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Divines
Again the Paris suburbs, again the teen love, again the coming of age film with a passage in…
By Jasmin ValjasLondon
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Die Geträumten (The Dreamed Ones)
That both the lives of Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan ended tragically and separately adds a significant poignancy…
By Joseph Owen
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All This Panic
A coming-of-age film set in Brooklyn, Jenny Gage’s All This Panic is a candid, touching portrayal of seven…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Pyromanen (Pyromaniac)
Erik Skjoldbjærg’s sixth film is a chilling study of a lost boy-turned-arsonist upon returning home after spending time…
By Miriam Karmali
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Lake Bodom
The gloomily peaceful shores of Lake Bodom, close to Helsinki, were once the setting for a real-life horror.…
By Oliver Johnston
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Ma’ Rosa
If there’s one thing Brillante Mendosa’s Ma’ Rosa nails it’s what it feels like to stand on a…
By Sam Gray
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What’s in the Darkness
The opening scene of Wang Yichun’s What’s in the Darkness effectively sums up the film’s central themes: an…
By Isabelle Milton
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We Are X
A powerful story about an electrifying Japanese band, X Japan, We Are X, directed by Stephen Kijak, combines…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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A Dark Song
Written and directed by Liam Gavin, A Dark Song is a tortuous tale on black magic rituals and…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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The Bacchus Lady
“Don’t call me granny. My vagina is still young!” says Youn So-young (Youn Yuh-jung), whose ironic name and…
By Sam Gray