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  • Dog On Trial (2024)
    Review preview for Dog On Trial

    Dosch uses the true story to make wider observations about the often fraught relationships between humans and animals.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A young lawyer tries to save a dog from capital punishment.
  • Heal The Living (2016)
    Review preview for Heal The Living

    Anna Dorval as the transplant's recipient, Dominique Blanc's surgeon, and Emmanuelle Seigner's turn as the mother of the donor are all note-perfect.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Drama about lives connected by an organ transplant.
  • Heartbeats (2010)
    Review preview for Heartbeats

    Dolan – in all his incarnations – has proved himself a name to watch here.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two close friends find the bond between them tested when both fall in love with the same man.
  • I Killed My Mother (2009)
    Review preview for I Killed My Mother

    There is nothing to temper all the teenage angst bullshit.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    A semi- autobiographical tale in which a young man explores all the things he hates about his mother.
  • Mommy (2014)
    Review preview for Mommy

    The energy and sheer visual bravura carry it along.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor insinuates herself into their household.
  • Through The Night (2023)
    Review preview for Through The Night

    It’s not the first time a film has scrutinised what it means to be “a good victim” but Girard’s general restraint, coupled with a controlled central performance from Alaoui bring it home.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The lives of three people are explored after a rape.

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