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Being Towards Death
(10 Jian Gan Si Dui,
10间敢死队,
lit. 10 Fearless Squad)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date June 5 2026
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(10 Jian Gan Si Dui,
10间敢死队,
lit. 10 Fearless Squad)
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Director – Sicheng Chen – 2026 – China – Cert. 12a – 120m ** The terminally ill patients thrown together in hospital Ward 10 decide to adopt a positive attitude towards both life and death – out in UK cinemas on Friday, June 5th This has one of those weird Oriental movie titles that doesn’t translate that easily into […]

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date December 22 2025
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Director – Milos Forman – 1975 – US – Cert. 18 – 133m ***** An unpredictable new inmate unsettles the controlling nurse presiding over a hospital ward’s mental patients– out now in the UK on 4K UHD and 4K UHD Steelbook A state hospital for the mentally ill, a live-in ward presided over by Miss Ratched […]

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Round 13
(13ème Round)

Director – Mohamed Ali Nahdi – 2025 – Tunisia, Cyprus, Qatar, Saudi Arabia – 85m ***** A young boy is diagnosed with a tumour in his arm, and his parents must guide him through his ensuing medical treatment – premieres in the Critics’ Picks Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival My third Critics’ Picks entry […]

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