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  • Ice Poison (2014)
    Review preview for Ice Poison

    With the pacing so glacial, the predictable story is likely to prove fatal for all but the most patient viewers.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A young farmer becomes a drugs courier in a bid to make ends meet.
  • Letters From The South (2013)
    Review preview for Letters From The South

    Like many a portmanteau film Letters From The South is an uneven collection, with some films enchanting while others frustrate in equal measure.

    Robert Munro · 3 out of 5
    A portmanteau film about six cross-cultural encounters.
  • Nina Wu (2019)
    Review preview for Nina Wu

    Unflinching in its horrific subject matter and challenging in its construction.

    Matthew Anderson · 3 out of 5
    A struggling actress gets a role as the heroine of a Seventies espionage film, but after she is beset by a series of unfortunate events, can she fight against the odds?
  • The Road To Mandalay (2016)
    Review preview for The Road To Mandalay

    Z effectively shows us the daily grind and takes us through one disappointment after another without ever ceasing to be engaging.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two Burmese people flee their country's civil war in search of a new life in Thailand.

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