Film Review: Saloum

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Published: Tuesday, 30 August 2022 09:58

Written by Gilbert Seah

SALOUM (Senegal 2021) ***1/2

Directed by Jean Luc Herbulot

Shot mainly in French though set in the poorest regions of Africa.  A trio of mercenaries navigate a mysterious region of Senegal, in Jean Luc Herbulot’s perhaps coolest film of the festival.   His film demonstrates great ingenuity and spirit with lots going on in each layered scene that might be overlooked.  Amidst Guinea-Bissau’s coup d’état of 2003, Bangui’s Hyenas, an elite trio of mercenaries, skillfully extract a drug dealer and his bricks — both gold and narcotic — from the chaos and make tracks for Dakar, Senegal.

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Film Review: Avec Amour et Acharnement

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Published: Friday, 08 July 2022 11:19

Written by Gilbert Seah

BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE (Avec amour et acharnement)(France 2022) ***1/2

Directed by Claire Denis

BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE (original English title: FIRE) follows a couple who have been together for 10 years and still very much in love.  They go on holiday, are still pretty much into each other and show much affection and love.  But there is trouble in paradise.  Into the scene returns Jean’s old work colleague, Francois (Gregoire Colin) offering him a job that he clearly needs.  Jean had been in prison for an undisclosed crime and has trouble getting work.  But Francois is previously Sara's lover.

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Film Review: L'Assassin de ma Fille

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Published: Friday, 15 July 2022 12:14

Written by Gilbert Seah

MY DAUGHTER'S KILLER (L’ASSASSIN DE MA FILLE) (France 2022) ***1/2

Directed by Antoine Tassin

A father fights for decades to bring his daughter's killer to justice in France and Germany before taking extreme measures.

The doc opens with an emergency call about a man in really bad shape with his head smashed in who says he had been kidnapped from Germany.  The doc then moves back 3 decades when the doc informs through voiceover when a 14-year old girl had been killed.  The audience is posed the question about a father who knows who had killed his daughter.  What would you do?  What would you do for your daughter?

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Film Review: Les Passagers de la Nuit

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Published: Tuesday, 28 June 2022 10:17

Written by Gilbert Seah

LES PASSAGERS DE LA NUIT (Passengers of the Night ) (France 2021) ***12

Directed ny Mikhael Hers

The film begins with a celebration on the streets of Paris.  The date May 10, 1981, flashes on the screen.  To those unfamiliar with that, the election might and the Parisiennes are celebrating a new air of hope and change.

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