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Melancholia
Director :
Lars von Trier
Released: 2011
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Bride at wedding suffering from depression finds redemption in the (literal) end of the world
Full synopsis 130 words
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10 Jun '23
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10 Jun '23
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The 2010s
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Holy Spider
Director :
Ali Abbasi
Released: 2022
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Serial killer in Mashhad, Iran murdering prostitutes with 'no progress'from the police until a female journalist from Tehran investigates.
Full synopsis 266 words
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20 May '23
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20 May '23
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The 2020s
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Bad Education
La mala educación
Director :
Pedro Almodóvar
Released: 2004
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The effects of a catholic boys schooleducation in the 60s revealed when two friend meet agan in the late 70s - although in fact they don't
Full synopsis 25 words
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13 May '23
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13 May '23
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The 2000s (the noughties)
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The Night of the 12th
La nuit du 12
Director :
Dominik Moll
Released: 2022
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Police procediural based on true story in Grenoble area
Full synopsis 72 words
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04 May '23
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4 May '23
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The 2020s
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Official Competition
Directors :
Mariano Cohn , Gastón Duprat
Released: 2021
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Two actors,one director, one film.Much competition before and after the shooting of the movie - which we don't see.
Full synopsis 45 words
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22 Apr '23
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22 Apr '23
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The 2020s
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The Beasts
Director :
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Released: 2022
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No summary or synopsis provided
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12 Apr '23
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12 Apr '23
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The 2020s
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Parallel Mothers
Madres paralelas
Director :
Pedro Almodóvar
Released: 2021
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Two women give birth at same time, later Janis discovers that she is not the mother of her baby
Full synopsis 264 words
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10 Apr '23
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10 Apr '23
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The 2020s
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The Element of Crime
Forbrydelsens element
Director :
Lars von Trier
Released: 1984
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ex Detective undergoes hypnosis to recover memories of his last case in a dystopian imagination.
Full synopsis 50 words
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08 Apr '23
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8 Apr '23
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The 1980s
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Decision to Leave
Director :
Park Chan-wook
Released: 2022
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Star detective gets involved with murder suspect
Full synopsis 109 words
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01 Apr '23
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1 Apr '23
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The 2020s
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Of Horses and Men
Hross í oss
Director :
Benedikt Erlingsson
Released: 2013
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Icelandic valley wild pony breeding community - four interwoven tales about men (and women) and their horses.
Full synopsis 222 words
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18 Mar '23
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18 Mar '23
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The 2010s
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La Cérémonie
Director :
Claude Chabrol
Released: 1995
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Maid with a secret or two gets job with rich family in isolated house in Brittany. Is befriended by postwoman who persuades her she is exploited. Class war ensues.
Full synopsis 103 words
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16 Mar '23
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16 Mar '23
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The 1990s
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The Story of Women
Une affaire de femmes
Director :
Claude Chabrol
Released: 1988
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Marie with 2 kids and war vet husband unable to work stumbles upon providing abortions to women as a way to increase income.
It clearly wont end well. Based on a true story
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27 Feb '23
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27 Feb '23
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The 1980s
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The Outfit
Director :
Graham Moore
Released: 2022
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A cutter (tailor) has to use his wits to outmanoeuvre the mob one night in Chicago
Full synopsis 15 words
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23 Feb '23
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23 Feb '23
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The 2020s
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Farha
Director :
Darin J. Sallam
Released: 2021
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Based on true story of a 16 yo girl's experience of the Nakba when Palestinians were driven from their homelands by Israel (with British support)
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16 Feb '23
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16 Feb '23
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The 2020s
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Im Westen nichts Neues
Director :
Edward Berger
Released: 2022
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Intense action sequences punctuated by quiter moments always with an undercurrent of tension
Full synopsis 44 words
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04 Feb '23
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4 Feb '23
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The 2020s
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North Country
Director :
Niki Caro
Released: 2005
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Sexual harrassment in an Iopen-cast iron mine leads to landmark legal case. Based on true story.
Full synopsis 181 words
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21 Jan '23
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21 Jan '23
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The 2000s (the noughties)
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Oldboy
Director :
Park Chan-wook
Released: 2003
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Oh Dae-Su is kidnapped and held for 15 years before being released to seek revenge, but the truth behind his kidnapping sours the taste of revenge.
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14 Jan '23
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14 Jan '23
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The 2000s (the noughties)
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Paris Texas
Director :
Wim Wenders
Released: 1984
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Travis wanders out of the desert and is recued by his brother. He gradually fills in the lost 4 years re-discovering his son and an (ex) wife.
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31 Dec '22
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31 Dec '22
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The 1980s
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3 Faces
Se rokh
Director :
Jafar Panahi
Released: 2018
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Aspiring young actress trapped in her village life sends video to famous actress to get her to rescue her.
Full synopsis 62 words
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20 Dec '22
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20 Dec '22
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The 2010s
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Woman at War
Director :
Benedikt Erlingsson
Released: 2018
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Halla, middle aged and independent, has become a secret direct action activist, repeatedly cutting powerlines to an aluminium smelter.
Full synopsis 330 words
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07 Nov '22
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7 Nov '22
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The 2010s
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The End of the Affair
Director :
Niel Jordan
Released: 1999
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1940s upper middle class romance. From the Grahamme Greene novel
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22 Oct '22
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22 Oct '22
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The 1990s
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Omar
Director :
Hany Abu-Assad
Released: 2013
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Love story between Omar and Nada set in the occupied West Bank.
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19 Oct '22
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19 Oct '22
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The 2010s
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Angel Heart
Director :
Alan Parker
Released: 1987
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No summary or synopsis provided
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03 Oct '22
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3 Oct '22
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The 1980s
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All About My Mother
Director :
Pedro Almodóvar
Released: 1999
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No summary or synopsis provided
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30 Sep '22
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30 Sep '22
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The 1990s
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Director :
Olivia Newman
Released: 2022
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from the book of the same name - child grows to adulthood alone in the N.Carolina coastal swamps.
Full synopsis 426 words
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24 Aug '22
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24 Aug '22
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The 2020s
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