With thousands of civilians killed and the global economy in crisis, campaigners warn that the US and Israel risk dragging the entire world into its disastrous war on Iran. ‘Starmer needs to end British support for this catastrophe,’ CND says
Blue-collar blues
MARIA DUARTE sees a gripping drama of a working-class woman struggling to keep her head above water in small-town America
SOLOMON HUGHES recommends Sunjeev Sahota’s recent novel set in a trade union election campaign for its fresh approach to what unites and divides workers, but wishes the union backdrop was truer to life
PAUL FOLEY speaks to Mark Calvert, director of I, Daniel Blake before a new tour
If the United States wants international success in a game it built, maybe it should embrace the joy of the game rather than the unnecessary military pageantry, writes JAMES NALTON
American Woman (15)
Directed by Jake Scott
SIENNA MILLER delivers a powerhouse performance as a single mother forced to raise her grandson when her teenage daughter mysteriously disappears.
A poignant working-class family drama, American Woman is set in a blue-collar town in Pennsylvania, where the narrative unfolds over 11 years.
There, 32-year-old Debra Callahan (Miller) — who looks more like her daughter Bridget’s (Sky Ferreira) sister than her mum — is left traumatised and haunted by the loss of her child to the eventual discovery of the truth.
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