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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Burhan Qurbani
Starring: Albrecht Schuch | Alfred Döblin | Annabelle Mandeng | Burhan Qurbani Stars: Welket Bungué | Jella Haase | Joachim Król | Martin Behnke | Mira Elisa Goeres | Richard Fouofié Djimeli
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Philippe Lacôte
Starring: Bakary Koné | Denis Lavant | Issaka Sawadogo | Jean Cyrille Digbeu | Rasmané Ouédraogo | Steve Tientcheu
Jeff says: “You might expect a movie about life in an African prison to be relentlessly grim. NIGHT OF THE KINGS, though, tells a lyrical story about storytelling itself. “La Maca prison, set in the midst of the Ivory Coast
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Elizabeth Lo
Michael says: “Returning to Istanbul, STRAY looks at the street dogs that make up much of the character of the city. Like KEDI, which looked at street cats in Istanbul, STRAY gives us a decidedly canine viewpoint, in fact goes
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Director: Robin Lutz
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Simon Bird
Starring: Alice Lowe | Earl Cave | Elliot Speller-Gillott | Monica Dolan | Ony Uhiara | Rob Brydon | Tamsin Greig
Michael says: “This warm and funny coming-of-age film looks at a single mom and her teenaged son navigating an awkward summer trying to move forward together after a disappointment. When Daniel’s father disinvites his son from a trip to Florida
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Director: Zoé Wittock
Starring: Bastien Bouillon | Emmanuelle Bercot | Jonathan Bartholmé | Noémie Merlant | Sam Louwyck | Tracy Dossou
Jeff says: “A woman falls in love with a carnival ride (inspired by the story of the woman who married the Eiffel Tower, you can look it up). Credit for pulling that off. If machines could get best actor nods,
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Shatara Michelle Ford
Starring: Amani Starnes | Ben Levin | Brittany S. Hall | Caroline Bloom | Drew Fuller | Gail Bean | Will Brill
Michael says: “This chilling, or perhaps sobering films leaves quite a lasting impression. Renesha is out dancing at a bar with her girlfriends. Evan starts to dance with her at at the end of the night he asks asks for
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Roseanne Liang
Starring: Benedict Wall | Beulah Koale | Callan Mulvey | Chloë Grace Moretz | Nick Robinson | Taylor John Smith
Jeff says: “My 10-year-old Mom could have watched SHADOW IN THE CLOUD serialized on the screen at the Billings movie theater where she spent many of her Saturday afternoons. The cliffhangers, the edge-of-the-seat thrills, the non-stop action, the heroism and
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Director: Lynne Sachs
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Naomi Kawase
Starring: Aju Makita | Arata Iura | Hiroko Nakajima | Hiromi Nagasaku | Ren Komai | Reo Sato | Takato Tanaka | Tetsu Hirahara
Michael says: “There’s something about a mother that stirs up emotions. A mother fighting for her child is a force to be reckoned with. In TRUE MOTHERS, Japanese director Naomi Kawase gently and thoughtfully explores the conflict between two women and
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