CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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MOVIE2021 1h 24m USA

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

You can’t cut reality.

After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Niamh Algar

Niamh Algar

Enid Baines

Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley

Doug Smart

Vincent Franklin

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