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An uncompromising
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report Donal Macintyre
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into Manchester’s notorious
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spent most of his 39 years
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A Q ` S S \ B S a b Q ] [ ^ S b W b W ] \ = c b ( " / ^ ` W Z fans of prison escape movies.
A S b W \ b V S V S O R g R O g a ] T b V S S O ` Z g & a e ` W b S ` + + + + + Loosely based on a true story,
R W ` S Q b ] ` 5 O ` b V 8 S \ \ W \ U a 6 W b Q V V W Y S ` a 5 c W R S Christian Bale stars as a US
fighter pilot shot down and
AWAKE
captured over Laos during the
Vietnam war. It boasts great performances alongside an
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excellent score from Klaus Badelt.
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OUT: 7 APRIL
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AMNESIA: THE JAMES
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BRIGHTON ENIGMA
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A hit at gay film festivals
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around the world, the
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low-budget Amnesia: The
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James Brighton Enigma tells
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the true story of an American
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man who was discovered
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naked in a Montreal car
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park. All he could remember
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about himself was his name and the fact that he was gay.
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When the police and authorities are unable to clear up the
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mystery of his background, he turns to a gay helpline in a
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bid to discover his true identity.
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OUT: 7 APRIL
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21 LIONS FOR LAMBS
Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep
4 ` S a V T ` ] [ a b O ` ` W \ U W \ P ] \ S a ] T b V S ] ` W U W \ O Z b O P Z S b ] b V S a Q ` S S \ and Robert Redford star in
Z O a b g S O ` � a / Q ` ] a a B V S b O Z S O \ R O R R O T S e e O a \ S d S ` U ] W \ U b ] this multi-layered film, with
C \ W d S ` a S ` W a W \ U 0 ` W b W a V b e W a b a ] T W b a ] e \ P S S O a g P c b R W ` S Q b ] ` three overlapping storylines
a b O ` 8 W [ 0 c ` U S a a ^ Z O g a b V ` ] e W \ U W \ ` c b V Z S a a @ ] P S ` b : c Y S b W Q U W d S a W b concerning the Iraq war. It’s
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O T ] ` b c \ S W \ D S U O a e V ] W a R S b S ` [ W \ S R b ] a O R Z g U ] S a a Z W U V b Z g O e ` g – despite its flaws – it remains a watchable enough rally
P g Q O ` R Q ] c \ b W \ U O b a [ O a V b V S a b c R S \ b a � W \ b V S a S Q ] \ R V O Z T against apathy.
P Z O Q Y X O Q Y D S ` g Z ] ] a S Z g ] ^ S ` O b W ] \ = c b ( / ^ ` W Z OUT: 21 APRIL
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