Festivals
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Water blessings and celestial offerings: Thailand’s Loy Krathong and Yi Peng festivals – in pictures
Millions of Thai take part in ancient annual festivities on 5 November that are held on the full moon of the 1…
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Homebound review – emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic
Neeraj Ghaywan’s film benefits from excellent lead performances, strong cinematography and an apparent mentors…
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‘There has been an awakening’: ancient sects on the rise in Modi’s India
Some 400 million devotees will attend this year’s Kumbh Mela festival. Pilgrims and politicians explain why it…
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Superboys of Malegaon review – boisterous heartwarmer about movie-loving underdogs
Inspired by a true story, this feelgood Indian film is about some Bollywood superfans making their own movies …
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All We Imagine As Light review – dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph
Cannes film festivalPayal Kapadia’s glorious Cannes competition selection is an absorbing story of three nurse…
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Hollywoodgate review – a fascinating insight into the Taliban’s insular world
It’s no surprise that Ibrahim Nash’at’s documentary lacks in-depth interviews – his subjects barely tolerate h…
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Malaysia’s gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy’s outburst
The 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ peopl…
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Malaysia bans The 1975 after Matty Healy defies anti-LGBTQ+ laws with stage kiss
Singer’s protest kiss with bandmate and criticism of anti-homosexuality law leads to ban and festival cancella…
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Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut
Saim Sadiq’s film explores the unsettled social and sexual identities of a widower and his children with delic…
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Three children among six killed during Indian kite-flying festival
Victims reportedly bled to death when glass-coated strings were entangled around their necksSix people, includ…
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Japan celebrates Coming of Age Day – in pictures
Japan’s Coming of Age Day (Seijin-shiki) is a national holiday held in January to recognise young people who h…
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‘A gaping wound’: how a film about birds of prey is a warning to India’s capital city
Meditative documentary All That Breathes is about two brothers’ devotion to protecting black kites against a b…
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Holi: a festival of colours – in pictures
The Hindu festival of Holi is under way in India. The celebration heralds the arrival of spring Continue readi…
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The Disciple review – Indian classical musician sings a lonely tune
Years of adherence to stringent rules leave a performer at odds with modern society in this melancholy film fr…
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Indonesia’s Yadnya Kasada festival – in pictures
During the annual Yadnya Kasada festival, the Tenggerese people climb Mount Bromo, an active volcano, and seek…