LIZZIE FRANCKE

MONSOON (2020)

Starring Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers, David Tran and Molly Harris. Directed by Hong Khaou.

Kit, a gay man in his 30s, returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam war. Struggling to make sense of himself in a city he’s no longer familiar with, he embarks on a personal journey across the country that opens up the possibility for friendship, love and happiness.

REVIEWS Monsoon - Look at loss of cultural identity misses the mark

PETERLOO (2019)

Starring Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, Bronwyn James, Christopher Eccleston, David Bamber, Nico Mirallegro, Eileen Davies, Liv Hansen, Philip Martin Brown and Mark Ryan. Directed by Mike Leigh.

The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

REVIEWS Peterloo - An extremely detailed and methodical period piece