LITERATURE / THEATRE

Bird Grove

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In Bird Grove, Alexi Kaye Campbell examines the fraught relationship between George Eliot and her father, revealing the limits of liberal thinking in a rigid Victorian society. Encouraged to value education and independent thought, Eliot’s rejection of church attendance exposed the contradiction at the heart of her father’s progressive ideals. The play focuses on how personal rebellion becomes political, highlighting the constraints placed on women in the 19th century. Through Eliot’s unconventional life and loves, Bird Grove reflects on autonomy, faith and the social cost of defying expectation.

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FILM / TORONTO

Nuns Versus the Vatican

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At TIFF, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet lit up Oscar buzz, but the most urgent film was Lorena Luciano’s Nuns Versus the Vatican — a devastating exposé of clerical abuse and the Church’s silence.

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FILM / TORONTO

Nonnes contre le Vatican

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Au Festival de Toronto, Chloé Zhao a captivé avec Hamnet, mais le film le plus marquant fut “Nuns vs Vatican” de Lorena Luciano — un documentaire-choc sur les abus de religieuses et le silence de l’Église.

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FILM / RELIGION

Stranger at the Gate

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Stranger at the Gate tells the true story of a former U.S. Marine who planned a deadly attack on a mosque—only to be transformed by the compassion of the very people he sought to kill. Directed by Joshua Seftel, this gripping short documentary explores radicalization, redemption, and the power of human connection to heal even the most broken lives.

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ISRAEL / SERIES

Shtisel: an Israeli drama series like no other

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Set in the heart of Jerusalem’s Haredi community, this series opens a door into lives rarely shown with such nuance. Through the everyday dramas of a single Orthodox family, Shtisel weaves a quiet yet powerful story of tradition, desire and identity.

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ISRAEL / SERIES

Les Shtisel: une série pas comme les autres

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Il faut voir ce feuilleton comme un documentaire anthropologique. Sous les accoutrements surannés se dévoilent des personnages touchants, surprenants, attachants et parfois même très drôles.

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HISTOIRE

Les Chaldéens : chrétiens d’Orient

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Selon des estimations de différentes sources, les Chaldéens dans le monde seraient entre 650 000 et 1 million de personnes réparties surtout en Irak, en Syrie, Turquie, Iran, Jordanie, Liban, Egypte, Chypre et Israël. Le siège patriarcal de Babylone se trouve à Bagdad.

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