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Emily Watson, God’s Creatures, Dungeons & Dragons, and Law of Tehran

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

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The War on Drugs

The film is also known elsewhere as just 6.5, and was Iran's highest grossing domestic comedy at the time of its release. The chase sequences are absolutely grueling and horrific, but on the other hand absurdist slapstick in the manner of Buster Keaton. Although it never talks very openly about its politics, it actually becomes a really interesting discussion about why this isn't working. It is available in cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema - well worth checking out.

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