Mike Leigh’s acclaimed story of a selfless woman who helps ladies with unwanted pregnancies – in 1950s Britain when abortion was illegal – is both an affecting drama and vital slice of social history.
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Smart Alek
The 1970s, and a suburban family depart for their summer holiday. But as tensions rise and tempers fray, a terrible accident sees their cosy world disintegrate. Director Andrew Kötting (Gallivant, Swandown) and co-writer Sean Lock inject real terror into the everyday nightmare of a family vacatio...
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Criminal Lovers
A retelling of the Hansel and Gretel tale through a tacky tabloid lens and a distinct anti-authority vibe, this early Ozon film is sensationalistic by design. Teenage Alice (Régnier) convinces her boyfriend to murder her lover, but after the deed is done they're both trapped by a strange old man ...
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Bully
Based on real events, Larry Clark's chilling follow up to Kids features brave, raw performances of his young cast playing a group of disaffected teenagers who decide to murder a domineering and violent high school bully. The friends become capable of an act none of them would be willing to commit...
