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Dramarama Review: BFI Flare 2021

Coming of age and coming out is the name of the game in Dramarama, a 1990s set dramedy about a group of friends last hurrah before college Gene, (Nick Pugliese) Oscar, (Nico Greetham) Rose, (Anna Grace Barlow) Claire, (Megan Suri) and Ally (Danielle Kay) are five theatre loving friends who …

Rurangi Review: BFI Flare 2021

Identity and reconciliation are explored in Rurangi, a moving New Zealand drama about a trans man returning to his hometown for the first time Elz Carrad stars as Caz, an out trans man living in Auckland who’s an outspoken member of his community. We see him organising a poster campaign …

P.S Burn This Letter Please Review: BFI Flare 2021

Incredibly moving documentary packed full of vibrant characters and outrageous stories, P.S Burn This Letter Please brings the 1950s drag scene to life In 2014 a box of personal letters from the 1950s were discovered, written by New York City ‘female illusionists’ and drag performers, they give a rare insight …

Poppy Field (Câmp de maci) Review – BFI Flare 2021

A closeted gay police officer struggles with the prospect of being outed in tense Romanian drama Poppy Field Poppy Field opens with Cristi (Conrad Mericoffer) welcoming his long distance French boyfriend Hadi (Radouan Leflahi) to his Bucharest flat for a weekend visit. Whilst he is clearly concerned about the prying …

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up Review: BFI Flare 2021

Families collide in Kiss Me Before It Blows up, an adventurous but slightly uneven rom com about an Israeli woman bringing home her German girlfriend Kiss Me Before It Blows Up is the debut feature from writer/director Shirel Peleg. Israeli Shira is certain she has met ‘the one’ after a …

The Dose (La Dosis) Review: BFI Flare 2021

Two killer nurses stalk the patients of an ICU ward in Argentine thriller The Dose – but are they really dispensing mercy? Marcos (Carlos Portaluppi) is a dedicated ICU nurse of twenty years working in a rundown regional hospital. His life looks utterly depressing, drudging between his dilapidated apartment and …

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