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  • The Bra (2018)
    Review preview for The Bra

    Far from being lascivious, Nurlan is wistful, and Manojlovi, who has the look of a sort of hangdog Walter Mathau, favours expressions of surprise, puzzlement and resignation over anything so low-brow as lust.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    After the train of a retiring driver snags a blue bra, he embarks on a quest to return the under garment.
  • Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
    A dutiful son in former East Berlin hides the reality of regime change from his invalid mother.
  • Paper Soldier (2008)
    Review preview for Paper Soldier

    Visually startling and constantly surprising, Paper Soldier is a major work of modern cinema.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Russian cosmonauts train for the Sputnik launch in a frozen wilderness in Kazakhstan.
  • The White Crow (2018)
    Review preview for The White Crow

    Hare finds contrast between Nureyev's physical grace and his considerably more abrasive personality.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Dramatisation of the early life of Rudolf Nureyev and his defection to the West.

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