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29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: Critics’ Picks: 13 publications

Tallinn Critics’ Picks verdict: Finding joy in stories of redemption 

 

Victoria Luxford - 22-11-2025

Our PÖFF first-timer Victoria Luxford runs her eye over this year’s Critics’ Picks category, and all the emotions that came with it.   [Read More...]

A Summer Tale (Cuento de Verano)

Matías Szulanski
2025

Victoria Luxford - 20-11-2025

An irredeemable man fights to save his own skin in this terrifically dark tale of spectacular failure - from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

Nino in Paradise

Laurent Micheli 
2025

Victoria Luxford - 20-11-2025

A young man parties and stumbles through Paris, in this startling portrayal of modern-day life in Europe – from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

Oh, What Happy Days!

Homayoun Ghanizadeh
2025

Victor Fraga - 18-11-2025

Family secrets spill across a virtual call, in this striking and groundbreaking Iranian film  [Read More...]

China Sea

Jurgis Matulevičius
2025

Victoria Luxford - 18-11-2025

A former kickboxer’s biggest battle is with himself, in this bold and emotional drama from Lithuania - from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

The Silent Virgin (La virgen silenciosa)

Xavi Sala
2025

Victoria Luxford - 17-11-2025

Politics and sexuality clash in a compelling Mexican drama that feels ripped from the headlines - from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

That Burning House 

Yin-chuan Tsai
2025

Victoria Luxford - 17-11-2025

Real life experience informs this hard-hitting story of systemic damage in a Taiwanese children’s home – from the Critics’ Picks section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Street Wanderers (Los Caminantes de la Calle)

Juan Martin Hsu 
2025

Victoria Luxford - 14-11-2025

Two officers from different sides of the world take on the Chinese mafia, in this South American thriller based on true events - from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

Round 13 (13ème Round)

Mohamed Ali Nahdi
2025

Victoria Luxford - 14-11-2025

Mohamed Ali Nahdi’s heartbreaking drama explores strength in impossible circumstances – from Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

Invisibles

Junna Chif 
2025

Victoria Luxford - 13-11-2025

A Montreal sex worker finds new direction when she takes on a different kind of client, in this sweaty and passionate drama – from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

Mo Papa

Eeva Mägi
2025

Victoria Luxford - 13-11-2025

A touching, beautiful follow up to Estonian hit Mo Mamma, Eeva Mägi’s second in a thematic trilogy is just as magnificent - opening film of the Critics' Picks section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Nikolaj Nikitin

 

Jeremy Clarke - 03-11-2025

The man at the helm of the highly successful Critics' Picks strand at the Tallinn Black Nights shares his secrets with Jeremy Clarke, who covered every edition of the new section since its inception in 2022 [Read More...]

Tallinn Critics’ Picks selection announced: the world tells its stories

 

Victoria Luxford - 21-10-2025

PÖFF announces the 10 films of their Critics' Picks section (which we have covered since its inception three years ago); Victoria Luxford looks at the intriguing promise behind these very international titles [Read More...]