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Simon, a mild-mannered middle-class student, arrives at law school only to find his modest dreams foiled at every turn by the wealthy elites that are his peers. As the inequality and hypocrisy of the academic system begin to eat away at him, he falls in love with Max, an anarchist revolutionary, who sweeps him up into a web of deception, crime, and class warfare.

An Honest Life, starringSimon Lööf and Nora Rios, is an adaption of Joakim Zander’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name. “A coming of age thriller set at a university felt like perfect cinematic material,” director Mikael Marcimain (Blackwater) tells Netflix. “It’s a gripping, anarchistic love story.”

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Simon (Lööf) heads to law school in Lund, Sweden, with the simple dream of making something of himself. Instead, when Simon arrives, he’s met with wealthy roommates who seem laser-focused on ruining his chances to succeed.

Being politically aware is one of the foremost responsibilities of a young person. In a world where your future is shaped by decisions made above you, choosing to stay uninformed about your rights and surroundings only strengthens the systems that’s built upon your silence. But when that awareness is twisted or misunderstood, the consequences can be dangerous. Netflix’s latest Swedish thriller, An Honest Life, explores what happens when a young man falls in with the wrong crowd under the guise of political ideology and a misguided rebel mentality.

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Nora Rios as Max

Swedish actress Nora Rios plays Max, an enigmatic and alluring anarchist with a dangerously magnetic charm. Once an art history student, she now lives in Charles’ house with a group of like-minded friends, embracing the lifestyle of a modern-day hippie revolutionary. Rios is fantastic as the deluded yet captivating young woman who truly believes...

2019 was a big year for movies about classism. The most popular one out of the lot was Parasite, which not only talked about the massive economic chasm that exists between the upper and the lower classes but also highlighted how it leads to a lack of class solidarity between the lower classes. Knives Out was a pointed commentary on how the wealthy can’t even imagine sharing their property and riches with the child of an immigrant, even though, morally and ethically speaking, the latter had more claim on their inheritance than the former. Article 15 showed that it’s pointless to talk about class divide without bringing up caste, and the list goes on. While, in real life, the Covid-19 pandemic underscored the fact that the aforementioned chasm between classes is deeper than we had imagined, entertainment took a weird pivot into celebrating “posh behavior” under the guise of “critiquing” it.

Gwen Stefani’s son, Zuma Rossdale, recently proved he has talent like his famous mom. Gwen’s middle son made his live debut while playing country at his stepdad, Blake Shelton’s Oklahoma bar, and he made quite the splash.

Talent Runs In The Family For Gwen Stefani’s Son, Zuma Rossdale

When you come from rock music royalty the way that Zuma Rossdale does, it’s no surprise that he inherited singing talent and a proclivity for playing instruments from his famous parents. On the one hand, you have Gwen Stefani, who blazed a trail with her band, No Doubt, as well as with her solo work.

While Gwen’s marriage to Zuma’s father, Gavin Rossdale, ultimately didn’t work out, Zuma clearly got some of his dad’s talent as well. Rossdale rose to fame as the frontman for the rock band, Bush. When you have a DNA cocktail like this one,...

The Mediapro Studio has dropped a teaser for “The Head” Season 2, with first footage in the run-up to its simultaneous premiere on HBO Max in the U.S. and Spain on Dec. 22.

Season 2 rolls off a first season which has proved one of Spain’s biggest breakout hits, sold by the The Mediapro Studio Distribution to over 90 countries including top-echelon players HBO Max for the U.S., plus Starzplay, Canal Plus (France), and Amazon’s Prime Video.

It also played to positive critical reactions. “Watching this, I could practically feel the ice crystals forming on my beard – and I don’t even have a beard,” Suzi Feay wrote in The Financial Times.

Produced once more in association with Hulu Japan, Season 2, whose teaser-trailer has been shared in exclusivity with Variety, is described by Tms as an “action-packed suspense thriller.” Nothing in the teaser belies that billing. Season 2 retains many of...

Madrid-based The Mediapro Studio, one of Europe’s super-indies, is re-teaming with Hulu Japan to produce Season 2 of thriller “The Head,” the studio’s hit drama series whose Season 1 was broadcast in more than 90 countries.

The English-language shoot has got underway in Tenerife, in Spain’s The Canary Islands, helmed by Jorge Dorado, who directed Season 1.

“The Head” Season 2 boasts an extensive international cast led once again by John Lynch and Katharine O’Donnelly.

Joining them for Season 2, the series features Hovik Keuchkerian, Moe Dunford (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), Josefin Nelden (“The Restaurant”) and Olivia Morris (“Hotel Portofino”).

Season 2’s newest additions in leading roles take in Enrique Arce, Nora Ríos and Tania Watson, Thierry Godard and the special collaboration of Japan’s Sota Fukushi (“Bleach”).

If Season 1 was set at a remote polar research station, the principal setting for “The Head” Season 2 will once again be an isolated and inaccessible location,...