MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Sisters do it for themselves
MARIA DUARTE recommends a tale of marginalised young black women seeking freedom
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
Girlhood (15), directed by Celine Sciamma
THIS beautifully observed drama about disenfranchised youth in the outskirts of Paris is a classic coming-of-age story.
Its powerful protagonist is Marieme (Karidja Toure) who, in a bid to escape the realities of a violent home life and lack of education prospects, joins a girl gang who hang out in shopping centres, where they take no prisoners.
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