‘Sun Children’ Review: Iranian Master Majid Majidi’s Latest Empathizes With His Country’s Exploited Kids

Seven Ukrainian filmmakers, who are remaining in the country as Russia continues its invasion, have spoken out about their experiences on the front line of the war in their country. Directors Valentyn Vasyanovych, Roman Bondarchuk, Nariman Aliev, Maryna Er Gorbach , Antonio Lukich, Alina Gorlova and producer Darya Bassel have all called upon the international film and television community to issue cultural sanctions against Russia.

signs of ageing. And I’m not alone.

– Marilyn, via emailIt does you credit that you want to take up the cudgels on your husband’s behalf, but I honestly wouldn’t. The insult was directed at him, not you. It’s his decision whether or not to take things further, and he’s magnanimous enough to have decided to forgive and forget.I get quite a few letters similar to yours, Marilyn, asking me for advice on settling scores.

Independent Spirit Awards co-hosts Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally joined the numerous Hollywood celebrities showing their support for Ukraine amid Russia's invasion of the country.  During the award show on Sunday, Mullally stated: "I think we speak for everyone here when we say that we are hoping for a quick, peaceful resolution. Specifically, f--k off and go home Putin!" "We hope Putin f---s off and goes home, and to that end let’s all join together with a Spirit Awards salute to Putin," Offerman added, according to Variety.  Per the outlet, the married co-hosts then flipped the bird to the camera.

Ukraine is asking NATO to "close the skies" in a bid to end Russia's air attacks.

Vladmir Putin's forces have been destroyed by the Ukrainian resistance and Russia could lose the war, a top UK admiral has said.

Ayrshire residents are being urged to back a proposed bill to crack down on fly-tipping.

A woman was hospitalised yesterday evening after being struck by a car in the Toryglen area.

By now, there are so many Wordle knockoffs, you could make playing them a full time job. Admittedly, I’m not quite sure how you would make that pay. Livestream the collapse of your mental state, perhaps.

Baring her nude back for the camera, she displayed the words "F U WAR", which was scrawled across her back in black writing.Plus, in another photo, she wrote the same message just beneath her collar bone, shielding her breasts with her arm to preserve her modesty.Branding the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces "absolutely disgusting", she also shared photos of herself helping to give out donations to the needy, and implored her 417,000 followers to do the same.Though she is regularly referred to as "the most photographed woman in the world", having graced hundreds of magazine covers around the globe in her career as an international supermodel, her anti-war message has to be the most powerful and thought-provoking photo message she has ever delivered.The set of risqué pictures included Caprice standing beside a staircase, with her back to the camera and her two middle fingers raised defiantly in the air.She pixelated out the gesture, but her feelings were all too clear.Her tousled wet hair trailed down her back, but did not obscure the all important message written across her back - "F U War".The enraged former supermodel had previously taken to Twitter to lament: "Their [sic] is just no justification for the unprovoked attack on an independent state!"This is a reckless threat to world peace !!!"Flooding the post with crying emojis, she added: "My sad heart goes out to the people of Ukraine."Caprice, who used the hashtag #prayingforpeace, also reposted an informative photo of Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the country's first Jewish president, captioned: "His grandfather fought Nazis in WW2."Many of his relatives were killed in the Holocaust."Meanwhile, Caprice appeared in less glamorous poses - but with the

Dua Lipa has responded to an Oscar Isaac fan-fiction story about her being read out on Saturday Night Live last weekend (March 5).On the latest episode of the long-running American sketch show, actor Oscar Isaac could be seen reading out a fan-fiction story about the pop star during a skit on the show.After hearing the story read, Dua Lipa responded on Instagram.“Adds to list of things I never thought would happen in my life”, she wrote, followed by several laughing emojis.A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa)In the sketch, one of the characters Isaac’s played was Michael – a school janitor with an unexpected hobby of writing stories.Michael interrupts a writing class and starts to share a story he’s been writing on, called ‘The Apogee Of Midnight.’The story is about a janitor who is alone a school at midnight before he’s interrupted by a woman who is looking for him.“My name is Dua Lipa,” the woman in the story says. “I’m a big pop star, and I’m looking for a janitor here named Mike.”You can see a video of the sketch here:Last week (March 6), it was revealed that Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Dua Lipa on a new single.Posting on Twitter, the rapper shared an image that featured photos of her and the singer on the icing of four cakes.

s sudden death last week at the age of 52.The spin-bowler was found dead in his villa in Thailand on Friday, with an autopsy this week confirming he died of natural causes. Following his death, his family has issued a lengthy statement with individual tributes from his three children, Brooke, Jackson, and Summer, as well as ex-wife Simone Callahan, his parents Keith and Brigette, and brother Jason.Warne’s eldest daughter Brooke, 24, insisted the news ‘doesn’t feel real’, but added she’ll ‘cherish’ the pair’s final memories together.She wrote in the statement issued on Monday: ‘Dad, this doesn’t feel real and doesn’t make sense that you are not here with us anymore. It doesn’t feel right, you were taken away too soon and life is so cruel.

A teenager lashed out and stabbed four people during a house party in a 'moment of madness'.

Brooklyn Beckham is continuing to pull out all the stops for his soon-to-be wife Nicola Peltz ahead of their impending wedding.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham shows ultimate declaration of love to fiancée Nicola Peltz ahead of weddingOver the weekend, the American actress revealed how happy she was when her fiancé surprised her up with a large bouquet of pale pink and white roses when he came to pick her up.WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham shares touching engagement story on Today Show"Picked me up with flowers, you're a dream @brooklynbeckham," gushed Nicola. The snap showed Brooklyn smiling broadly in the car whilst holding the roses.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham opens up about his Jewish wedding to NicolaSEE: Brooklyn Beckham's fiancée Nicola Peltz smoulders in intimate bed selfie after big announcementThe heartwarming post comes days after the eldest child of Victoria and David Beckham marked his 23rd birthday.

supports HTML5 videoKim Kardashian has shared a wild behind-the-scenes video of her incredible Paris fashion week look, meaning we can finally work out how she pulled it off. The Skims business mogul, 41, took to her Instagram stories to give fans a look into how the incredible fashion statement was created after she attended the Balenciaga fashion week show in Paris in a truly eye-catching ensemble, even by her standards! If we can sum it up: it resembled a high fashion mummy.

It’s a nerve racking for anyone the first time you meet your new in-laws, but when the family you’re being introduced to is the Royal family, the prospect is even more daunting. It was 2016 when Meghan first began started dating Prince Harry, after being introduced by a friend, Misha Nonoo.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield broke down in tears as they watched a video of a Ukrainian girl singing ‘Let it Go’ in a bomb shelter. The This Morning co-hosts watched the viral video of a small girl singing the beloved Frozen song in her native language in the basement of a building in Ukraine.They listened to the sweet young girl’s voice as she stood amongst beds, medical supplies in a cramped space.

Dancing on Ice fans flocked to social media as they spotted the show's presenter Holly Willoughby make a small slip up within the first few minutes of Sunday 6 March's show. Holly and her co-host Phillip Schofield were opening the hit ITV show after an impressive group dance featuring the final six couples and the ITV show's judges - Olympic legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

The star confirmed that he would be back on stage by this evening. He took to his Instagram stories in view of his 2.5 million followers to explain that he will be back shortly. He said that he has decided to put a “positive spin” on the incident and not let it hold him back.The actor then joked that “you’re supposed to do the full show and not just three-quarters of it".Taron said: "I've decided to put a positive spin on it and I would appreciate it if anyone who was in the theatre last night just said that I gave such a committed, electrifying performance that my body couldn't handle it and check out."That being said, apparently you're meant to actually do the full show and not just three quarters of it. “So I'll be back with a vengeance tomorrow night.”He then went on to thank his team and co-stars for “being so lovely".He specifically thanked Joel Harper-Jackson for doing the job of replacing him. He commended him as an actor and as a person. Taron added: "Thank you to the amazing team at the theatre and my wonderful cast mates for being so lovely."But mainly I wanted to say thanks to Joel Harper Jackson who stepped in to do the last bit of the play."Joel is an amazing actor and a lovely person.Thank you, Joel.”The stage play’s production team released a statement on Saturday night following the actor’s collapse. "During this evening’s first preview of Mike Bartlett’s play Cock at the Ambassadors Theatre, Taron Egerton fainted towards the end of the performance."A doctor who was in the audience attended to Taron immediately after the incident.“Whilst he felt fine, it was decided that Taron’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson, would continue in the role to complete the performance."

Gary Neville blasted Manchester United's dire possession stats from their defeat against Manchester City in the early hours of Monday morning - before slamming recent leadership off the pitch.The eight-time Premier League-winning former defender was uncompromising in his criticism of his former side on Sunday (March 6) during and after their 4-1 defeat.The following morning, Neville had another look at the fixture and in particular the statistic that showed United having just 8 per cent of the ball for a 15-minute second-half period.Not only calling out the players, the former England international took aim at co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer as well as former executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.Alongside a grab of the possession stat, Neville wrote: "Still can’t get my head around that!"However City aren’t just better on the pitch. "A new dawn for United with Richard Arnold as CEO and a new manager incoming but yesterday was a fitting memorial to the “Ed Woodward/Glazer“ last 10 years of mismanagement."City had ripped their local rivals to shreds in a hugely one-sided second half at the Etihad on Sunday, with Riyad Mahrez adding two goals to Kevin De Bruyne's first-half brace which came either side of Jadon Sancho's equaliser.Who will manage Manchester United next season? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionNeville had said on Sky Sports: "Manchester United's response to going 3-1 down has been embarrassing.

Iranian director Majid Majidi has made some of the most visually stunning and emotionally stirring films in world cinema about the plight of under-privileged, exploited and abused young people, and Sun Children (Khorshid) is one of his very best. The story of street boys commissioned by a local boss to dig for a treasure unfolds around an urban schoolyard and the clever, freckled face of 12-year-old Ali (Roohollah Zamani), a stereotype-buster of non-stop courage.