With her narrative feature film debut Three Chords and the Truth, the filmmaker was inspired to tackle this particular story and her leading lady after filming a short documentary on
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The 31-year-old is a formidable filmmaking talent. The Belgian director’s debut film Girl, about a trans girl pursuing a career as a ballet dancer, had set the 2018 Cannes Croisette
… heartbreaking and life affirming, but most of all it is emotionally gentle and kind …
… stripped back filmmaking that proves that an excellent concept doesn’t require an expansive and expensive physical canvass to produce extraordinary art.
... a beautiful film that heralds the emergence of a major cinematic talent.
... a fabulous melting pot of race and culture, the essence of diversity and street cool.
Genuinely engaging with dialogue that feels delicately constructed, cinematic shots of Beirut that showcase its beauty as well as its hardship, complete with rich and complex characters …
…. takes us on a fanciful flight of the imagination that, while soaring to impressive heights, never quite manages to stick the landing.
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