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Tag Archives: 2000s
Kilomètre zéro (2005) Hiner Saleem, Nazmi Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin
In the late 80’s, in the small village of Amedi, the Kurd electrician Ako is forced to leave his family Read More »
Vodka Lemon (2003) Hiner Saleem, Romen Avinian, Lala Sarkissian, Ivan Franek
In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower Read More »
Claustrophobia AKA Chan Mat (2008) Ivy Ho, Ekin Cheng, Kar Yan Lam, Ying Kwan Lok
Clandestine romance provides sad but pleasurable viewing in the high-quality Hong Kong meller “Claustrophobia.” Read More »
Night Watch AKA Ronda nocturna (2005) Edgardo Cozarinsky, Gonzalo Heredia, Mariana Anghileri, Rafael Ferro
A long night’s journey into day: Victor, a street hustler in the Santa Fe Read More »
Dot.com (2007) Luís Galvão Teles, João Tempera, María Adánez, Marco Delgado
A small village in Portugal, Águas-Altas, is being sued by a Spanish multinational corporation Read More »
Wrong Rosary AKA Uzak ihtimal (2009) Mahmut Fazil Coskun, Nadir Saribacak, Ersan Unsal, Görkem Yeltan
Muezzin Musa falls for his neighbor, the Catholic nurse Clara. Read More »
TapeWorm (2009) Brian Hirschbine, Carson Buchanan, John Evans, J.C. Howe
Frank awakens one day to a frantic call from his associate; Sylvia. In finding that associate eviscerated on a river bank Read More »
Gentille (2005) Sophie Fillières, Emmanuelle Devos, Lambert Wilson, Bruno Todeschini
Fontaine Leglou is an anesthesiologist in a psychiatric clinic. Read More »
Strange Frequency (2001) Mary Lambert, Bryan Spicer, Martin Cummins, Christopher Masterson, Brandy Ledford
A Rock ‘n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: “Disco Inferno,” where metalheads find themselves in hell Read More »
Stardom (2000) Denys Arcand, Jessica Paré, Victoria Snow, Jessica Mackenzie
A sports photographer in rural Canada sends a picture of a high school athlete Read More »
Faat Kiné (2001) Ousmane Sembene, Venus Seye, Mame Ndoumbé, Ndiagne Dia
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood Read More »
Sayew (2003) Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, Kiat Songsanant, Pimpaporn Leenutapong, Nuntawat Arsirapojcharnakul, Anon Saisangcharn
Tao is a real tomboy, who writes the reader’s experiences column of a porn magazine, “Sayew”. Read More »
The Corsican File AKA L’enquête corse (2004) Alain Berbérian, Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino
Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica Read More »
Paju (2009) Chan-ok Park, Wook Choi, Yeri Han, Man-sik Jeong
Paju, is the name of a place everyone has heard of but don’t really know. Read More »