Boomerang
Family differences and serendipities punctuate this "modern" portrait of Iran - artist-turned-filmmaker showcases his debut feature in the Venice Days strand of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Youth (Homecoming)
Wang Bing's final entry in the trilogy of Chinese workers in the shortest instalment, at a "mere" 153 minutes of observational cinema - from the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

To Kill a Mongolian Horse
Herdsman becomes a hesitant horseback performer for Chinese tourists, in this exquisite arthouse drama from Inner Mongolia - from the 81st Venice International Film Festival. [Read More...]

Manas
Amazon riverside girl is denied the right over her body - jarring child prostitution drama from Brazil wins Venice Days' top prize [Read More...]

Love (Kjærlighet)
Highly conversational Norwegian drama riffs on the tribulations of casual sex and cancer (it just doesn't show much!) - from the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Sicilian Letters (Iddu)
Sicilian mafioso and cunning politician play cat and mouse, in this prolonged and prosaic psychological thriller - from the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

One of Those Days When Hemme Dies (Hemme’nin Oldüğü Günlerden Biri)
Anger morphs into murderous thoughts, in this quiet and slow character study from Turkey - from the Orizzonti section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Stranger Eyes
Two desperate parents scramble to find their missing baby girl, on a quest aided by surveillance technology - from the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Broken Rage
Takeshi Kitano's completely bonkers slapstick crime thriller from hell gets moody festival audiences lolling - from the the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

April
Spectacular piece of slow cinema from Georgia dissects the female body with raw fervour - from the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Diva Futura
Italian director sets out to celebrate pornography, but instead legitimises the old prejudices she aimed to denounce - from the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

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