I can’t say enough good things about Kedi. It’s a must-see. It won’t be playing multiplexes probably. For any of you out of reach of arthouses, keep an eye out for this one on VOD. Very special.
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this is a really great review, Sheila, poetic and contemplative and humanist, and you never lose sight of the film itself. Super work.