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RITA DI SANTO reports from a film festival with an acute international perspective
ALEX HALL recommends a considered and clear approach to dismantling apartheid and occupation, were Israel to come to its senses
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The Arctic in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reveals more about imperialism than about monsters, suggests MONICA GERMANA
ANDY HEDGECOCK enjoys an unusual collection of stories that refract class consciousness through the flexible lens of folk horror
MARK JONES salutes the progeny of the Cocteau Twins for a new music built for today’s dreamers
CAIRO International Film Festival — the oldest in the entire Arab World, Africa and the Middle East — has just celebrated its 40th anniversary.
With some 200 films in the programme, it's been a showcase for the wealth of talent and diversity of Egyptian and global cinema, with a mix of features, documentary, retrospectives and experiments in virtual reality.
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