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Glasgow Film Festival 2022

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Happening (L'Evenment) (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Audrey Diwan; Writer: Audrey Diwan, Marcia Romano, based on the book by Annie Ernaux; Stars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro, Louise Chevillotte, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire, Leonor Oberson, Anna Mouglalis, Cyril Metzger, Eric Verdin, Madeleine Baudot, Alice de Lencquesaing, Fabrizio Rongione, Isabelle Mazin)
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing.
Full Review See: Happening director Audrey Diwan on abortion, prizes, equality and truth
Murina (Country: Croatia, Brazil, US, Slovenia; Year: 2021; Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic; Writer: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, Frank Graziano, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic; Stars: Gracija Filipovic, Danica Curcic, Leon Lucev, Cliff Curtis, Jonas Smulders, Klara Mucci)
Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home.
Full Review See: Interview with Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic about Murina
The Novice (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Lauren Hadaway; Writer: Lauren Hadaway; Stars: Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone Kate Drummond, Jonathan Cherry, Charlotte Ubben)
A queer college freshman who joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
Full Review See: Interview with Lauren Hadaway about The Novice
The Outfit (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Graham Moore; Writer: Johnathan McClain, Graham Moore; Stars: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Johnny Flynn,. Nikki Amuka-Bird)
An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
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