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The city where the oceans collide

3 years 5 months ago
Cape Town is the embodiment of multicultural South Africa. Long home to nomadic pastoralists, the country's oldest city dates its modern history to 1652, when settlers from the Dutch East India Company set up a watering station for vessels heading to Asia.

This movie debuted at Cannes Film Festival to much applause but faced backlash at home

3 years 5 months ago
Last year, a small independent movie by a debut director premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Called "Joyland," it was notably the first Pakistani feature to screen at the world's most prestigious film festival. The cast walked the red carpet, posed for photographs and received a standing ovation — all routine procedures when launching a film. What happened next was less so.
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