(Canada 2016) Aisling Walsh: The film is based on the true story of the Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis. It is lovingly filmed in the harsh environment of Nova Scotia; with Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Zachary Bennett.
Rating: PG - Mild themes and sexual references
More reviews at: Maudie
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(Finland 2017) Aki Kaurismäki: A middle-aged salesman Wikström leaves his wife and job. He buys a seafood restaurant and later befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland; with Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen.
Rating: M - Mature themes and violence
More reviews at: The other side of hope / Toivon tuolla puolen
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(USA 1970) Mike Nichols: A scathing satire set in World War II. Can a bombardier be certified insane and so be sent home? Everyone and everything stands in his way; with Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin; based on Joseph Heller's novel.
Rating: MA15+ - Strong themes, a sex scene and coarse language
More reviews at: Catch-22
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(New Zealand 2021) Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith: A drama centred on the life stories of three Maori women. Although cousins their lives are very different after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage; with Rachel House, Miriama Smith, Chelsie Preston Crayford; based on the novel by Patricia Grace.
Rating: M- Mature themes and coarse language
More reviews at: Cousins
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