31-year-old actor George MacKay has really moved up in the world ever since Sam Mendes cast him in as the lead in “1917,” but the young actor (also known for “The Beast” and “Wolf”) pulls off one of his most challenging roles in the upcoming, so-called “queer thriller,” “Femme.” The British film was written and directed by Sam H.

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Since his breakout performance in “1917,” George Mackay has surprised audiences with several challenging roles. Sure, he did “Munich – The Edge Of War,” another historical drama, two years later. But he’s also done stuff like “Wolf” and “I Came By,” two performances that may cause some audience members to bristle.

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Add “Femme” to the list there.

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In 1991, “Street Fighter” made history by introducing the world’s first playable female character in a fighting game, Chun Li. An expert martial artist and Interpol officer, Chun Li has a notorious sense of justice, with much of her arc dedicated to a tireless search for revenge for the wrongful killing of her father. It is unsurprising, then, that Chun Li is Jules’ (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) avatar of choice, the two united by an insatiable thirst for payback.

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Last year, audiences were introduced to “Genera+ion” (“Generation“), HBO‘s answer to… well, some argued HBO’s “Euphoria,” Evidently there’s more than enough teen drama to go around, but to be fair, this is a show with a more playful vibe. Regardless, the series was interrupted by COVID-19 and those related issues; the sixteen-episode first season had to be broken up into two parts.

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