When this movie surfaced in Sundance in 2010 it caused such a buzz that I was somewhat annoyed that we couldn’t fit it into our viewing schedule. It went on to win the Best Documentary Directing Award for filmmaker Leon Gast. So it was with heightened eager anticipation when I finally got the chance this … Continue reading
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
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
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
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