Arabella heartbreakingly admits how, before being raped, “I never noticed being a woman. I was too busy being poor and Black” and in such, Coel leaves no power structure unturned as she calls out all oppression and asymmetry in Arabella’s confrontation of her own trauma.
Read MoreThe film that changed my life is not a profound documentary trying to change the world, or even an inspiring and uplifting biopic. Oh no, let me bring the tone down a little. The opening scenes of the film involve the protagonist imagining his own death, with all his school ‘friends’ and even the local news crew attending a candlelit vigil, weeping over his untimely demise: welcome to teenage melodrama.
Read MoreIt follows three individual stories - three lives shaped in different ways, naturally, but connected by their experiences with coffee that stretch far beyond the rudimentary act of consuming a morning, caffeinated pick-me-up.
Read MoreI will start by saying that this film is amazing and you should absolutely go and see it. 1917 is really something special, not only for cinema but also the legacy of WW1 and those who served.
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