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Interview: Director Erik Gandini Explores Loneliness in Sweden in “The Swedish Theory of Love”

By Emily Hsiang

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The Bruce Lee Statue That Sought to Unify a Divided City

By Timon Singh

Russia

Review: “Salyut 7” is Russia’s “Apollo 13” — With A Geopolitical Twist

By Anthony Kao

Turkey

The Rise and Fall of the Turkish “Mockbuster”

By Timon Singh

Gambia

Review: “Medan vi Lever” Showcases Complex Identity Crises

By Boukary Sawadogo

Faroe Islands

“The Islands and the Whales” Tells of the Faroes—and Maybe the EU

By Jake Goldwasser

Norway

Political Thriller “Occupied” Shows Western Democracy Bent to Russia’s Will

By Jordan Li

Germany

In “The Young Karl Marx,” Youthful Charisma Defines an Icon

By Teen Sheng

Belgium

“Souvenir” Creator Bavo Defurne: Fragile Emotions are Universal

By Jake Goldwasser

France

French Animated Shorts Exhibit Humor—and the Macabre

By Jake Goldwasser

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