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now on bbc news, talking movies: berlin film festival special. hello from berlin. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from the berlin international film festival. over 11 days, some 280 films are shown, with big names from the world of cinema gathering here in the german capital. we sat down with sean penn, whose documentary superpower on president zelensky was one of the festival s big attractions. british acting royalty was in town, with dame helen mirren portraying israeli prime minister golda meir. cate blanchett, oscar nominated for her performance in tar, walked the red carpet, as did steven spielberg, at the festival for a lifetime achievement award. and we look at queer cinema in berlin, which was making quite an impact. berlin has a long history of embracing political cinema. it is an avowedly political film festival. and this year, because the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine took place during the fes ....
voting is under way in nigeria to elect a new president. the incumbent, muhammadu buhari, is stepping aside after serving the maximum two terms in office. the result isn t expected before monday. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking movies: berlin film festival special. hello from berlin. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from the berlin international film festival. over 11 days, some 280 films are shown, with big names from the world of cinema gathering here in the german capital. we sat down with sean penn, whose documentary superpower on president zelensky was one of the festival s big attractions. british acting royalty was in town, with dame helen mirren portraying israeli prime minister golda meir. cate blanchett, oscar nominated for her performance in tar, walked the red carpet, as did steven spielberg, at the festival for a lifetime achievement award. and we look at queer cinema in berlin, which was mak ....
Not smoothed over or not made light of, to be the most useful to people. that s, i think, what we ve done. # it ain t me you re looking for, babe.# one of the most talked about films in berlin this year was the british picture femme. it s being called a queer noir. it features george mackay in the story of a drag artist whose life is destroyed after a homophobic attack. emma jones has been looking at some of the highlights of queer cinema in berlin this year. neo noir and revenge thriller meets modern british life in femme, the story of a young drag artist, jules, played by nathan stewart jarrett, who suffers a breakdown following a homophobic attack by a thug. ....
Some kind of legacy. and i wanted it and not, you know, otherwise. not smoothed over or not made light of, to be the most useful to people. that s, i think, what we ve done. # it ain t me you re looking for, babe.# one of the most talked about films in berlin this year was the british picture femme. it s being called a queer noir. it features george mackay in the story of a drag artist whose life is destroyed after a homophobic attack. emma jones has been looking at some of the highlights of queer cinema in berlin this year. neo noir and revenge thriller meets modern british life in femme, the story of a young drag artist, jules, played by nathan stewart jarrett, who suffers ....