5 min movie guide
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THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD
It may be the present day in Albania where even the rural teenagers text each other on cellphones every day, but some of the customs that still dictate how families must conduct themselves date back centuries. The older generation accepts this willingly but it’s tougher on young people who are full of life and energy…
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THE KID ON A BIKE
The kid in the title is 11-year-old Cyril and the bike is his means to whiz around the small Belgian town desperately looking for his father who abandoned him in a Children’s Home and who has never bothered coming back even to visit. Cyril breaks out of the Home one day with the Social Workers…
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EXPORTING RAYMOND
This very funny documentary about one man’s quest to hoist the US’s hit tv situation comedy ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ on an unsuspecting Russian audience could be subtitled ‘Lost in Translation’. Written, directed and starring Phil Rosenthal the creator of the TV show, its about the frustrations of adapting the hit series for Russian TV. Neither…
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ETIENNE
When it comes to bizarre this enchanting quirky tale about a loner taking his dying best (and only) friend on a road trip is definitely up there. Especially when you know that the said best friend is a dwarf hamster named Etienne. Richard drifts through his gentle small life. He’s just got a new job…
