Aïcha – Manchester Film Festival 2025
An opportunity to reinvent herself is placed in the lap of a young Tunisian woman following an accident. Aïcha plays at ManchesterContinue Reading
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An opportunity to reinvent herself is placed in the lap of a young Tunisian woman following an accident. Aïcha plays at ManchesterContinue Reading
Set in a Winnipeg where somehow everyone speaks Farsi, Universal Language is an absurd comedy/drama from Matthew Rankin, which was Canada’s submissionContinue Reading
A bright young British-Iranian student heads out with friends on their last day of school life. A full day isContinue Reading
Marie’s Manchester Film Festival 2025 gets underway in a Brazilian sex-motel, full of neon lighting and … erm … sounds.Continue Reading
An outstanding performance from Leonie Benesch in Ilker Çatak’s German-language Oscar-nominated The Teachers’ Lounge / Das Lehrerzimmer is another in the lineContinue Reading
A lay minister’s battle-scarred past draws him into unanticipated bloody conflicts upon his arrival in 19th century New Zealand. StarringContinue Reading
A moving film set in the Irish midlands, which reflects on men struggling to find a way to express theirContinue Reading
Dropped into this enclosed community with no introduction, it doesn’t take long before the absurdities come to light. A loneContinue Reading
An espionage thriller set in Egypt’s most prestigious university for the study of Islam, Cairo Conspiracy is tense, engaging, and not entirelyContinue Reading
If you, like many, have not come across Joseph Bologne before, then Chevalier is an entertaining introduction to this 18th-century violin virtuoso,Continue Reading









