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ORANGES AND SUNSHINE

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From the late 1940’s up to 1970 the British Government surreptitiously ‘deported’ 130000 children placed in their care to Australia for  reasons I still cannot fathom.  This movie is the true story of how Margaret Humphreys, a Social Worker from Nottingham, uncovered the scandal, and almost single-handedly and against overwhelming odds and even threats against … Continue reading



ESSENTIAL KILLING

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Mohammed, a Taliban Fighter, is captured by the US Military in Afghanistan and is being transported to a mysterious detention centre in an unnamed Eastern European country.  When his transport crashes he makes a dash for freedom through the forests and snow-laden terrain of a country he doesn’t know. There are flashbacks that remind us … Continue reading



POETRY

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When 66-year-old Mija learns that she is in the early stages of dementia, she goes into complete denial.  Her life in a South Korean suburb is already tough enough.  She works as a housemaid/carer to a demanding half-paralyzed old man, and also looks after her uncontrollable sullen teenage lay-about grandson Jongwok whose father has long … Continue reading



SUBMARINE

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Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate is decidedly weird and extremely delusional which is all part of his charm.   When he’s not day dreaming at school about the imagined outburst of nationwide grief that would occur if he died, he has two big ambitions.  He is desperate to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and he also … Continue reading



THE ARBOR

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This depressingly grim and sadly true story of the life of troubled Brit playwright Andrea Dunbar which had very little joy, has been made into a powerfully mesmerizing movie by artist and film maker Clio Bernard who has merged documentary with performances that makes it such a compelling view.  Ms Dunbar, one of nine children, … Continue reading



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