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London Film Festival · 2022

London Film Festival 2022

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9 films · 2 reviews

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Ashkal

In the Gardens of Carthage, a district of Tunis initiated by the former Regime which construction stopped at the beginning of the Revolution, two cops, Fatma and Batal, find a burnt body in one of the lots. As construction slowly resumes, they start looking into this mysterious case.

(Year: 2022; Director: Youssef Chebbi; Writer: Youssef Chebbi)

The Blaze (En plein Feu)

Eco-thriller sees a man and his father flee from a wildfire.

(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Quentin Reynaud; Writer: Quentin Reynaud; Stars: Alex Lutz, André Dussollier)

Boy From Heaven

When a grand imam dies, a ruthless battle begins to be his successor.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2022; Director: Tarik Saleh; Writer: Tarik Saleh; Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mehdi Dehbi, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Yunus Albayrak, Sherwan Haji, Mouloud Ayad, Amr Mosad, Youssef Salama Zeki, Ayman Fathy)

Emily The Criminal

Review preview for Emily The Criminal

It’s Plaza’s magnetic performance which really makes it special.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: John Patton Ford; Writer: John Patton Ford; Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Jonathan Avigdori, Bernardo Badillo, Gina Gershon, Megalyn Echikunwoke, John Billingsley, John Posey, Kara Luiz, Craig Stark, Brandon Sklenar, Roman Mitichyan, Shoko Rice, Jack Topalian, Roman Arabia)

Full review See: Interview with John Patton Ford about Emily The Criminal

Faraaz

Cafe-set hostage drama based on true events.

(Country: India; Year: 2022; Director: Hansal Mehta; Writer: Ritesh Shah, Kashyap Kapoor, Raghav Raj Kakker; Stars: Juhi Babbar, Aditya Rawal, Zahan Kapoor)

The Good Nurse

Review preview for The Good Nurse

Chastain is its saving grace.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.

(Year: 2022; Director: Tobias Lindholm; Writer: Krysty Wilson-Cairn, based on the book by Charles Graeber; Stars: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Kim Dickens, Noah Emmerich, Malik Yoba, Ajay Naidu)

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The Origin Of Evil

A distraught woman arrives at a remote hospital to report a vicious attack on her sister. But what seems like a simple police procedural quickly unravels.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Christine Ko; Writer: Seo Ja-yeun; Stars: Jung Ryeowon, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Jung-min)

The Origin Of Evil (L'Origine Du Mal)

Jealousy and bitterness lead a woman to invent a whole other life for herself in order to impress the rich men and women who surround her.

(Country: France, Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Sébastien Marnier; Writer: Sébastien Marnier; Stars: Laure Calamy, Suzanne Clément, Doria Tillier, Jacques Weber, Dominique Blanc)

The Stranger

Crime thriller in which two strangers meet and strike up a friendship. But what one doesn't know is that the other is a seasoned undercover officer working to convict him.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Thomas M Wright; Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris)