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  • Dragonflies (2001)
    Review preview for Dragonflies

    Using handheld camera and naturalistic lighting, director Marius Holst's style might be summarised as Dogme-lite.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Secrets from the past are prized open when an ex-con comes to see a couple in the country.
  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga (2020)
    Review preview for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga

    There's a very clear fondness here for the subject matter.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    When aspiring musicians Lars and Sigrit are given the opportunity to represent their country at the world's biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for.
  • Everlasting Moments (2008)
    Review preview for Everlasting Moments

    Everlasting Moments is one of those moments in cinema that comes along once in a blue moon.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Discovering photography provides an abused woman with a new way of experiencing life.
  • The Hypnotist (2012)
    Review preview for The Hypnotist

    Everything is wreathed in snow and the crisp air seems to make the stark absence of clues even crueller,.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A detective pairs up with a hypnotist to try to solve a brutal murder.
  • In A Better World (2010)
    Review preview for In A Better World

    The microcosm of the children's world is exceptionally well drawn.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Two children form a bond that could spell trouble.
  • Odyssey (2025)
    Review preview for Odyssey

    Maberly herself is unforgettable in a gem of a role.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A ruthless estate agent finds herself in debt to some vicious gangsters.

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