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President Curtis is a brilliant swipe at US exceptionalism and the impunity its leaders face
The Rick and Morty spin-off turns the presidency into a surreal workplace comedy, where cryptids, conspiracies and extraterrestrial crises are matters of national security
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Film-makers Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on their debut animated feature, Bouchra
Based on Bennani’s own experience, Bouchra follows a queer artist navigating the quiet compromises and tensions that define her relationship with her mother
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My Father and Qaddafi: the story Hollywood never let Libyans tell
Jihan K’s documentary on her family’s search for her father — Libya’s former foreign minister, disappeared in 1993 — lets a Libyan tell you who she and her people actually are
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Misan Harriman: ‘My worldview is just basic recognition of the tenets of humanity’
The photographer and film-maker on Shoot the People, the documentary and ‘opus of hope’ about his work as a chronicler of resistance
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Life Support director Daniele Rugo: ‘You want to cancel me? We’ll continue speaking up’
Rugo’s documentary follows a group of British doctors who made repeated missions into Gaza’s hospitals, becoming ‘the sole international observers’ of the two years of Israel’s war
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‘We are collaborators’: Shaheen Baig, the trailblazing casting director
An industry legend who gave actors Daniel Kaluuya and Owen Cooper their breakout roles, Baig will be recognised at this year's Muslim International Film Festival, celebrating her 30-year career
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The Agency season 2 — this excellent show should be much bigger than it is
Starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith and Amir El-Masry, The Agency ought to be a headline-grabbing TV event
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Deli Boys season 2 — the only disappointment is how quickly it ends
The Disney+ comedy carries all the swagger of a show that’s already won over its audience, and creator Abdullah Saeed remains committed to making audiences laugh by any means necessary
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Tarik Saleh’s Eagles of the Republic — a slick satire about fame as an instrument of state control
The Swedish-Egyptian director examines the uneasy relationship between artists, propaganda and authoritarianism
