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Braqueurs
A group of heist artists get into trouble with a major narcs outfit. To avoid serious retribution, they have to intercept a ‘go-fast’ (drugs convoy)…Published on: -
#7
Essentially a slow evolution from black to white, this film is an articulation of the old idea of Aristotle’s that colours arise from the clash between…Published on: -
nirvanna the band the show
What would the punkiest rock band be? The one without any songs, obviously. This is the case with nirvanna (two ‘n’s to avoid legal troubles)…Published on: -
Prevenge
“You have no control over your mind and body anymore”, a midwife says as she gently taps Ruth’s heavily pregnant belly. “This one does.” In…Published on: -
Internationale
In the 1960s, Alexander Shein founded the film studio SOVPOLIKADR to produce propaganda films. But in fact he used it for avant-garde experiments with multi-screen…Published on: -
Docteur Jekyll et les femmes
Polish-born director Walérian Borowczyk (1923-2006) had one of the strangest careers in cinema, from acclaimed animation films alongside Chris Marker in the 1950s to erotic…Published on: -
Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
On 24 August 1992, a group of rioters in Rostock, cheered on by more than 3,000 spectators, set fire to an apartment building where 150…Published on: -
Night and Fog in Zona
After the South Korean film critic Jung Sung-il saw Wang Bing’s monumental, nine-hour documentary Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks at IFFR 2003, he…Published on: -
Flowers of Taipei – Taiwan New Cinema
It is more than 30 years ago that the Taiwan New Cinema movement emerged and flourished, closely related to the changing political climate in Taiwan.…Published on: -
Loin des hommes
French colonial Algeria, 1954: the War of Independence is about to break out. This is the birthplace of Albert Camus, author of the short story…Published on: