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Reviews of Homeward, Sheep Without a Shepherd, House of Cardin, Spring Blossom and Fear of Rain
FRAUGHT: Homeward

Homeward
Directed by Nariman Aliev
★★★

THE stark difference — generational, religious and patriotic — between a Crimean Tatar father and teenage son are explored in this intriguing debut feature by Nariman Aliev.

Mustafa (Akhtem Seitablayev) insists that his son Alim (Remzi Bilyalov) accompanies him to take the body of the latter’s dead older brother Nazim from Kyiv back to Crimea to be buried alongside his mother. Mustafa bans Nazim’s wife from attending the Muslim funeral, locking her up in a closet to stop her.

Sheep Without a Shepherd (15)
Directed by Sam Quah
★★★★

House of Cardin
Directed by P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes
★★★★

Spring Blossom (PG)
Directed by Suzanne Lindon
★★★

Fear of Rain (15)
Directed by Castille Ladon
★★★

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