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Discover the line-up for the 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival. With 12 days of the best new queer cinema, BFI Flare 2021 takes place 17 to 28 March 2021. Tickets now on sale.
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A Cop Movie blows the lid off the act of policing
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