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36
36 is the number of shots on an analogue roll of film. It’s also the number of shots in this film. Yet it’s not a…Published on: -
Emperor Visits the Hell
Satire with a straight face. Free adaptation of chapters from Journey to the West, a novel from the Ming Dynasty moved to contemporary China with…Published on: -
111 Girls
111 Kurdish girls live in an area without marriageable men. They bring their problem to the president’s attention, threatening to commit collective suPublished on: -
The Lament
Atmospheric, stately Turkish film about man and nature. And about mourning, something every family member does in their own way.Published on: -
Home
Man perseveres amid the violence in Grozny. Impressively framed, factually based story about the will to survive.Published on: -
Lasting
Two Polish students fall in love with each other during a holiday in Spain. But a horrible accident ruins their relationship and their plans. A…Published on: -
Atambua 39° Celsius
Atambua is a very hot, dusty town in the Indonesian part of Timor. A boy from a family torn by East Timor’s bloody independence is…Published on: -
Ping’an Yueqing
Investigation into the suspicious death of a campaigner who disappeared under the monstrous wheels of a mine truck. Artist and social activist Ai WeiwPublished on: -
Japan’s Tragedy
Black-and-white, with rice-paper doors. The director knows his classics, but remains a modernist. A father and son wrestle with death and loss. StrangPublished on: -
Four Ways to Die in My Hometown
The effect of people moving away from the Chinese countryside, portrayed in poetic, occasionally stunning and often magical scenes. A student returnsPublished on: