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Full Time (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her full-time predicament

Posted on August 19, 2022 by kaist455

French film “Full Time” is a calm but intense observation of one desperate personal struggle. As its heroine tries her best for herself and her children despite an increasingly difficult circumstance, the movie gradually immerses us into her situation via … Continue reading →

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Dear Comrades! (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An absurd and devastating Russian period drama

Posted on November 29, 2021 by kaist455

Russian film “Dear Comrades!”, which was submitted as the Russian entry for Best International Film Oscar in last year (It subsequently made to the shortlist, by the way), looks into one relatively unknown historical incident via the personal viewpoint of … Continue reading →

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Pride (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Together they stood

Posted on January 10, 2015 by kaist455

 “Pride” is a crowd-pleasing comedy film inspired by a real-life story of one unlikely alliance between two social groups who could not possibly be more different from each other. There seemed to be nothing common between these two groups at … Continue reading →

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Cart (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : This is not fair

Posted on November 14, 2014 by kaist455

 This is not fair. After virtually exploited for their labor while not being paid enough, they are about to be driven to the edge, and this unfair treatment gets worse as they try to deal with it. Although it is sometimes … Continue reading →

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