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Bertrand Tavernier’s daring documentary about the Algerian revolution sought to break the silence in France.
Polish director Agnieszka Holland's new film exposes the violent contradictions at the heart of EU border policy.
A long line of films tracks the solidarities that arise when prohibition makes friendship too perilous.
The novel Kindred reminds us—emphatically, gruesomely—that white supremacy is us too.
Its illegitimacy goes far beyond the war on drugs.
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