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The west has forgotten how traumatic modernisation can be

When the theological ambiguity disappears, so does the film’s appeal

One day, the war in Syria will end and its society will have to rebuild. The stories of its ordinary citizens show that there is a way forward

Noisy protestors can’t hide a general apathy

The French thinker was desperate that everyone stop arguing so violently

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