When his girlfriend can’t get pregnant, a trans man decides to carry the child in her stead in the French drama A Good Man. This is the latest feature from writer-director Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar.
Elderly man blows up his own home while chasing insect with electric swat
07.09.2020 - 17:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Mirror. He grabbed an electric fly swat to try and deal with the annoying pest.
With the insect in sight, the French man took aim with the device only to be thwarted by a huge explosion inside his home in Dordogne, France. The blast was large enough to destroy the kitchen and part of the roof of his property.
Remarkably, the man was able to escape from the incident with just a burn to his hand. An emergency crew raced him to hospital for check-ups.
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20.09.2020 / 12:14
‘Honey Cigar’ Review: Personal and Political Issues Merge in Female-Centered French Debut
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variety.com
18.09.2020 / 13:09
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Festival Announces Production Grants Jury
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manchestereveningnews.co.uk
14.09.2020 / 22:11
Man City to use Lionel Messi money to join Kylian Mbappe race and more transfer rumours
straight to your inboxManchester City have reportedly joined the race to sign Kylian Mbappe, and will use the money they were going to use to try and sign Lionel Messi.World Cup-winner Mbappe has apparently told PSG he wants to leave next summer, putting the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Real Madrid on alert of signing one of the world's best strikers, who cost the French champions £130m in 2018.And according to the Sun, City would also be keen to sign the 21-year-old Frenchman, who
thewrap.com
14.09.2020 / 04:11
French Film ‘A Good Man’ Faces Backlash for Casting Cis Woman in Lead Trans Role
fertilization, making his road to discovering his new identity even more turbulent.While critics have praised the film for its empathetic approach, it has come under fire in LGBT circles as the latest example of the film industry not casting trans actors for trans roles.
variety.com
11.09.2020 / 16:37
Global Bulletin: European Film Academy, Berlin Call for Release of Iranian Prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh
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manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Man City Women sign Champions League winner Lucy Bronze
City Women 's early success including their double-winning campaign of 2016.