★★★☆☆Every year, thousands of newborns are abandoned in Morocco alone. Many of these instances occur as a result of the stigma attached to illegitimate children in Muslim countries - the product, as they are, of illegal sex out of wedlock. There is a subsequent status of social pariah thrust upon the mothers, with unyielding judgement bared down upon parent and offspring; both are ostracised with basic opportunities such as education and employment uniformly denied them. In the commendable if conventional Bastards (2014), documentarian Deborah Perkin explores the diverging definitions of her title in Morocco, a country with its own duality regarding single mothers and their by-blow progeny.
- 7/9/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The Toronto International Film Festival unleashed its final wave of programming announcements this morning. The final count of films is totaling 288 features and 78 shorts, representing 70 countries from around the globe. The fest is boasting 146 world premieres. Included in the newly added programs is an array of "in-depth" conversations with various artists, like Spike Jonze ('Her"), Ron Howard ('Rush") and Harvey Weinstein. Highlights from the new batch of programmed titles include a "Masters" section screening Claire Denis' "Bastards," "Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" and Catherine Breillat's "Abuse of Weakness." Check out the full new lineup here.
- 8/20/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
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