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Tag: Mexico

Five new queer films to add to your watchlist

My pick of the recent Melbourne Queer Film Festival.

Film, France, Germany, Israel, LGBTIQ, Melbourne, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Mexico, Movies, queer

Review: Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend

The Fifth Sun is a fascinating, scholarly and moving portrayal of a people surviving colonisation.

Aztecs, History, Mexico, Nonfiction

Review: Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor (translated by Sophie Hughes)

A brutal tale of murder, sex and witchcraft set in the steamy coastal plains of Mexico.

Contemporary, Fiction, Man Booker International, Mexico, Novel, Translation
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