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London Film Festival · 2024

London Film Festival 2024

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11 films · 7 reviews

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2073

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As much as 2073 mentions things, it digs no further.

Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
A futuristic docudrama lamenting the state of the world to come.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Asif Kapadia; Writer: Asif Kapadia, Tony Grisoni; Stars: Naomi Ackie, Samantha Morton, Hector Hewer)

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Black Box Diaries

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Documentaries don’t get much more personal or intimate than this

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems.

(Country: US, UK, Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Shiori Ito)

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The Cats Of Gokogu Shrine (Gokogu no Neko)

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As ever, Soda’s style is patient, unintrusive, and warmly curious.

Sunil Chauhan · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary about the cats that have set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Kazuhiro Sôda)

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Families Like Ours (Familier Som Vores)

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There is a careful balance here between the big drama of the premise and the personal dramas experienced by the characters, most of whom pay no particular heed to the wider tragedy unfolding.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
When it becomes impossible to keep repairing the sea barriers in low-lying Denmark, the country is evacuated and once affluent Danes become refugees, with families torn apart in the process.

(Country: Denmark, Sweden, UK; Year: 2024; Director: Thomas Vinterberg; Writer: Bo Hr Hansen, Thomas Vinterberg; Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, David Dencik, Asta Kamma August, Thomas Bo Larsen, Esben Smed, Paprika Steen, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Magnus Millang, Mads Hjulmand, Kenneth Wright, Philipp Droste, Alexander Behrang Keshtkar, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Amaryllis April August, Alex Dower)

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The Invasion (L'Invasion)

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Loznitsa’s approach is quietly observational, capturing the quotidian goings on as they continue beneath the shadow of war.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Life in Ukraine under the shadow of war.

(Country: Ukraine, Netherlands, France, US; Year: 2024; Director: Sergei Loznitsa)

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Israel Palestine On Swedish TV 1958-1989 (Israel Palestina i svensk tv 1958-1989)

A history of the Middle East conflict observed through Swedish eyes.

(Country: Sweden, Denmark, Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Göran Hugo Olsson; Writer: Göran Hugo Olsson; Stars: Yasser Arafat, David Ben-Gurion, Abba Eban, Per-Åke Holmquist)

I Am Nevanka (Soy Nevanka)

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With elements that are sadly all too recognisable, the familiar story is elevated by the strength of the performances and the decent pace and no-nonsense approach adopted by Bollaín.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, the Finance Councillor of Ponferrada Town Council, is relentlessly hounded by the mayor, a man used to getting his way both politically and personally. Nevenka decides to report him, knowing that it will cost her dearly. Based on true events.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Icíar Bollaín; Writer: Icíar Bollaín, Isa Campo, based on the book by Nevenka Fernández, Juan José Millás; Stars: Ricardo Gómez, Mireia Oriol, Carlos Serrano, Urko Olazabal, Miguel Garcés, Lucía Veiga, Pepo Suevos, David Blanka, Font García, Mercedes del Castillo, Luis Moreno, Javier Gálego)

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Julie Keeps Quiet (Julie zwijgt)

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The director shows how it’s not just Julie’s tennis skills that have been groomed by the coach but large aspects of her life.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…

(Country: Belgium, Sweden; Year: 2024; Director: Leonardo van Dijl; Writer: Ruth Becquart, Leonardo van Dijl; Stars: Tessa Van den Broeck, Grace Biot, Alyssa Lorette, Ruth Becquart, Koen De Bouw, Pierre Gervais, Claire Bodson, Laurent Caron)

Full review See: Leonardo van Dijl on the importance of silence Belgian Oscar nominee Julie Keeps Quiet

The Listeners

TV drama series about a woman who trying to find out the truth about strange noise only she can hear.

(Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Jordan Tannahill; Writer: Jordan Tannahill; Stars: Rebecca Hall, Claire Ashton, Gayle Rankin, Amr Waked, Karen Henthorn, Ian Mercer, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Samuel Edward-Cook, Mia Tharia, Franc Ashman, Ollie West, Lucy Sheen, Romy Kelleher)

Three Kilometres To The End Of The World

A gay teenager's journey of self-discovery sees him clash with his parents.

(Country: Romania; Year: 2024; Director: Emanuel Parvu; Writer: Miruna Berescu; Stars: Laura Vasiliu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Adrian Titieni, Valeriu Andriuta, Ciprian Chiujdea)

Youth (Homecoming) (Quin Chun Gui)

Third instalment of a documentary trilogy about young Chinese workers. It follows them over Chinese New Year.

(Country: France, Luxembourg, Netherlands; Year: 2024; Director: Wang Bing; Writer: Wang Bing)