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Malcolm Lewis reviews Woman at War, directed and co-written by Benedikt Erlingsson; The Third Wife, directed and written by Ash Mayfair.

3 Faces; H is for Harry.

Burning; Green Book.

Disobedience directed by Sebastián Lelio; The Workshop directed by Laurent Cantet.

Tehran Taboo; The Heiresses (Las Herederas).

Highlights from Hot Docs, the major documentary film festival held annually in Toronto, Canada.

The Ciambra directed and written by Jonas Carpignano;
In the Fade directed and co-written by Fatih Akin.

The Beast, directed and written by Michael Pearce; The Wound (Inxeba), directed and co-written by John Trengove.

Even When I Fall, co-directed by Kate McLarnon and Sky Neal; 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute), directed and co-written by Robin Campillo.

A Fantastic Woman, written and directed by Sebastián Lelio; Custody (Jusqu’à la garde), written and directed by Xavier Legrand.

What a year! We’re all in need of some light relief – here we pick out the top films, books and music reviewed by New Internationalist in 2017

Mountains May Depart, by Jia Zhangke, and Makala, by Emmanuel Gras are reviewed this month.

Dolores directed by Peter Bratt; Félicité directed and co-written by Alain Gomis.

I Am Not a Witch, directed and written by Rungano Nyoni; Menashe, directed and co-written by Joshua Z Weinstein

Tramontane directed and written by Vatche Boulghourjian; Kills on Wheels directed and written by Attila Till.

In Between; Quest; ¿Donde estás María?

Our pick from the 2017 Toronto Hot Docs – the largest documentary film festival in the world

Machines; The Other Side of Hope: what should be on your watchlist this month.

The Handmaiden; Frantz: have a look at the film reviews of the month.

A Quiet Passion; The Salesman.