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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • La mala familia

    A crime haunts a group of friends who remain prisoners of their past.
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  • Kissing the Ground You Walked On

    Languidly paced, simmering take on Chekhov’s Seagull set in the suffocating summer heat of Macau.
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  • Amiko

    An uplifting and heartbreaking tale about an extraordinary girl, her imagination and isolation.
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  • La amiga de mi amiga

    Writer and filmmaker Zaida Carmona creates an irresistible queer comedy about love and cinema.
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  • A los libros y a las mujeres canto

    The civilising role of women and literature is at the forefront of this affectionate documentary about four women and their libraries.
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  • Night Creatures

    Celebrated Australian animators Knowles and Sowerwine introduce, via mobile phone, movie-going bats into IFFR queues.
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  • Battlecry

    A bank employee and troubled soldier fight a debilitating drug in Japan. Innovative sci-fi, thanks to ’90s computer animations.
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  • Requests

    The songs of life and love requested in the nightclub undermine the usual pop clichés – but is this what everyone wants?
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  • What Beat You Nothing

    An essay on Soviet and Russian history in the guise of a portrait of actress Alla Demidova, icon of the Russian-language stage and screen.
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  • Modern Korea: The Age of Beasts

    An investigation into the way Korean television presented discrimination and violence against women in teleplays and news items.
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