The New York Times – Film:
In this unflinching documentary, a young girl in rural India and her father fight an entrenched village culture to seek justice for her brutal rape.
Author: Devika Girish
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‘The Great Seduction,’ ‘Vicenta’ and More International Movies to Stream
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This month’s picks include an Argentine documentary about reproductive justice, an uproarious Tamil riff on superhero movies, a visual essay about Ireland and Britain, and more.
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‘Radical Wolfe’ Review: The Substance of Style
The New York Times – Film:
This by-the-book documentary about Tom Wolfe, a pioneer of the New Journalism movement, can hardly match the stylistic flair that made the writer famous.
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‘The First Year’ Review: Allende’s Rule in Chile
The New York Times – Film:
The French-language version of a 1971 documentary by Patricio Guzmán is an extraordinary document of a nation in transition.
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‘Before, Now & Then’ Review: Love and War
The New York Times – Film:
Set amid the upheaval of 1960s Indonesia, this drama tells the story of a woman caught in an unhappy marriage and haunted by the traumas of war.
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‘Shortcomings’ Review: Dazed and Confused
The New York Times – Film:
Directed by Randall Park, this charming comedy about a Japanese American man’s belated coming-of-age touches upon fascinating questions of identity but fails to dig below the surface.
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
The New York Times – Film:
This month’s picks include a bittersweet French comedy, a gutting Croatian social-realist drama, a Mexican true-crime doc and more.
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‘El Agua’ Review: After the Flood, the Legends
The New York Times – Film:
This film from Elena López Riera follows what happens when floods drench a village in southeastern Spain.