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  • Hotel Salvation (2016)
    Review preview for Hotel Salvation

    Bhutiani gently probes at the relationships, letting his character-driven story develop at its own pace, without forcing either the emotion or humour.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    When his dad decides he wants to go to a holy city to die, his son has little choice but to tag along.
  • Life Of Pi (2012)
    Review preview for Life Of Pi

    The introductory credits are among the most marvellous images seen on screen.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    After a shipwreck, a boy finds himself adrift with an animal menagerie.
  • Lorni - The Flaneur (2019)
    Review preview for Lorni - The Flaneur

    Hussain is magnetic in the main role - with Shem every inch the cool, flaneur, with his leather coats and desert dry observations

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Shillong is a small town with a self-fashioned out-of-work private detective who escapes the monotony of his drab life when he is tasked with investigating the disappearance of objects of great cultural value. Looking for one thing, he discovers something else…
  • Parched (2015)
    Review preview for Parched

    Female freedom runs like gusts of wind through hair in Leena Yadav's Parched - refreshing and vital yet easily stilled.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Four women's friendship in the face of a patriarchal society.
  • Tigers (2014)
    Review preview for Tigers

    There is no flab in the telling of this story, nor any excess sentiment either.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Devastated when he discovers the effects of the infant formula he's peddling, a young salesman takes on a multinational corporation.
  • What Will People Say (2017)
    Review preview for What Will People Say

    Iram Haq's second feature has its own dynamic and a powerful authenticity that avoids ex-colonial prejudice.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Sixteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life.

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