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Sundance Film Festival · 2024

Sundance Film Festival 2024

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4 films · 3 reviews

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Hit Man

Based on the true story of an undercover cop who posed as a hitman.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell; Stars: Adria Arjona, Glen Powell, Retta, Austin Amelio, Molly Bernard, Jo-Ann Robinson, Ritchie Montgomery, Morgana Shaw, Richard Robichaux, Roxy Rivera, Mike Markoff, Jordan Salloum, Kate Adair, Bryant Carroll, Nathalie J. Alarcon)

How To Have Sex

Review preview for How To Have Sex

A fresh spin on territory that has been frequently explored.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
Three friends contend with peer pressure in their decision to “do it”.

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Molly Manning Walker; Writer: Molly Manning Walker; Stars: Mia McKenna Bruce, Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Sam Bottomley, Enva Lewis, Laura Ambler)

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US premiere

Àma Gloria

Review preview for Àma Gloria

One of the most moving portraits of childhood seen recently on the screen.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.

(Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Marie Amachoukeli; Writer: Marie Amachoukeli, Pauline Guéna; Stars: Arnaud Rebotini)

Full review See: Àma Gloria director Marie Amachoukeli on her child's eye view of the world

US premiere

The Mother Of All Lies

Review preview for The Mother Of All Lies

Everything about El Moudir’s film is unusual, from the structure to the mood.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
The filmmaker doesn’t have any pictures of herself as a child. This is the starting point of a documentary investigation that unfolds the secrets of a Casablanca family.

(Country: Morocco, France, Qatar; Year: 2023; Director: Asmae El Moudir)

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