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Winny
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Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date February 2 2024
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Director – Yusaku Matsumoto – 2023 – Japan – Cert. tbc – 127m ***** Based on a true story; the state attempts to prosecute the software developer of the file sharing programme Winny for copyright violation – plays UK cinemas in the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024 between Friday, 2nd February and Sunday, 31st […]

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After Yang

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date September 22 2022
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Director – Kogonada – 2022 – US – Cert. PG – 96m ****1/2 In the distant future, a couple must come to terms with the loss of the eldest child, actually an A.I. purchased as an ethnically programmed companion for their adopted South East Asian daughter – SF mystery drama is on Sky Cinema from […]

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A.I. Rising

Original title: Ederlezi Rising Director – Ladar Bodroza – 2018 – Serbia – 18 – 86 mins **** Serbian Sci-Fi shot in the English language in which a male astronaut becomes dissatisfied with the female android programmed to satisfy his every desire on a deep space mission – on Amazon and iTunes You’ve got to […]

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The Dissident

Spiritual wickedness The DissidentDirected by Bryan FogelCertificate 12 (Amazon advisory), 119 minutesReleased on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland from April 1st 2021 On 2 October 2018, the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Turkey to obtain a marriage licence. He never came out. It later transpired that Khashoggi […]

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The Dissident

Director – Bryan Fogel – 2020 – UK – Cert. 15 – 119m ***** An investigation into the state-sanctioned killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey in 2018 – on Amazon Prime from Thursday, April 1st If you had to use a single phrase to describe this documentary, it […]