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The Rim (La Parra)

Alberto Gracia
2024

Victor Fraga - 29-01-2024

Spanish drama about mistaken identity and death in an ugly and decadent port city is beautifully dissonant and strangely elegant, with a distinctive auteurial voice - from the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Schneewittchen

Stanley Schtinter
2024

Victor Fraga - 29-01-2024

Anti-fairytale movie without images sets out to subvert the essence of the film experience, but instead just poisons and kills it - from the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Terrestrial Verses

Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
2023

Victor Fraga - 28-01-2024

Faceless oppressors mortify ordinary Iranians of both sexes and all walks of life - cunning tribute to individual and artistic freedom shows at the 53rd International Fillm Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Avant-Drag

Fil Ieropoulos
2024

Victor Fraga - 28-01-2024

Hyperpolitical drag queens decolonise the streets of the Greek capital; their message will resonate with transgressive artists elsewhere - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

My Hair Hurts (Mi Fanno Male i Capelli)

Roberta Torre
024

Victor Fraga - 27-01-2024

A woman losing her memory reclaims her connection to reality after seeing Monica Vitti on film, in this highly intertextual drama - a beautifully deluded Alba Rohrwacher dazzles the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

How to Have Sex

Molly Manning Walker
2023

Victor Fraga - 27-01-2024

Party turns into soul-searching drama, in this authentic British tale of abrupt and crude teenage coming-of-age rituals - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

Blue Imagine

Matsubayashi Urara
2024

Victor Fraga - 27-01-2024

Three Japanese victims of sexual violence join forces in order to denounce the filmmaker who abused them and countless others - live from the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Under a Blue Sun

Daniel Mann
2024

Victor Fraga - 27-01-2024

Israel's war machine becomes a literal proxy for Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, in this contemplative and broody art documentary - from the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Reinas

Klaudia Reynicke-Candeloro
2024

John McDonald - 23-01-2024

Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker uses the conflict between the Government of Peru and the Maoist guerilla group Shining Path as a chilling reminder of the perils afflicting everyday life - from the 24th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Desire Lines

Jules Rosskam
2024

Isy Santini - 23-01-2024

American documentary celebrates the diversity of transmasculine sexuality by exploring the lives of gay trans men, in a refreshing addition to LGBT+ representation - from the 40th edition of Sundance [Read More...]

In the Land of Brothers

Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi
2024

Daniel Theophanous - 23-01-2024

Three members of an Afghan family start afresh as refugees in neighbouring Iran, only to find out that international fraternity is an elusive concept - from the 58th edition of Karlovy Vary [Read More...]

Evil Does Not Exist

Ryusuke Hamaguchi
2023

Victor Fraga - 20-01-2024

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's reflection on Manichaeism is ambiguous, contemplative and gently gripping - on VoD on September 8th [Read More...]

Actor gets behind the camera!

 

Mariano Garcia - 20-01-2024

Australian movie legend Russell Crowe proved his directorial skills with Poker Face, argues Mariano Garcia [Read More...]

Pure Unknown (Sconosciuti Puri)

Valentina Cocogna, Mattia Colombo
2024

Isy Santini - 20-01-2024

A forensic scientist works hard in order to identify migrant corpses and offer the dead people and their families some closure and dignity - from the the Italian Doc Season at Bertha DocHouse on January 27th and 28th [Read More...]

Bruce LaBruce’s first British film in 25 years is selected by the Berlinale

 

Victor Fraga - 19-01-2024

DMovies' founder and editor Victor Fraga explains how he came to produce Bruce LaBruce's THE VISITOR (The Canadian director's second film in Britain, 25 years after SKIN FLICK). The movie has now been selected to the Panorama section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. [Read More...]

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Thomas von Steinaecker
2024

Victor Fraga - 17-01-2024

The six-decade career of the daredevil German director becomes the topic of this comprehensive however conventional documentary, a film far less radical and controversial than the subject portrayed - in cinemas on Friday, January 19th; on VoD on Monday, February 19th [Read More...]

Saltburn

Emerald Fennell
2023

Victor Fraga - 16-01-2024

Emerald Fennell's psychosexual fantasy thriller adds some distinctive British upper-class flavours to some well-known Pasolini masterpieces, but ultimately fails to excite our editor - in cinemas on Friday, November 17th [Read More...]

The Top 10 dirty documentaries on Netflix

 

DMovies' team - 11-01-2024

We have selected the 10 most thought-provoking, innovative and downright dirty documentaries available on Netflix, from every corner of the planet, and we explain how to view each one of them even if they are not available at your geography [Read More...]

Scala!!!

Ali Catterall, Jane Giles
2024

Victor Fraga - 03-01-2024

The wildest and filthiest cinema in the history of the United Kingdom becomes the subject of a documentary largely voiced by the artists that it provoked and inspired - in cinemas on Friday, January 5th; on VoD on Monday, January 22nd [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Matthew Bauer

 

Eoghan Lyng - 31-12-2023

Eoghan Lyng interviews the man behind the many James Bonds, as his documentary about the peculiarly-named, ordinary citizens with a famous, fictitious namesake premieres on ITVX - on January 4th [Read More...]

The Top 5 dirty movies about studying

 

Mariano Garcia - 26-12-2023

Mariano Garcia discusses how to unlock inspiration while also watching good cinema; these are his five dirty favourites movies that both motivate and educate [Read More...]

How did Five Nights at Freddy’s exceed all expectations?

 

Mariano Garcia - 21-12-2023

Mariano Garcia investigates how a seemingly little dirty movie eventually became Blumhouse's highest-grossing global movie ever, defying all odds [Read More...]

Jonathan Glazer’s “dream” house in Gaza’s rubble?

 

Victor Fraga - 21-12-2023

As an Israeli real estate company proposes building "dream" beach houses in Gaza, DMovies' editor Victor Fraga draws an inevitable comparison to the residence of German SS Officer Rudolf Hoess portrayed in Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Baz Luhrmann

 

Duda Leite - 20-12-2023

Duda Leite interviews the director of Elvis, Moulin Rouge and other classics as the Australian filmmaker heads the jury at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival; they talk about the resistance of musicals, 35 years without going to the cinema, Lawrence of Arabia, and much more! [Read More...]

Sally Potter on Powell and Pressburger

 

Victor Fraga - 15-12-2023

The British filmmaker talks to DMovies' editor Victor Fraga and Doesn't Exist Magazine's publisher Alex Babboni about the influence of Powell and Pressburger on her work, their veiled criticism of Britain, the "ruthless act of looking", and much more - as part of the Magazine's tribute to the iconic filmmaking duo [Read More...]

Dream Scenario

Kristoffer Borgli
2023

Steve Naish - 14-12-2023

Under the fun and easygoing direction of Norwegian filmmaker and screenwriter Kristoffer Borgli, Nicolas Cage plays a role that mirrors his very own journey - in cinemas on Friday, December 8th [Read More...]

The top 10 dirtiest movies of 2023

 

DMovies' team - 13-12-2023

For the eighth consecutive year, we have asked our writers to pick their favourite dirty movie; the dirtylicious list is full of delightful surprises from various corners of the planet! [Read More...]

Mark Cousins discusses Powell and Pressburger

 

Victor Fraga - 13-12-2023

DMovies' editor Victor Fraga and Doesn't Exist Magazine's publisher Alex Babboni discuss the legacy of Powell and Pressburger with the British journalist and documentarist, as part of the Magazine's tribute to the iconic filmmaking duo [Read More...]

Blank

Natalie Kennedy
2024

Eoghan Lyng - 12-12-2023

In an attempt to escape from her reality, a troubled woman comes face to face with a nefarious android, in this duel between woman and AI - British sci-fi drama is available for digital download on Monday, January 8th [Read More...]

Our verdict of the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival

 

Victor Fraga - 12-12-2023

DMovies' editor Victor Fraga attended the latest edition of the hottest film event of the Middle East; he talks to international programmer Kaleem Aftab, reveals his dirty favourites, discusses the winners, the surprises, and much more! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Kaouther Ben Hania

 

Victor Fraga - 11-12-2023

DMovies' editor Victor Fraga interviews the director of Four Daughters, one of the most inventive, politically and emotionally charged films of the year; they discuss conservatism in Tunisia, the multiple connotations of the hijab, the European monopoly of philosophy, Iranian cinema and much more - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Tamer Ruggli

 

Joshua Bogatin - 11-12-2023

Joshua Bogatin interviews the Swiss-Egyptian director of Back to Alexandria, an impressive melodrama featuring Fanny Ardant and Nadine Labaki; they talk about returning home, childhood memories, Wong Kar-wai, Steven Soderbergh, and much more - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Rachel Ramsay

 

Victor Fraga - 11-12-2023

DMovies' editor Victor Fraga meets Rachel Ramsay, the British filmmaker behind the filthy genius documentary Copa 51 (about the largest Women's World Cup nobody ever heard of) at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival; they talk about erasing history, sexism, Fifa's dirty tactics, American footballers, Billie Jean King, and more! [Read More...]

Back to Alexandria

Tamer Ruggli
2023

Joshua Bogatin - 10-12-2023

Fanny Ardant and Nadine Labaki excel in this African-European co-production about growing up and returning home - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Baloji

 

Duda Leite - 10-12-2023

Brazilian journalist and filmmaker Duda Leite interviews Congolese multimedia artist Baloji as he showcases his debut feature at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival; they talk about cinema, music, fashion, postnatal depression, coffins and how most African movies are entirely dependant on French money and whim [Read More...]

Three

Nayla Al Khaja
2023

Victor Fraga - 10-12-2023

Terrifying exorcist drama adapts Christian horror tropes into Muslim culture to exceptional results; this Emirati film will keep you on the edge of your seat - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Roxana

Parviz Shahbazi
2023

Victor Fraga - 09-12-2023

Quirky Iranian dramedy interrogates the nation's peculiar traditions and taboos - from the Official Competition of the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Omen

Balohi
2023

Duda Leite - 08-12-2023

Congo born and Belgium-based Baloji’s debut feature is packed with original ideas and robust visual concepts, in an dazzling ode to the struggles of the African diaspora - international co-production of six African and European nations shows at from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

In the Shadow of Beirut

Garry Keane, Stephen Gerard Kelly
2023

Victor Fraga - 07-12-2023

Two marginalised communities of Lebanon see no hope and no light, in gloomy doc about the country’s refusal and inability to integrate its most vulnerable people - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

24 Hours with Gaspar (24 Bersama Gaspar)

Yosep Anggi Noen
2023

Joshua Bogatin - 07-12-2023

High-octane Indonesian drama about a man prescribed with 24 hours to live due to cardiac problems will not get your heart beating fast - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to the Malaysian tigress

 

Duda Leite - 07-12-2023

Brazilian journalist Duda Leite attends the 3rd edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival and interviews Amanda Nell Eu, the young and promising Malaysian filmmaker behind the widely-acclaimed teen horror Tiger Stripes; they discuss censorship, Brian de Palma, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, laser pink eyes, TikTok and much more [Read More...]

The Mother of All Lies (Kadib Abyad)

Asmae ElMoudir
2023

Victor Fraga - 07-12-2023

Moroccan filmmaker puts the finger in her own family wounds... and twists it (!!!) - eerie, sobering and inventive documentary shows at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Teacher

Farah Nabulsi
2023

Victor Fraga - 07-12-2023

Palestinian teacher grapples with his own secrets and emotions as he desperately fights to protect one of his students - fiery activist drama shows in the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Transforming entertainment: the Impact of movie streaming apps

 

Mariano Garcia - 06-12-2023

Mariano Garcia investigates how the impact that the various streaming apps available in the marketplace affect the way we interact with cinema, at present and in the long term [Read More...]

Miles to Nowhere

Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
2023

Victor Fraga - 06-12-2023

Comedy portrays the trials and tribulations of Muslims in New Zealand with a very light-hearted touch, while exposing some very dark and insidious prejudices - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Hopeless

Kim Chang-hoon
2023

Victor Fraga - 06-12-2023

A young man suffering horrific domestic abuse slips into a life of crime in order to make ends meet - ultra-violent Korean drama shows at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Universal Theory (Die Theorie von Allem)

Timm Kröger
2023

Victor Fraga - 06-12-2023

A Swiss scientist desperately seeks his elusive lover as reality breaks down into small pieces, in this overambitious metaphysical thriller - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Thiiird

Karim Kassem
2023

Duda Leite - 05-12-2023

A car mechanic [Read More...]

In Flames

Zarrar Kahn
2023

Victor Fraga - 05-12-2023

Mother and daughter unite against the dark and oppressive forces of the patriarchy, in this feminist ghost story from Pakistan - in cinemas on Friday, May 24th [Read More...]

Dalma

Humaid Alsuwaidi
2023

Victor Fraga - 05-12-2023

A hardened woman moves to a remote island in the Emirates in search of a new start, and develops a fraught relationship with the locals - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Naga

Meshal Al Jaser
2023

Joshua Bogatin - 04-12-2023

A Saudi woman struggles to get out from her overbearing father's control, in this batty, psychedelically fractured Saudi adventure drama - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Copa 71

Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine
2023

Victor Fraga - 04-12-2023

The incredible story of the biggest Women's World Cup of all time that nobody ever heard of is both sobering and devastating - on various VoD platforms on Thursday, August 1st [Read More...]

Sunday (Yakshanba)

Shokir Kholikov
2023

Victor Fraga - 03-12-2023

An elderly couple of rural Uzbekistan are entirely satisfied with their humble existence, and struggle to accept the little signs of modern life imposed upon them - very slow and intimate drama premieres at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Inshallah A Boy

Amjad Al Rasheed
2023

Victor Fraga - 03-12-2023

Jordanian widow feigns pregnancy in order to prevent her greedy brother-in-law from seizing her inheritance - spectacular social realist drama shows at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Wakhri (One of a Kind)

Iram Parveen Bilal
2023

Victor Fraga - 03-12-2023

A school teacher becomes an instant social media celebrity after a fiery political video goes viral, with terrifying consequences - audacious Pakistani movie premieres at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Last Snow

Amirhossein Asgari
2023

Victor Fraga - 02-12-2023

A rural veterinary doctor has to reconcile his love for animals with the cruel and deranged behaviour of human beings, in this luminescent Iranian drama - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Animalia

Sofia Alaoui
2023

Victor Fraga - 02-12-2023

Young muslim mother-to-be questions her religious faith and doctrine after reconnecting with her Berber roots - otherworldly French-Moroccan drama is in cinemas on Friday, December 12th [Read More...]

Hiding Saddam Hussein

Halkawt Mustafa
2023

Victor Fraga - 02-12-2023

Saddam Hussein develops a paternal bond with the the young farmer who sheltered him for nearly eight months, in this unusual tribute to loyalty and endurance - fascinating doc shows at the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

La Palisiada

Philip Sotnychenko
2023

Victor Fraga - 30-11-2023

Barely decipherable allegorical detective drama from Ukraine sets out to comment on the nation fast-changing soul and identity - showing at the London ICA on August 28th only [Read More...]

Night Courier (Mandoob)

Ali Kalthami
2023

Victor Fraga - 30-11-2023

Crime thriller about call-centre-worker-turned-drug-dealer inserts some grit into the squeaky clean capital of Saudi Arabia - on VoD on Monday, December 23rd [Read More...]

Femme

Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
2023

Daniel Theophanous - 30-11-2023

Drag queen revenge thriller portrays the consequences of extreme toxic masculinity, in this flawed yet endearingly dark British debut feature - on VoD on Monday, January 22nd [Read More...]

Birth

Yoo Ji-young
12023

Victor Fraga - 29-11-2023

Brutally honest Korean drama mercilessly deromanticises and demystifies the experience of pregnancy and motherhood - in the Official Selection of the 41st Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Camping du Lac

Éléonore Saintagnan
2023

Victor Fraga - 28-11-2023

After her vehicle breaks down, Belgian holidaymaker settles on a camping site next to a lake inhabited by a mythical creature - strange parable shows at the 41st Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Marianne

Michael Rozek
2023

Victor Fraga - 28-11-2023

Isabelle Huppert challenges and looks audiences right in the eye for nearly an hour and a half, in this epistemological and reflexive study of cinema - live from the 41st Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Don’t Hang Up (Non Riattaccare)

Manfredi Lucibello
2023

Victor Fraga - 28-11-2023

Suicidal control freak ex-boyfriend manipulates Italian woman over the telephone, in this suspense thriller from Italy - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Grace

Ilya Povolotsky
2023

Victor Fraga - 28-11-2023

Moody, inscrutable road movie provides a fascinating peak into the ice-cold and barren landscape of Northern Russia, by the Barents Sea - from the 41s Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Here

Bas Devos
2023

Victor Fraga - 27-11-2023

Slow and exquisite drama elegantly portrays the fleeting connection between two very different strangers in Brussels - from the 41st Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Rapture (Le Ravissement)

Iris Kaltenbäck
2023

Victor Fraga - 27-11-2023

First-time French director crafts a nail-biting, suspenseful tale of unrequited love, stolen motherhood and female invidiousness - from the 41st Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Day of the Tiger (Tigru)

Andrei Tanase
2023

Victor Fraga - 27-11-2023

A tiger escapes from the zoo, forcing her vet to hunt her down while also scrambling over a major loss inside her own family - robust Romanian debut shows at the 41st Turin International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Limits of Consent (Läheduse Raamid)

Michael Keerdo-Dawson
2022

Victor Fraga - 26-11-2023

Psychosexual thriller about a high-tech wing woman helping randy lonely men to seduce and to f**k women offers viewers nine different endings - from REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Valerie Delpierre

 

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2023

Victor Fraga talks to the film producer behind some of the most exciting Spanish films to reach the international market (including UK cinemas) in the past decade; the conversation took place in a very special event [Read More...]

Love is a Gun

Lee Hong-chi
2023

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2023

A young, shy and diffident man just released from prison faces an existential crisis as he hesitantly relapses into a life of crime - from REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Me Captain (Io capitano)

Matteo Garrone
2023

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2023

Matteo Garrone forces the nation that elected rabidly racist, anti-immigration Georgia Meloni into the shoes of those whom she despises the most - harrowing refugee drama is on all major VoD platforms on Monday, June 3rd [Read More...]

Mami Wata

C.J. Fiery Obasi
2023

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2023

Traditional Nigerian village asks the goddess of the sea for a little helping in the battle against the forces of [Read More...]

The Sweet East

Sean Price Williams
2023

Victor Fraga - 24-11-2023

Teen embarks on a journey along the American Northeast, in this highly experimental, trippy and barely coherent movie about US stereotypes - from REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Goodbye Julia

Mohamed Kordofani
2023

Victor Fraga - 24-11-2023

The fraught relationship between two women becomes a proxy for Sudan in the beginning of the century, a country on the verge of a break-up - clever, finely scripted drama shows at the REC, Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Heroic (Heroico)

David Zonana
2023

Victor Fraga - 24-11-2023

Indigenous Mexican teen joins the military in the hope to help his ailing mother, where he encounters a world of violence and degradation - from REC, Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our verdict of 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

 

Victor Fraga - 21-11-2023

Victor Fraga reports on the various sections, the big winners and his dirty picks, just as one of his favourite film festivals in the world draws to a close after 17 days of very intense activity [Read More...]

Daaaaaali!

Quentin Dupieux
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 20-11-2023

Played by five actors, a very unpleasant Salvador Dali repeatedly stalls a journalist's attempts to interview him - Quentin Dupieux's filthy genius nee comedy in in the Critics' Picks Section of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Twittering Soul 3D (Čiulbanti Siela 3D)

Deimantas Narkevičius
2023

Victor Fraga - 20-11-2023

Snakes, spells, growing rocks and a flying corpse come together in this esoteric blend of fantasy drama and visual arts experiment from Lithuania - from the 53rd edition of Rotterdam [Read More...]

Amal

Jawad Rhalib
2023

Victor Fraga - 19-11-2023

Spectacular Belgian drama exposes the ugly face and the devastating consequences of religious radicalisation in schools - live from Official Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Observing (Opazovanje)

Janez Burger
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 19-11-2023

A paramedic must deal with the aftermath of a man being kicked unconscious, while the incident is streamed live on social media - deeply harrowing drama is in the Critics' Picks Section of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Everything Will Be Alright (Viss Būs Labi!)

Stanislavs Tokalovs
2023

Paul Risker - 19-11-2023

Observational documentary from Latvia discovers its heart in a son’s empathy for his mother - from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Last Relic (Viimane Reliikvia)

Marianna Kaat
2023

Paul Risker - 19-11-2023

Insightful and compelling documentary about Russia’s future interrogates the politics far beyond her borders - from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Land Where Winds Stood Still (Zhel Toqtaghan Zher)

Ardak Amirkulov
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 18-11-2023

A Kazakh mother made homeless by Soviet policy must protect her two sons in the harsh environment of the steppes – from the Critics’ Picks Competition at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Old Man and the Land

Nicholas Parish
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 18-11-2023

As he works on the land, an ageing farmer hears his two adult children talk on the phone about the future of the family farm - wondrous British drama premieres in the Critics' Picks Section of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

All, Or Nothing at All

2023
 

Eoghan Lyng - 18-11-2023

In this bold Chinese commentary on mass consumerism, audiences are forced to ask difficult questions about their lives - from the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

I Trust You (En Vos Confio)

Agustín Toscano
2023

Paul Risker - 18-11-2023

Argentinean director recounts the mysterious disappearance and the murder of a woman that shook his native Argentina, in a real-life crime drama that subverts audience's expectations - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Stairway to Heaven (Taevatrepp)

Mart Kivastik
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 18-11-2023

Time travel is possible! This peculiar Estonian film demonstrates that we can communicate with ourselves in two disparate timelines - from the the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Taurins Senior

Alexander Hahn
2023

Chris Simpson - 18-11-2023

Bickering father and son must contend with one another inside a crammed little flat, in this Latvian drama - live from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Ten Months

Idan Hubel
2023

Victor Fraga - 17-11-2023

An Israeli woman refuses to terminate her false pregnancy, despite her knowledge that the gestation is entirely psychological - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

White Flag

Batbayar Chogsom
2023

Victor Fraga - 17-11-2023

Lesbian couple contends with dark forces in order to forge a living in the remote Mongolian steppe - poignant queer survival drama is in the Official Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Good Savage

Santiago Mohar Volkow
2023

John McDonald - 17-11-2023

Two American artists seek solace and inspiration in neighbouring Mexico, in this quirky comedy mocking the obsessions of liberals (and with Wes Anderson's trademarks all over) - from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Mrs.

Arati Kadav
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 17-11-2023

After getting married, a woman is expected to work cheerfully from dawn to dusk waiting on the menfolk of the house hand and foot - live from the Critics' Picks Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Fez Summer ’55

Abdelhaï Laraki
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 17-11-2023

An 11-year-old boy navigates the rooftops of a Moroccan city while insurgents plot the overthrow of French colonialists - dirty gem premieres in the Critics' Picks Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Giant’s Kettle (Hiidenkirnu)

Markku Hakala, Mari Käki
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 17-11-2023

A man and a woman go on about their daily lives in a series of static shots, in a superlative achievement of modern-day silent cinema - from the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Teresa

Paula Ortiz
2023

Victor Fraga - 17-11-2023

Loose biopic of Spanish saint Teresa of Avila is dogged by a contrived script and cliches, and misses the opportunity to provide real insight into the life of a subversive reformer - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Tentigo

Ilango Ram
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 17-11-2023

In this batty Sri Lankan film, a family have to deal with daddy's dead body and... ermmm... his throbbing boner - from the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Cat Call (Cicaverzum)

Rozália Szeleczki
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 16-11-2023

Fáni has never been lucky in love, but she's finally found a doting (and meowing) partner who she can introduce to her mother - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Winter Howl (Aullido De Invierno)

Matías Rojas Valencia
2023

John McDonald - 16-11-2023

Pinochet's German "school" from hell (where children were routinely tortured and murdered) makes for a disturbing and fascinating watch - from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Ben-Joe

Akira Iwamatsu
2023

Victor Fraga - 16-11-2023

A bulimic university student gets admitted to a creepy dietary institution, where her life descends into unfathomable horror - completely bonkers Japanese film is in the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festivalwacky [Read More...]

Endless Summer Syndrome (Le Syndrome de l’Eté Sans Fin)

Kaveh Daneshmand
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 16-11-2023

A young lawyer living the perfect life receives a phone call that throws her existence into disarray - accomplished, taboo-busting French drama shows at Raindance [Read More...]

Supermarket

Nemanja Becanovic
2023

John McDonald - 16-11-2023

Experimental Montenegrin comedy about man living in supermarket is packed with offbeat and absurdist tone - live from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Life and Death of a Christmas Tree

Artūras Jevdokimovas
2023

John McDonald - 16-11-2023

Jack-of-all-trades documentary investigates the strange life cycle of the gigantic fir trees of Georgia - from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Fisherman’s Daughter (La Estrategia del Mero)

Edgar de Luque Jácome
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 16-11-2023

A trans woman returns to the Caribbean island from which she escaped, in a compassionate movie about acceptance - from the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Once Again (For The Very First Time)

Boaz Yakin
2023

Chris Simpson - 16-11-2023

Masterful hip-hop fantasy meditates on love through enchanting dance moves and fiery slam poetry - live from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

Your Mother’s Son (Anak Ka Ng Ina Mo)

Jun Robles Lana
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 16-11-2023

An intense cocktail of polyamorous and incestuous relationships erupts into jealousy, betrayal and violence, in this sexually explicit allegory of nepotism in Filipino politics - from the Critics' Picks Section of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Body Odyssey

Grazia Tricarico
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 15-11-2023

Bodybuilder Mona takes extreme measures In order to become Miss Universe, egged on by her manager as well as her sexual fantasies about a handsome teen - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Invisible Windows

Dr. Biju
2023

Victor Fraga - 15-11-2023

A peace-loving [Read More...]

King Khat

Uri Marantz
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 15-11-2023

An Israeli entrepeurneur stumbles onto something big when he creates a product that's almost as colourful as the film it's in - from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Light Falls

Phedon Papamichael
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 15-11-2023

A Greek island, a lesbian couple from LA, migrant Albanian workers, a racist cop, and an abandoned brutalist hotel... just what could possibly go wrong??? Live from the Critics' Picks Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Slow (Tu Man Nieko Neprimeni)

Marija Kavtaradze
2023

Daniel Theophanous - 15-11-2023

Dirty gem from Lithuania reveals that asexuality does not preclude tenderness and intimacy - in cinemas on Friday, May 24th [Read More...]

The Magnet Man (De Magneet Man)

Gust Van den Berghe
2023

Victor Fraga - 15-11-2023

Belgian fantasy drama about a literal magnetic man is doused in charm and nostalgia, while also paying an ode to the wacky performance acts of yore - from the Official Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Ice that Still Supports Us

Arko Okk
2023

John McDonald - 15-11-2023

Experimental, philosophical and ironic documentary from Estonia takes viewers on a chaotic journey along an elusive ice road - from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Peasants

DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 15-11-2023

In this impressive and colourful adaptation of a Nobel Prize winning book, a Polish woman must face the consequences of her decisions - from Tiff Romania/also on VoD [Read More...]

I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me (No Voy a Pedirle a Nadia que me Crea)

Fernando Frias
2023

Daniel Theophanous - 14-11-2023

Dark and stylised Spanish-Mexican thriller about a young man captured by the mafia paints Barcelona as a city you never saw before - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Nobody Leaves Alive (Ninguém Sai Vivo Daqui)

Andre Ristum
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 14-11-2023

A woman's hold on reality begins to disintegrate after she is is incarcerated in Brazil’s notorious Colonia psychiatric hospital because she is pregnant outside of marriage - live from the Critics' Picks Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

THE END (Artificial Fragments of Humankind)

Aurélien Héraud, Olivier Héraud
2023

Paul Risker - 14-11-2023

This series of fragmented stories that resembles an indecipherable dream logic, risks abandoning experimentation for indulgence - live from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Dilli Dark

Dibakar Das Roy
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 14-11-2023

A black man from a former British colony experiences prejudice in a film that tips its hat at Indian mythology - from the the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Consent (Consentement)

Vanessa Filho
2023

Victor Fraga - 14-11-2023

Extraordinary French drama based on a real-life story questions the limits of consent, freedom of expression and transgression without lapsing into sexphobic cliches - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Milky Way (Halav)

Maya Kenig
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 14-11-2023

A cash-strapped mother gets a job in a factory breast-pumping human milk for rich clients - from the Critics' Picks Section of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania (Penkios su Puse Meilės Istorijos, Nutikusios Viename Vilniaus Bute

Tomas Vengris
2023

Paul Risker - 14-11-2023

Five sad, tragic and humorous stories take place inside the vibrating walls and falling plaster of an AirbnB flat (with a Shakesperean twist) - from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Inpaintings

Ozan Yoleri
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 14-11-2023

A precocious Turkish woman gets a new lease of life when she's asked to restore an old painting - live from First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Natasha’s Dance (De Dans van Natasja)

Jos Stelling
2023

Victor Fraga - 14-11-2023

Two misfits (a Dutch man and a Russian woman) embark on a journey of self-discovery, in this quirky art film about complicity and friendship - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Bad Actor (Un Actor Malo)

Jorge Cuchí
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 14-11-2023

A handsome, prosperous actor has to answer for his inappropriate actions in this strong but uneven drama - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Pelikan Blue

Laszló Csaki
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 13-11-2023

Three friends wanting to travel from Communist Hungary to the West stumble onto a lucrative scam of forging rail tickets - innovative animation doc premiered in the Critics’ Picks Competition at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Familiar

Călin Peter Netzer
2023

Victor Fraga - 13-11-2023

Obstinate Romanian filmmaker wishes to make a movie about his ethnically German parents, jeopardising his most precious relationships - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Mr and Mrs Stodola

Petr Hátle
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 13-11-2023

The real-life story of a Czech couple that went on a shocking, unrepentant killing spree becomes a tight and tense thriller - live at the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Her Body (Její Telo)

Natálie Císařovská
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 13-11-2023

Olympic diving champion Andrea Absolonová, forced by injury to abandon that career, reinvents herself as a porn actress - on VoD on June 24th [Read More...]

Forever Hold Your Peace (Živi i Zdravi)

Ivan Marinović
2023

Victor Fraga - 12-11-2023

Marriage from hell takes place in Montenegro as bride suddenly confesses that she wishes to [Read More...]

Everything, Everywhere

Lim Kah Wai
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 12-11-2023

A woman meets, loses then searches for a film director who makes movies by constantly travelling, finding new places and meeting new people - live from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

October Metafiction (Haneulyeondal Seumunal)

Cho Kyu-jun
2023

Victor Fraga - 12-11-2023

Warm and tender South Korean movie sets out to challenge the norms of conventional storytelling - from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Brazen (Bezkaunīgie)

Aik Karapetian
2023

Anton Bitel - 12-11-2023

Aik Karapetian’s latest psychodrama lets a family role-play their problems in an insect-infested old house in the woods, in a movie with flavours of Lars von Trier - from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Lessons of Tolerance (Uroky Tolerantnosti)

Arkadiy Nepytaliuk
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 12-11-2023

LGBT+ awareness training course gives homophobia its comeuppance in this filthy genius comedy from Ukraine - live from the Critics' Picks Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Kalman’s Day
(Kálmán-nap)

Szabolcs Hajdu
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 12-11-2023

In Kálmán and his wife’s house, another couple gather to celebrate his birthday in what turns out to be a devastating drama about relationships falling apart and coming to an end - from the 23rd edition of Tiff Romania. [Read More...]

The G

Karl R. Hearne
2023

Victor Fraga - 11-11-2023

Rugged granny gets kidnapped and tortured by sadistic pension fraudsters, in this all-American, Coen-ish revenge thriller - on VoD on August 19th [Read More...]

The Moon is Upside Down

Lauren Taylor
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 11-11-2023

New Zealand indie tries to unite the despair of three very different women into in one compelling and tidy story, but does not reach its full potential - live at the First Feature Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Waves, The Sand, and Two Lovers in the Middle Of…

Jiyeong Hong
2023

Paul Risker - 11-11-2023

Two Korean girls spend their night on the beach, in this non-narrative, meditative and inquisitive experimentation with cinematic minimalism - from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Book of Solutions (Le Livre des Solutions)

Michel Gondry
2023

Paul Risker - 11-11-2023

This greasy movie about a director whose life is a mess marks Michel Gondry's expressive and quirky return to feature filmmaking - from REC, Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Misericordia

Emma Dante
2023

Victor Fraga - 11-11-2023

Italian prostitutes raise a mentally handicapped man as if he was their baby, in this raw and tender tale of motherly affection in the most unlikely of places - Best Picture Award winner at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Falling Into Place

Aylin Tezel
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 11-11-2023

German lady and Scottish gentleman live out their memories on the streets of London, in this filthy genius production from Germany - in cinemas on Friday, June 6th [Read More...]

Spit in my Face (Sülita Mulle Näkku)

Manfred Vainokivi
2023

Chris Simpson - 11-11-2023

A real-life Statler and Waldorf siphoned through tea, vodka, smoking and rye bread charm and horrify viewers in equal measures - filthy documentary premieres in the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Life’s a Bitch (Chiennes de Ville)

Xavier Seron
2023

Paul Risker - 11-11-2023

Absurd Belgian comedy builds its own mini universe full of twisted charm, reminding viewers that life’s a bitch (whether you’re walking on two legs or four) - from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Andrea’s Love (El Amor de Andrea)

Manuel Martín Cuenca
2023

Victor Fraga - 11-11-2023

Fifteen-year-old Spanish girl seeks paternal affection, in this quietly moving tale of family secrets and abandonment - live from the Official Selection of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Ghosts Cult And Big Brother: Mad On The Final Black Night

Green Geng
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 11-11-2023

Korean film uses explicit sex and exuberant visuals as peculiar gauge if war, without prescribing to Western storytelling - live from the Rebels With a Cause Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

My Freedom (Mana Brīvība)

Ilze Kunga-Melgaile
2023

Chris Simpson - 10-11-2023

A historical drama concerning a Polish-born journalist, politician and prominent voice in the Latvian independence movement of the late 1980s is in the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Great Sertão (Grande Sertão)

Guel Arraes
2023

Jeremy Clarke - 10-11-2023

The relationship between a man and his friend constantly shifts against the backdrop of street gang and army wars - filthy genius Brazilian drama premieres at the Critics' Picks Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Man from Rome (De Man uit Rome)

Jaap van Heusden
2023

Victor Fraga - 10-11-2023

Italian priest investigates a crying Virgin Mary statue in the Netherlands, in the familiar and yet inconclusive battle between faith and science - from the Official Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Dark Paradise (Tume Paradiis)

Triin Ruumet
2023

Paul Risker - 10-11-2023

Beneath the provocation of sex, drink, drugs and violence lies a tender of self-loss - live from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Test

Ramūnas Cicėnas
2023

Paul Risker - 10-11-2023

Batshit crazy characters make up for the imperfections in Ramūnas Cicėnas's black comedy - from the Baltic Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]