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Post-apocalyptic thriller Mad Max: Fury Road, has received rave reviews from film critics ahead of its Cannes screening and UK cinema release later this week.

Fury Road, the first film to come out of Australian director George Miller's celebrated sci-fi franchise since Beyond Thunderdome in 1985, stars Tom Hardy as Max, the role made famous by Mel Gibson, and Charlize Theron.

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