New Statesman - <![CDATA[Parminder Vir]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/parminder_vir en <![CDATA[The mother of all battles]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200207080031 http://www.newstatesman.com/200207080031 Mon, 08 Jul 2002 12:00:00 GMT Parminder Vir Until women emerge from the shadows, the conflicts of the Islamic world will not be resolved, argues the film-maker Parminder Vir

I watched Paul Greengrass's Bloody Sunday at a screening at Bafta, the heart of the British film and media establishment. From the opening frame to the end credits, I was totally absorbed by the energy and the passion of the film. At one point I thought I was watching a documentary - but then remembered that I was sitting next to the wife of James Nesbitt, the lead actor.

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