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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022

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Armageddon Time (Country: Brazil, US; Year: 2022; Director: James Gray; Writer: James Gray; Stars: Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Strong, Domenick Lombardozzi, Tovah Feldshuh, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Teddy Coluca, Michael Banks Repeta, Andrew Polk, Dane West, Lauren Yaffe, Dupree Francois Porter, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Marcia Haufrecht, Ryan Sell)
Coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of the Reagan era.
Full Review See: James Gray in conversation on Armageddon Time, his grandfather, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sontag, cinematographers Darius Khondji and Ed Lachman
The Banshees Of Inisherin (Country: Ireland, UK, US; Year: 2022; Director: Martin McDonagh; Writer: Martin McDonagh; Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Morse)
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
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Decision To Leave (Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Park Chan-wook; Writer: Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong; Stars: Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Go Kyung-Pyo, Lee Jung-Hyun, Park Yong-woo)
A detective investigates a man's death in the mountains.
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Empire Of Light (Country: UK, US; Year: 2022; Director: Sam Mendes; Writer: Sam Mendes; Stars: Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Monica Dolan, Toby Jones, Sara Stewart, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke)
A peek into the lives of staff at a cinema in an English seaside town in the early 1980s.
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The Menu (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Mark Mylod; Writer: Seth Reiss, Will Tracy; Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes)
A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
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The Banshees Of Inisherin and The Whale
Moonage Daydream (Year: 2022; Director: Brett Morgen; Writer: Brett Morgen; Stars: David Bowie)
Documentary featuring a wealth of David Bowie archive.
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She Said (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Maria Schrader; Writer: Jodi Kantor, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Megan Twohey; Stars: Samantha Morton, Carey Mulligan, Tom Pelphrey, Jennifer Ehle, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Adam Shapiro, Maren Lord, Elle Graham, Dalya Knapp, Anastasia Barzee, Angela Yeoh, Sean Cullen, Keilly McQuail)
Drama about a New York Times investigation into sexual harassment in Hollywood.
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The Whale (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Darren Aronofsky; Writer: Samuel D Hunter; Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins)
A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
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Women Talking (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Sarah Polley; Writer: Sarah Polley, based on the novel of Miriam Toews; Stars: Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, August Winter, Kira Guloien, Emily Mitchell, Will Bowes, Shayla Brown, Nathaniel McParland, Kate Hallett)
A group of women from a remote religious community deal with the aftermath of sexual assault perpetrated by the colony’s men.
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