Inspired by a play by Lebanese-Canadian writer Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies is a powerful reminder…
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) opens with not one, but two prologues. First, in 1925,…
In a Better World (Hævnen) deals with many familiar cinematic themes — violence, revenge, divorce,…
Javier Bardem won a best actor nomination for his role in Biutiful. The last…
Based on the true story of Martin Friedman-Petrásek, Broken Promise (Nedodrzaný slub) follows a Jewish…
I don’t normally like gory films, but there is something compelling about Landscape #2…
Fourteen-year-old Michiel is the son of the mayor of a Nazi-occupied village, and is…
Another film from Chile, The Maid, has attracted a lot of attention, including a…
It takes some understanding of the current political and economic upheaval taking place in Bolivia…
Backyard (El traspatio) deals with an unpleasant and shocking fact: in Ciudad Juárez, just across…