Japan / Movies Twelve people, all hopelessly in debt, embark on a three-day private coach tour of Okinawa, the ending of which, according to their collective plan,... | Iran, Islamic Republic Of / Movies Afghan refugee and well-digger Nasim desperately needs money to continue medical treatments for his gravely ill wife. When a couple of badly conceived... | Singapore / Movies Xiao Wu’s existence revolves around school, an empty apartment, and the dubious comforts of instant noodles. One day, his routine is subtly... |
France / Movies French New-Wave cinema continues its search for the meaning of life in an exploration of male friendship, love, and adultery during the last days of... | France / Movies An angst-laden roller coaster ride through the darkest corners of Europe that’ll have you on the edge of your seat, wondering what twisting turn is... | France / Movies The unlikely friendship between Aysheh, an elderly Turkish woman (Ruchan Caliskur) and Mehmet, an eight-year-old Greek orphan (Ridvan Yagci), living... |
France / Movies Following his father’s death, Mathias decides to leave Germany for medical school in Paris. Enroute to France, he is mysteriously singled out and... | France / Movies This beautifully-acted festival winner is as much an absorbing character piece as a telling cross-section of life in the modern-day Middle East. Malek... | China / Movies When China’s communism and encroaching capitalism collide, it’s unsettling for everyone, even petty thieves. Xiao Wu is a small-town pickpocket in... |
France / Movies In 1967, the war in Algeria is coming to end and the free-spirited Adda illegally enters France to start a new life with her two sons at 17 Rue Bleue,... | Japan / Movies A deaf-dumb teenager working as a garbage collector happens upon a battered surfboard, which plants in him the dream of becoming a surf champion. His... | France / Movies Acclaimed filmmaker Claire Denis explores the art and techniques of France's foremost dance choreographer, Mathilde Monnier. Denis' camera penetrates... |