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2025 Film Landscape: Thrillers Explore Espionage, Loneliness, Gender

12/2/2025

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In 2025, the film landscape shows a mix of successes and disappointments.
Steven Soderbergh, the American film director, directed Black Bag, a spy thriller about espionage and trust.
Alain Guiraudie, the French filmmaker, directed Misericordia, a minimalist thriller about loneliness and deception in a French village.
Rungano Nyoni, the filmmaker, directed On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, a film about gender roles and mourning in Zambia.

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Story summary

In 2025, the film landscape shows a mix of successes and disappointments.
Steven Soderbergh, the American film director, directed Black Bag, a spy thriller about espionage and trust.
Alain Guiraudie, the French filmmaker, directed Misericordia, a minimalist thriller about loneliness and deception in a French village.
Rungano Nyoni, the filmmaker, directed On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, a film about gender roles and mourning in Zambia.