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  • And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
    Review preview for And When Did You Last See Your Father?

    The boy discovers his father’s failings as he grows up and is hurt by them. His mother has always known, but she is of an older generation where wives were expected to suffer in silence.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Memories of living with a popular dad.
  • Boxing Day (2021)
    Review preview for Boxing Day

    There's a lot going on. Possibly too much, but that's ambition.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A British author comes home for Christmas to introduce his American fiancee to his British-Caribbean family.
  • Strings (2004)
    Review preview for Strings

    The musical accompaniment is powerful and one feels the viewer is in for a treat, but soon the wooden puppets become, well, very wooden and the wonderful aesthetic loses its attraction, with each movement taking too long.

    Koukla Maclehose · 2.5 out of 5
    The son of a king sets out to find the truth behind his father's death.

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