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  • The Lunchbox (2013)
    Review preview for The Lunchbox

    Sheer unadulterated pleasure often comes from the most unexpected quarters.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A mistakenly delivered lunchbox sparks romance between two lonely people.
  • Photograph (2019)
    Review preview for Photograph

    Everything about Batra's film is constructed around longing.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two lives intersect in Mumbai and go along together. A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.
  • The Sense Of An Ending (2017)
    Review preview for The Sense Of An Ending

    No defense against a life less lived

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A second-hand camera dealer remembers his university years when relationships were scarred with tragedy and desire while living a life of selfish isolation.

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