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Review Archive
Amar Colony A tale of repressed eroticism unfolds between the tenants of a dilapidated apartment in this strikingly original Indian debut – from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Rebelión Biopic of celebrated Columbian singer and songwriter Joe Arroyo uses fiction in order to get close to the captivating truth behind the man - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Suna (Suna Kahevahel) A 50-year-old woman finds herself in conflict with conservative values when she moves in with a widower - astonishing Turkish drama premieres at the brand new Critics' Picks strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
A Letter from Helga (Svar við bréfi Helgu) Love burns red hot smoke in this strangely charming depiction of romance from the 1940s - in the Baltic Competition from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Other Child Supernatural horror from South Korea blends Christian faith with the disappearance of a disabled child, but the outcome is mostly messy and convoluted – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Double Life (Topeltelu) A solitary wife yearns for the affection of a man she has hired to impersonate her husband - minimalistic Japanese film premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Typist Artist Pirate King Psychiatric nurse drives an artist with mental health issues from London to an open entry exhibition in the North – dirty gem of a British road movie is on VoD on Friday, December 8th [Read More...]
The Rise & Fall Of Comrade Zylo (Shkelqimi Dhe Renia E Shokut Zylo) The career of an Eastern Bloc, State Socialist bureaucrat is seen through the eyes of his hapless, self-doubting speechwriter – premieres in the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Unbalanced (Zošalieť) Nadia's dream home turns into a nightmare after a neighbour from hell pushes her over the edge - Slovakian blend of comedy and horror premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Coffee Table (La mesita del comedor) A couple disagree about purchasing a table in this wickedly funny and f***ed up dirty gem of a black comedy from Spain - at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]
Jailbird Can we escape our inner turmoils? Giancarlo aches to goes back to the prison cells that nurtured him, but the cost of his return could be too dear - Italo-Ukrainian film premieres at the Official Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Wastetown (Shahere Khamoush) Iranian filmmaker delivers magnificent piece of black and white, slow cinema about a mother released from prison and desperate to be reunited with her son - from the Official Competition at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Punch New Zealand drama blends boxing with gay romance, in a story that hits viewers right in the face - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Accident (O Acidente) Inspired by a true "accident", this debut Brazilian feature delves straight into challenging subject matter, grabbing you from the very beginning of a story that grows into a compelling moral maze - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Ginji the Speculator A noble child vegetable seller grows up to become a powerful and sly trader at the rice exchange, in 18th century Japan - cutesy fable is in Offical Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Cold as Marble (Mermer Soyugu) A ruthless father is released from prison only to torment his adult son's life, in this quietly disturbing psychosexual drama from Azerbaijan - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
About Us But Not About Us When a gay academic takes a student out to lunch, their discussion at table opens up several cans of worms – Filipino drama premieres in the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Plastic Symphony (Plastiksümfoonia) A cellist plays Beethoven beneath a plastic sheet on the streets of Vienna, in a cinematic marvel of simplicity with an emotional punch - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]
January Young Latvian filmmaker uses his camera as a weapon of resistance against Soviet occupiers, in this sombre lover letter to the art of cinema - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Chambermaid (Sluzka) A chambermaid in a wealthy German household pre-WW1 Prague falls into a lesbian relationship with the daughter who is roughly her own age – period drama premieres in the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Three Thousand Numbered Pieces (Haromezer Szamozott Darab) Theatre director and Roma actors discuss their traumatic life, in this ambitious play-within-a film story - Hungarian drama premieres at the Rebel with a Cause strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Job Interview (Entrevista Laboral) Experimental to the extreme, this dirty gem from Colombia portrays a young rapper and the impressive urban landscape that surrounds him - from the Rebel with a Cause strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Lucky Girl A shock diagnosis for a cruel media celebrity seduces the cold and distant audience to feel empathy, in an emotionally impactful survivalist nightmare - German Ukrainian film is in the Official Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]
Wake Me (Zbudi Me) A man suffering memory loss tries to reconnect with his past, which looks to hold some unpleasant home truths – Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian co-production premieres in the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
And Yet We Were All Blind (Toi Non Plus Tu n’As Rien Vu) French courtroom drama investigates a very little known tragedy that befalls a small yet very real number of women and their families: pregnancy denial - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Servus Papa, See You in Hell Imagine growing up in a place where sex is allowed, but love forbidden? Well, there was once a commune in Vienna where just that happened... in the Official Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
A Childless Village (Sonsuz) The village’s documentary filmmaker returns to the subject of local infertility for which the village’s women beat him up two decades earlier – gentle Iranian comedy shows at the 2nd Rea Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]
Night (Natt) A horrible disease befalls the mother of two small children, sending her on a quest to get a divorce before she dies - extremely clumsy Norwegian drama premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Solastalgia Reality and fiction merge in a captivating experimental work about humanity’s fast expiring choice to preserve a future – German docufiction premieres from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]
Call Of God (Kõne Taevast) The romantic adventure of a woman in a black and white dream state is the final film of late Kim Ki-duk, the bad boy of South Korean cinema – live from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
In The Morning Of La Petite Mort The urban lives of a beautiful young prostitute, a homeless food delivery boy, a Filipino cleaning lady and a building superintendent meet and transform each other – Taiwanese drama premieres in the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Remember to Blink French couple adopts two Lithuanian children, in a multilayered and clever psychodrama packed with an explosion of emotions - watch it for free in December only with ArteKino 2025 [Read More...]
The Man Without Guilt A hospital cleaner becomes the caretaker of the man who once destroyed her life - moving tale of forgiveness premieres at the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]
Corsage Gently subversive portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria boasts a magnificent lead (Vicky Krieps) and manifold poetic ruses - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]
Aurora’s Sunrise Filthy genius documentary offers very some harrowing and compelling insight into the Armenian Genocide of 1915, and it's on animation - from the 31st Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]
Piece of my Heart Friendship between two ballerinas is repeatedly tested by competition, invidiousness, strenuous dance routines and a lot of drugs - impressive Dutch drama premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Pensive Billed as the first slasher to come from Lithuania, this greasy movie is a visually inventive foray into a well-worn genre - from the Baltic Competitio at 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Hatcher (Matecznik) A young man grows under the authoritarian gaze of a severe mother-figure in a secluded flat – Polish parable premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
578 Magnum (578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien) Extremely formulaic action thriller from Vietnam adds absolutely nothing new to the well-worn genre - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Kalev Estonian film tells the the true story of KK Kalev, the basketball team that won the 1990-91 USSR league, in a resounding victory against communism - sports drama premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Everybody Wants To Be Loved (Alle Wollen Geliebt Werden) Immature family members take advantage of a mother with a giant heart; German dramedy has touching performances, as well as the ability to portray domestic life with naturalism – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
River of Desire Three brothers living on a riverside Amazon town become romantically involved with the same woman - spectacularly Brazilian drama oozing swagger and sensuality premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Other Widow Israeli blend of comedy and drama offers a refreshing take on grief from the perspective of the mistress – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Nje Kafe Dhe Kepuce te Reja Veshur) Deaf identical twin brothers are suddenly afflicted with a shocking disease - extremely tragic and quietly innovative Albanian co-production premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The Bone Breakers (Spaccaossa) A gang of criminals in Palermo runs an insurance fraud operation involving the breaking of people’s bones – Italian film inspired by real facts premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Roxy When a taxi driver’s latest clients retain his services, both end up getting much more than they bargained for – premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Parade (Paraad) Family comedy from Lithuania has a very interesting premise, and a brand of humour edging on the parodic - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Ducks – An Urban Legend Dark romcom from Israel sets out to mock societal paradigms, but instead slips up into tedious platitudes - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Klokkenluider Awkward guests mingle in a claustrophobic Belgian holiday home - dark British comedy with a vital political message shows in the First feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]
The Fox (Der Fuchs) The incredible real story of the unyielding friendship between an Austrian soldier and a fox during World War II is profound, inspiring and heart-wrenching - in the Official Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]