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In-Conversation with Eiza González
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Eiza González is a Mexican actress and singer known for her captivating performances in Hollywood and international cinema. Rising to fame with her breakout roles in Mexican soap operas, she quickly transitioned to global recognition with standout performances in films like the Oscar-nominated Baby Driver, Golden Globe-winner I Care a Lot and recently Emmy nominated 3 Body Problem, amongst many others, while being in the top ten 2024 most popular celebrities on IMdbPro in 4th place. With her versatility and magnetic screen presence, Eiza has become a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, celebrated for breaking barriers and representing Latin talent on the global stage.

SANTOSH
Director: Sandhya Suri
When Santosh’s husband, a policeman in a rural district in North India, is killed in a riot, the widow can only keep their home if she takes his job. Eager to succeed, she shows more determination than is usual among the misogynist male police when a low-caste girl is reported missing and then turns up dead. A charismatic senior woman officer, Inspector Sharma, is duly drafted in to head the murder investigation, becoming Santosh’s mentor. Success for women, however, generally means showing they can bend the rules as flagrantly as the men, where survival always comes at huge personal cost. A fascinating police procedural, focusing on the relationships within the force rather than crimes or culprits, the film is an investigation into deep-rooted systemic corruption.

MODI - THREE DAYS ON THE WING OF MADNESS
Director: Johnny Depp
Amedeo Modigliani’s life is in a bohemian state of chaos. It is 1916 and Paris is suffering the deprivations of war; with no money, he and his decadent friends drink, take loads of drugs, make art and fail to sell it, then argue with the landladies who want to evict them. Modi, as his artist friends Utrillo and Soutine like to call him, is offered a lifeline by an American collector (a superb cameo from Al Pacino) but, as usual, he sabotages the opportunity. Sadly, his true status as a leading light of modern art would only be recognised after his premature death. Director Johnny Depp clearly revels in his hero’s excesses, invigorating his story with the spirit of punk rock.