it's called wajib. get a chance, do check it out, it's really good. and best dvd this week is the breadwinner, which is an animation. and a hand—drawn one at that? it is an animation directed by norah twomey. it is made by the people who made song of the sea, so it's not one of those 3—d digital animations. this has cut—outs and hand—drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl living in taliban era kabul, whose father and brother are arrested, and leaving only women in the house. women are not allowed to go out of the house on their own, so she has to disguise herself as a boy to go out into the town, and suddenly she discovers this whole new world when she changes gender, and it's really brilliant. it deals with some dark subject matter, but in a way that is accessible. they have made it so it can be watched by viewers of all ages. there is tough stuff in it, though. i loved it, it is one of my favourite films of the year. i thought it was absolutely brilliant. mark, as eve

i'm flying the flag for wajib again.nguage film 0scar. didn't get nominated, but is really terrific. it is a story about a father and son travelling around nazareth in the run—up to christmas, and they're taking out wedding invitations, but whilst they're in the car together they're bickering and falling apart. and you see the schisms in their relationship. the father and son are played by a real—life father and son. i thought it was terrific. it has a great air of naturalism. it's funny, but also poignant, it's personal and political at the same time. it's a very small film, you have to seek it out. it's not a wide release, but it is well worth finding. wajib — i thought it was terrific. dvd to recommend this week? a prayer before dawn. it's a true story of an english boxer in a notorious thailand prison. brilliant performance byjoe cole. this is irected byjean—stephane sauvaire who made a movie i reviewed here on the show a while ago called johnny mad dog. it is one of those films that is all to do with the atmosphere.

it's called wajib.ation. and a hand—drawn one at that? it is an animation directed by norah twomey. it is made by the people who made song of the sea, so it's not one of those 3—d digital animations. this has cut—outs and hand—drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl living in taliban era kabul, whose father and brother are arrested, and leaving only women in the house. women are not allowed to go out of the house on their own, so she has to disguise herself as a boy to go out into the town, and suddenly she discovers this whole new world when she changes gender, and it's really brilliant. it deals with some dark subject matter, but in a way that is accessible. they have made it so it can be watched by viewers of all ages. there is tough stuff in it, though. i loved it, it is one of my favourite films of the year. i thought it was absolutely brilliant. mark, as ever, thank you very much, particularly for the reassurance over the choice of our film this weekend. do ask you

it is called wajib. if you get a chance check it out.he bread winner hand drawn. check it out. and best dvd is the bread winner hand drawnm check it out. and best dvd is the bread winner hand drawn. it is an animation. it is made by the people who made song of the sea. this has cut outs and hand drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl in kabul whose father and brother are arrested and leaving only women in the house. women are not allowed to go out on their own, so she has to disguise herself as a boy to go out into the town, and suddenly she discovered this whole new world. it is brilliant. it deals dark subject matter but in a way that is accessible. they have made it so it can be watched by viewers of all ages. there is tough stuff in it though. i thought it was brilliant. as ever thank you very much. much. do ask yourself what was that all about? i expect to be bamboozled. a quick reminder before you go you will find more film news an reviews online. and you can find all of our previous programmes on

best out is wajib, a palestinian drama. yes, i liked this.wasn't nominated, it is the story of father and son travelling round nazareth, but they are handing out wedding invitations which they have to do by hand, that is the wajib, the duty of the title. and as they travel around, you discover their relationship, how they have fallen out. one has has stayed, one has gone away, one is young, one is old, there is resentment, and yet it is really funny, very subtle. it is kind of bitter in some places, it blends the personal and political. it is very, very low—key, and i thought it was wonderful. it did the thing i want a film to do, which is to intrigue me about the characters, and i thought it was really good. it is called wajib. it is a very small release. if you get a chance, check it out. it is really good. and best dvd is the breadwinner. hand drawn? it is an animation. it is made by the people who made song of the sea. this has cut outs and hand drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl in kabul, whose fathe

that is the wajib — the duty of the title. yet, it is really funny, it's very subtle. it is kind of bitter in some places, it blends the personal and the political. it is very, very low—key, and i thought it was kind of wonderful. it did the thing i want a film to do, which is to intrigue me about the characters, and i thought it was really good. it is called wajib. it's a very small release, but if you get a chance, do check it out. it's really good. and best dvd this week is the breadwinner, which is an animation. and a hand drawn one at that? it is an animation directed by norah twomey. it is made by the people who made song of the sea, so it's not one of those 3d digital animations. this has cut outs and hand drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl living in taliban era kabul, whose father and brother are arrested, and leaving only women in the house. women are not allowed to go out on their own, so she has to disguise herself as a boy to go out into the town, and suddenly, she discovers th

it is called wajib.one of those 3d digital animations. this has cut outs and hand drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl living in taliban era kabul, whose father and brother are arrested, and leaving only women in the house. women are not allowed to go out on their own, so she has to disguise herself as a boy to go out into the town, and suddenly she discovers this whole new world when she changes gender. it is brilliant. it deals with some dark subject matter but in a way that is accessible. they have made it so it can be watched by viewers of all ages. there is tough stuff in it, though. i loved it, it is one of my favourite films of the year. i thought it was brilliant. mark, as ever, thank you very much. particularly for the reassurance over the choice of our film this weekend. do ask yourself, what was that all about? i expect to be bamboozled. a quick reminder before you go, you will find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online. and you can find all

i'm flying the flag for wajib again.out a father and son travelling around nazareth in the run—up to christmas, and they're taking out wedding invitations, but whilst they're in the car together they're bickering and falling apart. and you see the schisms in their relationship. the father and son are played by a real—life father and son. i thought it was terrific. it has a great air of naturalism. it's funny, but also poignant, it's personal and political at the same time. it's a very small film, you have to seek it out. it's not a wide release, but it is well worth finding. wajib — i thought it was terrific. dvd to recommend this week? a prayer before dawn. it's a true story of an english boxer in a notorious thailand prison. brilliant performance byjoe cole. this is directed byjean—stephane sauvaire who made a movie i reviewed here on the show a while ago called johnny mad dog. it is one of those films that is all to do with the atmosphere. you feel like you are in this situation with him. you know the things — sometim

i'm flying the flag for wajib again.ng and falling apart. and you see the schisms in their relationship. the father and son are played by a real—life father and son. i thought it was terrific. it has a great air of naturalism. at the same time. it's a very small film, you have to seek it out. it's not a wide release, but it is well worth finding. wajib — i thought it was terrific. dvd to recommend this week? a prayer before dawn. thailand prison. brilliant performance byjoe cole. here on the show a while ago called johnny mad dog. it is one of those films that is all to do with the atmosphere. you feel like you are in this situation with him. almost smell a movie? you can feel the environment? it's a tough watch. i think it is one that you might find hard to watch. i thought it was a very impressive, if rather difficult, film. mm, 0k. going to pick up next week. what a cracking selection. you could choose any of them. and diverse films to choose from. it is lovely. that's the joy of cinema. a little stranger is not that