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Mostra De Valencia

24 October – 3 November 2019

Now in its second year since its rebirth, the festival opened with documentary Calc Blanca, Negro Carbon on October 24. It will close on November 3 with its prize winners.

We'd like to thank Visit Valencia for helping to facilitate our attendance at the festival. You can read more about the city at visitvalencia.com

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  • Ropes
    Review preview for Ropes

    Elena is not initially an easy character to like, but her courage and ingenuity is handling the crisis she finds herself in gradually wins viewers over.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young quadriplegic woman who has lost her sister moves to a country house with her father. A trained dog helps her, but then becomes her worst enemy.
  • Alice
    Review preview for Alice

    The script is sharp, witty and not afraid to ask awkward questions.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Alice, a happy and perfect wife and mother has her life turned upside down when she discovers her husband is living a secret life.
  • The Truth
    Review preview for The Truth

    In less sensitive hands than Kore-eda's, it could have come across as cloyingly introverted but instead there is wit and warmth in the observed relationship between the two women.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A reunion between a French cinema star and her daughter descends into confrontation.
  • A Shelter Among the Clouds
    Review preview for A Shelter Among the Clouds

    Religious and family tensions are explored with care and sensitivity.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A goatherd finds his life thrown out of balance by the arrival of his siblings and a stranger from the city.
  • Naples In Veils
    Review preview for Naples In Veils

    Seductive direction embarks on an ill-advised tryst with silly plotting in Ferzan Oztepek's Naples-set psycho-thriller

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman whose lover is killed, begins to glimpse a man who looks like his doppelganger.
  • The Domain
    Review preview for The Domain

    Despite its reliance on the crutch of cliche in terms of plotting there is much to admire here stylistically.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Chronicle of a Portugese family who own a large estate on the banks of the Tagus, tracking them down the decades.
  • You Deserve A Lover
    Review preview for You Deserve A Lover

    Sex itself is mostly not shown, as its the initial connection with Lila and the emotional aftermath that counts.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    After Rémi's infidelity, Lila, who loved him more than anything, has a hard time dealing with their break-up. One day, he announces that he will travel alone to Bolivia to soul-search and try to understand his mistakes. There, he lets her know that their love story is not over.
  • Zero Impunity
    Review preview for Zero Impunity

    Western documentary regulars may feel as though they are in familiar territory at the start of the film, which begins by focusing on Syria - but soon the violence considered will come a lot closer to home.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Hybrid documentary exploring the use of rape and sexual violence in global conflict.
  • Les Misérables
    Review preview for Les Misérables

    Ly wanted the people who have lived in these schemes to have the chance to tell their own stories, which gives Les Misérables an unerring sense of authenticity.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A man joins an anti-crime brigade and rapidly discovers the tensions between the various neighbourhood groups.
  • Freedom Fields
    Review preview for Freedom Fields

    Arebi's patiently observational film is full of small moments that encapsulate horrific prejudice or warm, resilient humour.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary spanning six years in the life of Libya’s nascent women’s football scene.

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