As a young child, Jeanette witnessed her parents brutal murder. Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
The Twilight Samurai / Tasogare Seibei (2002) Yôji Yamada, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi
Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. Read More »
The Combination (2009) David Field, George Basha, Clare Bowen, Firass Dirani
Set in the maligned western suburbs of Sydney, Lebanese-Australian John gets out of gaol Read More »
The Box (2003) Richard Pepin, James Russo, Theresa Russell, Brad Dourif
When Frank comes out of prison, and meets Marie, it’s a start of a new life Read More »
Driftwood (2006) Tim Sullivan, Raviv Ullman, Dallas Page, Talan Torriero
Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester Read More »
Close to Home / Karov La Bayit (2005) Vardit Bilu, Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar, Danny Geva
Smadar and Mirit, both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together, as part of their military service. Read More »
L’idiot (2008) Pierre Léon, Jeanne Balibar, Laurent Lacotte, Sylvie Testud
Nastassia is a woman amongst four men. One is her protector another the Idiot, the one who loves her madly. Read More »
Springtime in a Small Town / Xiao cheng zhi chun (2002) Zhuangzhuang Tian, Jingfan Hu, Jun Wu, Bai Qing Xin
Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan’s school-aged sister. Read More »
Bollywood Evil Dead / Bach ke Zara (2008) Salim Raza, Amit, Satyam Rajesh, Jayesh Shah
A group of students on their vacation trapped in the abandoned house Read More »
Rosenstrasse (2003) Margarethe von Trotta, Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader, Svea Lohde
When Ruth’s husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. Read More »