The issue of belief and the attitudes to how children are brought up comes under scrutiny in Fjord, this year’s Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival. Cristian Mungiu’s complex moral dilemma deals with a tough subject while delivering strong performances, particularly from its two leads, and capturing the beauty of Norway and the…
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Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness, the new film from acclaimed Swedish director, Ruben Östlund, is a scathing satire on the super rich and over-privileged. He is not a director who sits down politely and is kind to his main protagonists. His previous two outings, Force Majeure, a story of a man who abandons his family during an…
Parasite
Director: Bong Joon-Ho Starring: Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Cho Yeo Jeong, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam, Lee Jung Eun, Chang Hyae Jin, Ji-So Jung Written by: Jin Won Han and (also story) Bong Joon Ho Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th February 2020 Ever since it won the Palm…
