LFF23

The gig edition

Surprised by the mixed response to Kore-eda’s Broker, his first Korean language film based on a real case about “baby boxes” in which people can leave unwanted newborns. I found it to be a heartfelt exploration of what family is & an invitation to reflect on our moral comes.

Border writer-dir Ali Abbasi's brutal & powerful m take on the true story of serial killer Saeed Hanaei in 2000’s Iran shook me to the core with its graphic violence against women but I held on to dear life with reporter Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) determined to expose him