TIFF 2024: ‘Boong’ Shines as a Promising Directorial Debut
'Boong' embodies an upbeat energy, creating a vibrant and engaging portrait of a young boy and his best friend.
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'Boong' embodies an upbeat energy, creating a vibrant and engaging portrait of a young boy and his best friend.
'Seven Days' brilliantly captures the personal and human cost of fighting for human rights.
Director Elizabeth Lo welds contrasting concepts of love together using pristine cinematography and swooning soundtracks juxtaposed with uncomfortable conversations about fidelity and failing.
An immaculately crafted work by one of the great, most distinct directors working today.
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Contains a particularly memorable use of kerosene fluid and a lighter creating one of the most satisfying finishing moves.
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