documentary

From this year (2020) we have moved criticism of documentaries to attached MOTHER TIMES REVIEW. Our critics write there about international documentaries (most often the political one). See also PDF of the magazine on e-editions.

The political satire

Aleksander Huser - 4 September 2022

Oslo Pix: Ruben Östlund: Triangle of Sadness

With Palme d'Or winner Triangle of Sadness, Swedish Ruben Östlund is even more bitingly satirical – and more directly political – than before.

The role model who fell

Aleksander Huser - 8. July 2022

Elizabeth Meriwether: TV SERIES: The Dropout

An Italian photo cavalcade

Camilla Chams - 23. June 2022

PHOTO: Bruce Weber: The Treasure of his Youth: the photographs of Paolo di Paolo

It would be almost fifty years before Paolo di Paolo's daughter found the pictures his father had taken, and confronted him with his hitherto unknown past as a (Italian) celebrity photographer.

Arab film with political sting

Aleksander Huser - 8. March 2022

ARAB FILM DAYS: Hany Abu-Assad, Mounia Akl: Huda's Salon / Costa Brava, Lebanon

The thriller Huda's Salon takes a feminist look at the position of women in the Israeli – occupied West Bank, while the distinctive family drama Costa Brava, Lebanon deals with Lebanon's ongoing waste crisis.

The struggle for Hong Kong democracy

Aleksander Huser - 28. February 2022

DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT: Jennifer Ngo: Faceless

By following four young demonstrators, the documentary Faceless comes very close to the protest demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019.

The legacy of Ruth Maier

Aleksander Huser - 28. December 2021

ANTISEMITTISM: Elsa Kvamme: No more everyday

Elsa Kvamme's new documentary No more everyday life tells the story of Jewish Ruth Maier, who in no way has lost its relevance and importance.

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