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  • Broken Keys (2020)
    Review preview for Broken Keys

    A tale of quiet resistance and hope for a better future in the face of conflict, which though a little broad brush in its strokes and tending towards sentimentality in places, nevertheless packages its difficult themes well for a mainstream

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A pianist living in an ISIS-held Syrian town attempts to rebuild his piano in order to escape.
  • Caramel (2007)
    Review preview for Caramel

    The story of five women working in and around a Beirut beauty salon may not, at first glance, seem especially intriguing, but Caramel is something special.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A glimpse into the lives of five women working in and around a beauty salon in Beirut.
  • The Insult (2017)
    Review preview for The Insult

    Ziad Doueiri's latest film shows how the embers of history can stay warm for a long time, easily flaring up under the right circumstances - even those that seem innocuous.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A spat between Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee leads to division between their two communities.

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