24 Films to See in April
While this April lacks the big-budget tentpoles that are typical of the season, it makes up for it with a diverse array of promising films, ranging from a Ben Affleck crowd-pleaser to festival hits to intriguing new titles from Ari Aster, Kelly Reichardt, Cristian Mungiu, David Lowery, and more. Oh, and did we mention that there's even a good new Nicolas Cage film? And a good Evil Dead sequel?
In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters this month, listed in alphabetical order.
Additional content by Jason Dietz
Drama | Directed by Saim Sadiq
Opens in NY April 7 and additional cities later in April
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Set in Lahore, Pakistan, writer-director Saim Sadiq’s debut feature follows Haider (Ali Junejo), a gentle soul who is married to Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq) and lives in a home with his ailing father, his brother, his sister-in-law, and their four children. When Haider takes a job as a backing dancer at a Bollywood-style show, he tells his family he’s the theater manager. But soon the job because his lifeline, especially when he becomes infatuated with Biba (Alina Khan), the trans woman who leads the show. An indictment of transphobia and misogyny, this humane tale recently won Best International Film at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
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