In early winter of 1944, as the Nazi army flees the Soviet advance, two Germans Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
Dog Days / Hundstage (2001) Ulrich Seidl, Maria Hofstätter, Christine Jirku, Viktor Hennemann
In the tomb-like quiet of their ranch-style purgatory, a divorced husband Read More »
Manila (2009) Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin, Piolo Pascual, Rosanna Roces, Jay Manalo
From the “Day” section, Piolo Pacual portrays the use of William, a drug addict who attempts Read More »
Cuts in Time and Space / Schnitte in Raum und Zeit (2006) Gabriele Voss, Wolf Singer, Alexander Kluge, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Djomeh (2000) Hassan Yektapanah, Jalil Nazari, Rashid Akbari, Mahmoud Behraznia
Djomeh is a young Afghan man who has come to live in Iran because of family trouble. Read More »
Coweb / Zhang wu shuang (2009) Xin Xin Xiong, Luxia Jiang, Sam Lee, Siu-Fai Cheung
A martial arts instructor is recruited as a bodyguard for an extremely powerful couple. Read More »
Autohystoria (2007) Raya Martin, Lowell Conales
Like most of his other films which usually has a historical connection but interpreted Read More »
Face / Kao (2000) Junji Sakamoto, Naomi Fujiyama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michiyo Ohkusu
The story of a socially awkward seamstress and her unexpected, darkly humorous journey Read More »
Bitter dream / Khab-e talkh (2004) Mohsen Amiryoussefi, Yadollah Anvari, Abbas Esfandiari, Delbar Ghasri
For forty years, Esfandiar has been unconcernedly preparing corpses for the journey to their final resting place. Read More »
O’ Horten (2007) Bent Hamer, Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby
A picaresque tale. Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he’s a train engineer retiring Read More »