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Riyadh Season – Touching Hands

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Past Riyadh Season mini-movies have taken on 'horror' and 'western' tropes as a basis for their madness, but you could never have predicted that Guy Ritchie would mine 'crime thriller' and *checks notes* 'musicals' for his offering...

We're in familiar Ritchie territory for the opening: a handful of pugilists are introduced in horrifying gangland environments, each denoted by a catchy nickname. However, it's not long before our heroes break free of their surroundings, and, more importantly, break into song.

Built on a surprisingly decent rendition of crowd-favourite sing-a-long Sweet Caroline, Touching Hands by BigTime Creative Shop, never breaks from the distinctive visual style for which the RESET director is known. The result -  a compelling watch that is as visceral as it is tuneful.

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