In Flames
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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...]

Not a Rock Doc (A Shark’s Tale)
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La Palisiada
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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...]

Love is a Gun
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 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
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
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
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)
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...]

Napoleon
An ambitious Frenchman rises through the tracks, but his military victories are undermined by his marriage - Ridley Scott's underwhelming historical drama is in cinemas on Wednesday, November 22nd [Read More...]

Daaaaaali!
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)
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
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)
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!)
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)
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)
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...]

Skunk
A teenager from a broken home has to confront their demons, in this compelling adaptation of a Geert Taghon novel - from the International Youth Competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Old Man and the Land
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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)
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
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...]