<p>This week Flick Ford is joined by festival programmer Thomas Caldwell and local filmmaker / video editor Jack Ralph. <br>Together they review Dev Patel's directorial debut MONKEY MAN, in which Patel also wrote and starred. <br>Patel plays Kid - an underground fighter who unleashes a bloody campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who systemically victimize the poor and powerless. <br></p><div class="figure figure--embed figure--center-aligned figure--youtube">
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<div class="figure__caption"><p>MONKEY MAN trailer - written, directed and starring Dev Patel</p></div>
</div><p>We also review Wim Wenders' meditative drama PERFECT DAYS. </p><p>Based on a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki, the film stars Kōji Yakusho as a toilet cleaner who likes to capture moments of beauty in everyday life. <br></p><div class="figure figure--embed figure--center-aligned figure--youtube">
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<div class="figure__caption"><p>PERFECT DAYS, written by by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki.</p></div>
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