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social realism

documentary

Lordships and parasites

Joon-ho Bong: Parasite

GOLD PALM WINNER: Modern class divisions are strongly present in this year's Film from the South opening film Parasite, which is a bubbling and biting social satire you should not know too much about in advance.
Aleksander Huser -
documentary

Gloomy everyday struggles among Scotland's poor

Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin: Scheme Birds

POVERTY: A generation of young Scots show moments of tenderness and care in the midst of everyday frustrations, trials and episodes of violence.
Carmen Gray -
documentary

Social heritage and criminal environment

Peter Grönlund: Goliath

SOCIAL REALISM: With Goliat, Peter Grönlund consolidates his position as one of the Nordic region's most socially engaged and realistic feature filmmakers.
Aleksander Huser -

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