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Tag Archives: 2000s
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 »
Wrong Rosary / 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 »