Few coincidences could be as bitter on the tongue than for Shoshana to have its UK premiere on October 7. Just as director Michael Winterbottom and his cast were preparing for the event, news came in of the massacre unfolding in the Jewish state.
The movie uses a newsreel format to give the story historical context and to lay out the many different factions who fought each other during the pre-state years.
Amid highlights from other international festivals, it was the strong regional programme from Greece and its neighbours that stood out at this year’s Thessaloniki.