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FNC '21 Review: 'Wildhood' is a tender coming of age tale

FNC '21 Review: 'WWildhood' is a tender coming of age tale @NouveauCinema @VIFFest

No good comes from denying the self. If it seems like a thing easier said than done, that’s because it is. Living in a trailer park with his abusive father and staring down a road or petty crime and everything that follows, Wildhood is the story of a young man who is in so much self-denial that he is dying his hair blond in an effort to distance himself from his indigenous heritage, and that’s…

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FNC '21 Review: 'The White Fortress' sets young love among a divided city

FNC '21 Review: 'The White Fortress' sets young love among a divided city #VIFF2021 @VIFFEst @NouveauCinema

Young love set against a backdrop of crime is a tale as old as time. In The White Fortress, the story is set in modern-day Sarajevo and follows a young man called Faruk (Pavle Čemerikić) as he navigates the current realities of growing up poor in the politically divided city. (more…)

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Heads Up: The 2021 Festival du Nouveau Cinema is on now!

Heads Up: The 2021 Festival du Nouveau Cinema / @nouveaucinema is on now!

Good news, everyone! Montreal’s Festival du nouveau Cinema is celebrating its 50th year this year! The in-person festival is over, but the online version runs through the end of October, and I will be covering it –albeit in a limited fashion. Film are available to watch on the festival website, and you can follow my coverage here on the site using the FNC 2021 tag or click the banner below…

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