MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Burning issues come to the fore in the story of a young mother horrifically disfigured by an abusive partner, 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
Dirty God (15)
Directed by Sacha Polak
AFTER the explosion in acid attacks in Britain over the last couple of years comes a timely and poignant drama exploring the long-term effects on victims soon forgotten by the media.
Dirty God centres on Jade (Vicky Knight), a young mother living in London whose ex threw acid in her face, leaving her with severe burns and the drama begins as she is picking up the pieces following his brutal assault.
It has left her badly scarred, in spite of the numerous surgeries she has undergone to correct the damage.
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