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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2021

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021

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6 films · 6 reviews

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107 Mothers (Cenzorka)

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Despite all of its shortcomings, 107 Mothers nonetheless, makes for quite a completing piece of filmmaking.

Nikola Jovic · 4 out of 5
Docufiction considering the lives of mothers in Odessa women's prison.

(Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine; Year: 2021; Director: Péter Kerekes; Writer: Péter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovský, Ivan Ostrochovský; Stars: Maryna Klimova, Iryna Kiryazeva, Lyubov Vasylyna, Maryna Klimova, Iryna Kiryazeva, Lyubov Vasylyna)

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An American Prayer

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Durrani covers a lot of ground with determination.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Documentary considering the truth and fiction about the American dream and hopes for future equality.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Nusrat Durrani; Stars: Simon Moya-Smith, Garrison Redd, Lexie Robinson, Adeeba Shahid Talukder, Trammy Ahn)

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Ascension

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From the first shot of a uniformed member of a cleaning team walking the tiled lip of a rooftop infinity pool this is the edge of image, the thing unseen.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
Documentary portrait of the "Chinese Dream" - a contemporary vision of a China that prioritises productivity and innovation above all

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Jessica Kingdon)

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Flee

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By animating the whole movie, Rasmussen makes the story feel more immersive and of a whole piece.

Jeremy Mathews · 3.5 out of 5
Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built.

(Country: Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway; Year: 2021; Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen; Writer: Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

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The Most Beautiful Boy In The World

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Plays out as a not entirely satisfying mix of film history and a particularly melancholic episode of Who Do You Think You Are?

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
Swedish actor/musician Björn Andresen's life was forever changed at the age of 15, when he played Tadzio, the object of Dirk Bogarde's obsession in Death in Venice – a role which led Italian maestro Luchino Visconti to dub him "the world's most beautiful boy".

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2021; Director: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri; Writer: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri; Stars: Björn Andrésen)

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The Sparks Brothers

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Wright doesn't try to reinvent the documentary form, but draws on the Maels' energy, matching their playfulness and incorporating both stop-motion and a decoupage styles of animation into their back story.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band's favorite band.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Edgar Wright; Stars: Ron Mael, Russell Mael)

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