She found fame as a Miss South Africa finalist – then hit the headlines again after revealing her genetic condition. We meet the star of an extraordinary documentary about life [...]
Chilean director Francisca Alegría weaves together singing cows and family trauma in this thoughtful magical realist fable with an environmental messageFirst-time Chilean director Francisca Alegría turns up the arthouse dial [...]
Alfonso Quijada's feature follows a young woman gifted with an extraordinary sense of smell. It looks great, but fails to satisfyThis drama from El Salvador has several commendable features, starting [...]
Is the vogue for the Amazonian drink a beneficial driver of tourism – or a form of capitalist exploitation? This film lacks the rigour to find outOften mocked by standup [...]
This documentary about a small Japanese island, a once thriving mining outpost that now has only 100 residents, lightens its existential concerns with a focus on human connectionIn his second [...]
A new film starring Keira Knightley sheds light on the forgotten journalists who led the search to bring down a serial killerIt is a scene familiar from many a newspaper [...]
The actor grew up in an alleged cult and was expelled after her explicit role in Breaking the Waves. She discusses method acting, the #MeToo movement and mixing work and [...]
Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders, Derek Jacobi star in this faithful yet uneven adaptationAdapted by Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas from the 2018 play by Alan Bennett, set in a [...]
Scottish-based Hassan Nazer's drama, filmed in Iran, is slight but powered by its young, non-professional castNine-year-old Yahya (Parsa Maghami) and his best friend, Leyla (Helia Mohammadkhani), scramble over the local [...]
The actor and producer on the joy of clowning around in her new comedy Funny Woman, how female solidarity has changed her professional life, and her top choice for a [...]