World Cinema

The best new films from around the globe.

3 Days to Forever

A taboo-breaking, hedonistic road movie from Indonesia.

Area Boys

Lifelong friends who decide to cut their ties with their boss.

Bad Habits

Atmospheric Mexican feature on food and its associated anxieties.

El baƱo del Papa

Elegantly crafted tale of the frenzy that ensues when the Pope comes to visit.

Black White + Gray: Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

New York, its art world, and being gay in the city from the 50s to the 80s.

The Champagne Spy

Stylish documentary about an undercover Israeli intelligence agent.

Chop Shop

Hopeful and heartbreaking second feature from the director of Man Push Cart.

Desert Dream

Touching story of an exiled woman and a determined man.

Does Your Soul Have a Cold?

Five Tokyo depressives turn to American drugs companies for their salvation.

DOL - The Valley of Tambourines

Exquisitely shot tale of a groom on-the-run through the Kurdish mountains.

EXTE - hair extensions

An off-the-wall comedy horror featuring murderous hair extensions.

Ezra

A shocking account of child exploitation in Africa.

Fay Grim

Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum in Hal Hartley's return to the tale of Henry Fool.

Foster Child

A timely chronicle of the adoption of an Asian child by north American parents.

Four Women

A quartet of emotional stories exploring the plight of Keralan women.

Frozen

Simple but powerful human story set in the Himalayas.

The Great World of Sound

Appealingly modest and astutely observed study of fame-obsessed culture.

Hannah Takes the Stairs

Gently charming tale of an aspiring young playwright .

I Just Didn't Do It

An angry and impassioned drama of Japanese legal hypocracy .

Jellyfish

The winner of Camera d'Or at Cannes: a story of love, affection and happiness.

The Last Lear

Shakespeare revisited: a comment on an Indian-English relationship.

Let's Finish!!!

Suicide-pact web-buddies meet in a Korean road movie with a twist.

Ma Wu Jia

A morally challenging tale of a boy who makes enormous sacrifices for his sick brother.

Mahek

An inspiring family film from India: Some flowers blossom late!.

The Matsugane Potshot Affair

A wonderful black comedy and one of the best Japanese films of the year.

Mid-Afternoon Barks

A quietly rapturous debut feature in three parts....

The Mourning Forest

A touching story of a friendship between a young woman and an old man suffering from dementia.

Mukhsin

A lyrical account of a friendship and first love between two Malaysian teenagers.

Munyurangabo

An exquisitely delicate story of a young boy's search for his father's killer .

Mutum

Sandra Kogut's adaptation of the famous Brazilian novel Campo Geral.

Night Train

One of the frankest Chinese movies ever made about sexual desire, guilt and submission.

No Mercy for the Rude

A Korean debut fantasy telling of a hitman with a moral code....

El Otro

A must-see for fans of the new Argentine cinema.

Our Ten Years

A train journey in Shanxi Province.

Ploy

One of the sexiest and most sardonic movies of the year.

Redemption (Irapada)

Award-winning Nigerian film.

Sankara

Eastern philosophy, sexual desire and... art restoration.

Secret Sunshine

A devastating account of a woman's mental turmoil.

Stars + Copacabana

Two films from Buenos Aires exploring Argentine life.

State Legislature

Individuals and institutions: democracy in action.

The Thread of Life

A colourful, fun and charming family animation from Syria.

Tuya's Marriage

A gentle and sophisticated drama about a married woman who faces a difficult decision.

The Unforeseen

A lyrical exploration of urgent environmental issues.

UPA! An Argentine Film

A highly distinctive and often very funny debut feature....

Vexille

A vividly-rendered Anime fantasy.

The Voyeurs

Master filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta produces his most comic film so far.

The World Unseen

Two Indian women find life-changing friendship in 50s apartheid South Africa.

Wu Yong

An elegant portrait of a Chinese fashion designer and her struggle with the mass market.

Yobi, the Five-Tailed Fox

A fun, exciting and beautifully animated fantasy from South Korea.

Zoo

A controversial and provocative insight into bestiality.

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