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  • The Vanishing (1988)
    Review preview for The Vanishing

    Co-writer/director George Sluizer manipulates the imagination in a way that is deeply disturbing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The disappearance of Rex's girlfriend at a service station in France leads to a chilling denouement.
  • The Vanishing (2018)
    Review preview for The Vanishing

    The film takes time to gather pace and discover its true direction. Once there, the story takes hold and won’t let go.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Three lighthouse keepers arrive on an uninhabited island 20 miles off the Scottish coast. It is the start of a six week shift that is anything but routine as they make a discovery that provokes greed, fear, paranoia and a vicious fight for survival.
  • The Vanishing Of The Bees (2009)
    Review preview for The Vanishing Of The Bees

    Well substantiated and delivered with wit and occasional humour by a fantastic cast of beekeepers and related tradespeople who feel passionately about the issues involved.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An in depth look at the mysterious disappearance of honeybees and what it could mean for the rest of us.

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