13 March 2024 Wales 2023 Director: Lee Haven Jones 89 minutes In the heart of 1970s Wales, a passionate struggle for cultural identity ignites when Margaret Thatcher’s government breaks a promise to establish a dedicated Welsh language channel, leading to a wave of civil disobedience. With one man, Gwynfor Evans, pledging to die for the… Continue reading Y Sŵn
Tag: 2023
The Grave Digger’s Wife
1 November 2023 Finland/Germany/France/ Somalia/Qatar 2021 83 Minutes Director: Khadar Aydreus Ahmed Winner of Best Film at the African Movie Academy Awards, Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s The Gravedigger’s Wife is set in Djibouti City, where Guled (Omar Abdi) works hard to support his wife and son. The deaths of others provide him with a living as… Continue reading The Grave Digger’s Wife
1976
3 January 2024 Chile/Argentina 2023 97 Minutes Director: Manuela Martelli Certificate 15 – strong language In the coastal Chilean town of Las Cruces during the third year of Pinochet’s dictatorship, a middle-aged woman named Carmen (Aline Kuppenheim) finds herself thrown into a dangerous situation that aligns her with the opposition movement. While renovating her family’s… Continue reading 1976