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Eagles of the Republic
(نسور الجمهورية)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 21 2026
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(نسور الجمهورية)
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Director – Tarik Saleh – 2025 – Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland – Cert. 15 – 129m **** A top Egyptian movie star finds himself working on a big budget, high concept, state-sponsored propaganda movie – out in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday, May 22nd The opening three scenes… The credits run over a montage of Egyptian […]

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Red Path
(Les Enfants Rouges,
الذراري الحمر)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date June 21 2025
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(Les Enfants Rouges,
الذراري الحمر)
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Director – Lotfi Achour – 2024 – Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar – Cert. 15 – 100m ***** When paradise is suddenly taken away from him, a young innocent must come to terms with stark and brutal forces of corruption and death – searing drama is out in UK cinemas on Friday, June […]

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Escape
(Talju,
탈주)

Director – Lee Jong-Pil – 2024 – South Korea – LEAFF Cert. 18 – 94m ***** An army sergeant is caught attempting to escape from North to South Korea, but then a second chance presents itself – played as the Opening Gala at the 2024 London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) which runs from Wednesday, […]

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Sisu
(Sisu)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 18 2023
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Director – Jalmari Helander – 2022 – Finland – Cert. 15 – 91m **** A gold miner taking time out from WW2 must get past a Nazi unit in the Lapland wilderness in order to deposit his gold at the bank – entertaining but violent gorefest is out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 26th […]

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Fast & Furious 9

Director – Justin Lin – 2021 – US – Cert. 12a – 145m *** The hero’s embittered younger brother must be prevented from assembling a device with which he can conquer the world – in cinemas from Thursday, June 24th Latest instalment of the long running franchise features stalwart characters Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and […]