Hossein and Shaima have loved each other since childhood. As teenagers they were separated by war. Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
Agitator / Araburu tamashii-tachi (2001) Takashi Miike, Taisaku Akino, Mickey Curtis, Yoshiyuki Daichi
A fearless Yakuza captain’s loyalty is tested as two ambitious Read More »
Time to Die / Pora umierac (2007) Dorota Kedzierzawska, Danuta Szaflarska, Krzysztof Globisz, Marta Waldera
When the witty old lady Aniela finally gets rid of her last lodger Read More »
Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company (2006) Michael Epstein
Everyone nods and agrees that war is brutal; rarely is that brutality glimpsed as vividly Read More »
Dombivli Fast (2005) Nishikant Kamat, Sandeep Kulkarni, Audumber Aphale, Ashwini Apte
Dombivli Fast captures India’s “functioning anarchy” on celluloid. Read More »
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 / Chan Mat (2008) Ivy Ho, Ekin Cheng
Clandestine romance provides sad but pleasurable viewing in the high-quality Hong Kong meller “Claustrophobia.” Read More »
Night Watch / 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 »