Tragedy meets 'social realism' in Welsh-language film hailed a 'sensation'

BBC Arts Thursday 18 June 2026, 21:19 UTC 1 min read

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Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town.

north Wales (LOCATION)

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