MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Freedom has a bitter price
MARIA DUARTE recommends a film on the harsh consequences of a young girl’s struggle for independence in Iran
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
Ava (15)
Directed by Sadaf Foloughi
THE constraints and pressures on women to conform in a strict patriarchal society are laid bare in this poignant Iranian coming-of-age tale.
It follows the misfortunes of a young girl who is banished from all social institutions simply because she wants to be different.
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