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Filmmaker Lin Jianjie’s uneasy piece depicts a sombre modern China moving from its one-child policy to embracing its now two-child
Filmmaker Lin Jianjie’s uneasy piece depicts a sombre modern China moving from its one-child policy to embracing its now two-child
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The biggest film festival in Australia is the Sydney Film Festival which was held for twelve days last 8-19 June
The biggest film festival in Australia is the Sydney Film Festival which was held for twelve days last 8-19 June
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The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) is back this year at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick, Sydney from 18 February
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