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Honour killings are premeditated murders, says director of A Girl in the River

More than 1000 men and women died in honour killings in Pakistan in 2015 according to the film A Girl in a River: The Price of Forgiveness. Many of

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Amy tipped for Best Documentary award at Oscars

As the final countdown for the Oscars has already started, we take a closer look at the documentaries nominated this year for the Academy Awards

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An intimate doc on the Egyptian Revolution

'I Am The People' chronicles the post-Arab Spring tensions in Egypt seen from the eyes of a farmer in the Nile valley.

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Giacomo Agostini and Jack Findlay legendary bike riders in "Continental Circus" at The Institute Lumiere

The Institute Lumiere in Lyon was the venue for a preview of the film “Continental Circus”. It is a movie which captures risk, bravery and daring of

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How Making a Murderer has been making people mad

SPOILER ALERT: this article contains details that may reveal the outcome of Making a Murderer. Eating and drinking have not been my only excesses

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A marriage made in music; the extraordinary tale of Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh

Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh, 19, was 10 years old when her parents first tried to sell her into marriage. In 2014, she uploaded a music video

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Kingdom of Shadows turns the camera on three individuals in the US - Mexico drug war

An unflinching look at the human cost of the US – Mexico drug war as seen through the eyes of three unlikely individuals, a nun, a US drug agent and

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'Eyes that Burn' an intimate look at the impact of war and death

‘Eyes that Burn’ opens in 1986 as a young woman arrives at Roissy Airport to collect a military trunk that is being returned to her. The trunk

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Caught by the Maasai at mid-on 'Warriors' play cricket

Hardly Lords on the first day of a test match, never mind ‘Warriors’ is a fascinating documentary which plots the progress of a group of Maasai who

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Films out now in Europe

Let’s see what out in Europe at the moment. We start with ‘Virgin Mountain’ by Icelandic director Dagur Kári, a bittersweet movie described as a

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Ronaldo launches self-titled doc in London

To the delight of fans, Ronaldo has launched his self-titled film in London. Hundreds gathered at Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of the

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Luc Jacquet talks Ice and Sky to euronews

A decade after his Oscar-winning documentary ‘March of the Penguins’, French director Luc Jacquet is back with ‘Ice and the Sky’. It tells the story

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Thought-provoking doc on terrorism finds chilling resonance

This week in Cinema Box we are bringing you a film of a different kind: ‘A German Youth’ (‘Une Jeunesse Allemande’) by French filmmaker Jean-Gabriel

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Steve Jobs: documentary maker challenges the myth

‘Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine’ is a new documentary that takes a look at the Apple co-founder’s career and legacy. Alex Gibney, a prolific

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Venice Festival: forbidden love on South Pacific island

A film about forbidden love set on South Pacific island, ‘Tanna’, has had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film tells the

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Rom-com gets real with Meet the Patels

Ravi Patel puts his love life centre stage in real-life romantic comedy Meet the Patels, Filmed by his director sister Geeta, the documentary

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'Pennies': A story of Palestinian child beggars

Directed by Badran Badran, the documentary premiered at this year's Jerusalem Film Festival.

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'Amy' the haunting documentary of a vulnerable soul singer

‘Amy’ the documentary of Grammy award winning singer/songwriter, the late Amy Winehouse, is now on general release. The film is compiled from home

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When governments don't help, vigilantes fight the drugs war in "Cartel Land"

“Cartel Land” is a new documentary directed by Matthew Heineman about two citizens action groups in Mexico City and in the US who rise up and make a

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Documentaries shine spotlight on Jordan's refugee crisis and Pakistani rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai

New documentary film “Salam Neighbour” follows the story of two Americans experiencing life at Jordan’s sprawling, Zataari refugee camp, near the