Chantal Akerman heads east, with a very distinctive take on the Joseph Conrad novel about two men fighting over the future of a half-Malaysian woman.

A sophisticated and technically stunning animated reflection on recent history.

From Spain's Fernando León de Aranoa comes a socially incisive and beautifully performed tale of an unlikely friendship.

The remarkable political life of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey.

Marina Goldovskaya's highly affecting tribute to Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered in 2006 after her disturbing reports from Chechnya.

Striking footage from the struggle for civil rights in the USA, resurrected from the vaults of Swedish TV.

Andrey Paounov’s compelling documentary about Simeon II of Bulgaria’s unprecedented journey from boy king to democratic leader.

The directorial debut of Austrian actor Karl Markovics, Breathing is an assured, intelligent work that has deservedly picked up a number of prizes in Europe since it premiered at Cannes earlier this year.

A rebellious teenager reacts against strictures of her local church and ends up on a bizarre errand to collect something out of town with the parish priest.

Anca Damian's poetic and innovative animated feature recounts the life and final days of a Romanian immigrant wrongly imprisoned in a Polish prison.

A young couple's passionate relationship plays out against the backdrop of a manhunt.

A police psychologist renews old acquaintances when she is drafted in to help small town police find an escaped convict.

A suspenseful cat-and-mouse search between police and an escaped convict.

A snappy and sophisticated contemporary comedy based on the popular Italian novel by Sandro Veronesi.

Andrei Zvyagintsev's award-winning account of a struggle over inheritance is accompanied by an effective score by Philip Glass.

The impressive debut feature from Marie Kreutzer, The Fatherless is a sophisticated and compelling drama dealing with issues of family and freedom.

A small witch creates mayhem at Witch School but tries to make amends when she discovers a plot that threatens the forest where she and her friends live.

A wryly hilarious, subtly subversive coming-of-age yarn which takes a cue from Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

A young boy enters the forbidden forest and finds himself among mysterious magical creatures.

Martin Šulík's groundbreaking portrait of Roma life in present-day Slovakia focuses on a young boy whose father has suffered a violent death.

A father and a daughter come into conflict about whether she should stay in rural Slovakia or leave for England in Zuzana Liová's award-winning debut.

A young man befriends an orphaned boy, and they try to escape the world by building a cabin in the woods.

Gripping conspiracy thriller story of the rise and fall of a major Italian food company, due to mismanagement, dodgy financial deals, shady politics and embezzlement.

Eccentric pastel bright comedy about middle age, OCD and... the sport of curling!

An atmospheric, brooding rural drama reminiscent of early Terrence Malick.

Original and intriguing tale of a Chinese woman coming to work in a bar on the Venetian island of Chioggia who forms a friendship with a retired fisherman.

A young couple are taken by surprise on a trek deep into the Caucasus Mountains.

Ben's magical act is brought under question when his vanishing act results in the disappearance of his friend, Sylvie.

Lonely girl Cathy comes to terms with her parents lack of attention in this child's eye view.

Thought-provoking and considered drama inspired by an elaborate scam developed by young teens in Gothenburg.

Gritty contemporary crime drama about a Moldovian girl caught in a plot to steal and sell a baby in return for a new legitimate identity in Italy.

Powerful desires are awoken between two young riders who compete both inside and out of the arena.

Absorbing and boldly original drama revolving around a German doctor in present-day Cameroon.

A sweeping historical drama set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War from acclaimed director Benito Zambrano.

A quirky absurdist road movie-cum-comedy charts the adventures of two brothers travelling together to their father's funeral.

A raw, compelling study what happens to a ordinary family when a husband and father becomes terminally ill.

A boldly conceived dystopian epic set in Russia 2020.

Powerful drama of a Sicilian fishing family on the island of Linosa, whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of African refugees, who they save from drowning.

Two brothers end up as rivals in Murat Imbragimbekov's poetic tale of life in Azerbaijan in the 1970s.

A female social worker becomes involved with one of her abusers in Angelina Nikonova's disturbing portrait of a disjunctive urban world of everyday violence.

Haunted by a previous tragedy, the crew of an old trawler try to make sense of the past. Moody drama from Iceland's internationally acclaimed Vesturport group.

A fresh and poignant view of the passions, disappointments and challenges of old age.

A lieutenant in the secret police goes about his deadly business but develops an unexpected obsession in Radim Špaček's compelling portrait of Czech society in the early 1980s.

A magnetic central performance by Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa (Solas) grounds this remarkable film about loss and memory by Spanish director Alberto Morais.

A profound insight into the world's oldest profession that reveals vast differences in attitude to sex, money, power and religion in three different countries.

Two sisters are divided and united by the old family farm. One has given her life to the cows, the other only wished she could escape them.