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  • Angel And Tony (2010)
    Review preview for Angel And Tony

    That they make such a fascinating pair is down to Delaporte's spare but beautifully observed script, and the brilliantly understated performances by Clotilde Hesme and Gregory Gadebois.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A touching portrayal of love against the odds.
  • C'est déjà l'été (2010)
    Review preview for C'est déjà l'été

    Watching this dysfunctional family implode is sobering, if not suicidal.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Life without hope in a polluted Belgian town.
  • Irreplaceable (2016)
    Review preview for Irreplaceable

    This is a much more confident and relaxed film than Lilti's previous, showing more faith in characters and less need for dramatic incident.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A country doctor finds himself forced to train up a second doctor for his practice after being diagnosed with a tumour.
  • Private Property (2006)
    Review preview for Private Property

    Private Property is an ostensibly simple film which reveals increasingly complex layers the more one thinks about it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A single mother comes into conflict with her twin teenage sons when she considers selling their house to make a new life for herself.
  • The Right Of The Weakest (2006)
    Review preview for The Right Of The Weakest

    The Right Of The Weakest makes no concessions to the usual demands of cinematic narrative - people don't feel anger or remorse or love when they ought to - they just behave like people.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A group of unemployed men who see no hope in their future decide to try to turn their fortunes around with a hold-up.
  • The Restless (2021)
    Review preview for The Restless

    Lafosse makes excellent choices with his editor Marie-Hélène Dozo (long-time collaborator of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) in what is shown on screen and what is left out for us to fill in.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    A family struggles with the father's bipolar disorder.

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