highest level since 1928, according to Katharine Round’s new documentary.
So what’s new, you might think. Well, what makes Round’s film compelling viewing is that it puts a human face on the facts and figures through the stories of seven people from different socio-economic spheres who are striving for a better life in the US and Britain.
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