MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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The Violators is a tragic, no-holds barred depiction of life among the underclass, says ALAN FRANK
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 Violators (15)
Directed by Helen Walsh
4/5
RATHER too often, one gets the unfortunate impression that certain British Film Institute-sponsored films reach the screen as much through the fortunate availability of public funding as for their intrinsic dramatic value.
Not here.
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