★★★★☆ In short: a delicately directed and highly emotional drama set in contemporary Morocco highlighting stifling social inequalities and patriarchal … More
Category: Drama
The Dead and The Others (2018) by Nader Messora and Salaviza: a magnetic story about the cruel divide between indigenous and western lives in rural Brazil
★★★★☆ In short: The beautiful and melancholy portrayal of a 15-year-old indigenous Krahô at a crossroads between an anxious and … More
A Fantastic Woman (2017) by Sebastián Lelio: the poetic and enthralling fight for justice of a trans superwoman at odds with her world
There’s something timeless and dreamlike about A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio. Perhaps because it’s set in a far-off yet … More
Loveless (2017) by Andrey Zvyagintsev: a chilling tale of emotional detachment in materialistic Russia
After The Return, The Banishment, Elena (reviewed here) and Leviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Loveless offers another ruthless yet stylish perspective on … More
120 BPM (2017) by Robin Campillo: a must-see film as intense and uncompromising as its subject
Before the critical and French box office success of his new film 120BPM (120 Battements par Minute, 2017), Robin Campillo … More
Djam (2017) by Tony Gatlif: an emotional musical trip between two continents.
Djam is one of those films whose uplifting soundtrack instantly transports you to a different place and proves how music … More
Oh Lucy! (2017) – the slow-motion roller-coaster ride of a Japanese middle-aged woman in search of love
Starring late 90s heartthrob Josh Hartnett, Oh Lucy! (2017, Japan) by Atsuko Hirayanagi is the tragic and farcical portrayal of … More
Funny, sensuous, heart-breaking, thought-provoking, international… BFI Flare 2017 was more diverse and exciting than ever
This year’s edition of the BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, which took place 16th – 26th March 2017, offered … More
Neruda (2016): Chile’s national treasure takes you on a playful and poetic epic
I was lucky enough to visit “La Sebastiana”, Pablo Neruda’s home in Valparaíso in Chile about 10 years ago. It’s … More
Trust in me, just in me… watch Embrace of the Serpent
Ciro Guerra’s Embrace of the serpent (2015) is one of those films in which the story matters less than the … More
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