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MOGUL MOWGLI (15)
PREVIEW AWARDWINNING documentary film-maker Bassam Tariq makes his fiction feature debut with a stirring tale of triumph over adversity, co-written by leading man Riz Ahmed.
British Pakistani rapper MC Zed (Ahmed) is on the cusp of his first world tour, which will give him the exposure he desperately craves.
His relationship with girlfriend Bina (Aiysha Hart) may not withstand the gruelling demands of a tour but Zed is laser-focused on his career rather than affairs of the heart.
Ahead of his live dates, Zed travels from New York back home to London for an awkward reunion with his family.
He is involved in a scuffle with a fan and is taken to hospital, where he is diagnosed with an auto-immune disease that could rob Zed of his musical dreams.
An experimental procedure offers the rapper a lifeline but the risky procedure flies in the face of staunch beliefs held by his estranged father (Alyy Khan).’
SHIRLEY (15) ★★★ ★★
DIRECTOR Josephine Decker abandons the rigorous conventions of a literary biopic to craft an imaginative portrait of one of the great horror writers of the 20th century.
Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) lives with her philandering and emotionally volatile husband Stanley (Michael Stuhlbarg) in 1950s Vermont.
It’s a tempestuous relationship and Shirley devotes her time to writing what she believes will be her masterpiece.
Her creative flow is staunched by the unwelcome arrival of Stanley’s teaching assistant Fred (Logan Lerman) and his wife Rose (Odessa Young).
The newlyweds take up temporary residence in the Jackson home and are a source of irritation for Shirley.
Once the men depart, Shirley becomes fascinated with newlywed Rose and they conspire to shatter traditional gender roles of the era.