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b'We are joined this episode by film critic and author Tina Hassannia, as we look back at some of the key films of this month, including Ang Lee’s\\xa0Billy Flynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Danny Boyle’s\\xa0T2: Trainspotting, and Theodore Melfi’s\\xa0Hidden Figures. Then, on the eve of an Academy Award ceremony that\\xa0nominated Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has\\xa0refused to attend in protest of the recent US travel ban, we ask what\\xa0form awards shows should take during\\xa0times of social anxiety and oppressive policy.\\xa0We then look at the films and career of Asghar Farhadi, the\\xa0award-winning Iranian filmmaker responsible for\\xa0acclaimed works such as\\xa0About Elly,\\xa0 A Separation,\\xa0The Past and\\xa0The Salesman.\\xa0Finally, in\\xa0a special bonus segment, Sophie attends the protest screening of\\xa0The Salesman in Leicester Square, and\\xa0provides us with audio of the speeches from\\xa0journalist and TV presenter Mariella Frostrup, model and actress Lily Cole, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, filmmaker Mike Leigh, and via\\xa0pre-recorded video, Asghar Farhadi himself.
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