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This episodes deals with the current protests in China due to the extreme lockdown measures set up by Xi Jinping's government. Thank you Lily for coming! Her "Make Art, Not Statements" podcast broadcasting every Monday 11AM UK time: https://rarefm.co.uk

In this episode, we are talking about the interaction between cinema and politics. Thank you Charlotte for coming!

Here are the films that we talked about:

Bicycle thief

Man with a movie camera London can take it

Top Gun

Star Wars

Jurassic Park

Snowpiercer