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Karlovy Vary film festival unveils 2025 winners
Czech-Slovak documentary Higher Go Mad within the Wild gained the Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Differ Worldwide Movie Pageant, which closed its 59th...
‘Re-creation’ review: Vicky Krieps stars in reimagining of Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder trial
Dir/scr: Jim Sheridan, David Merriman. Eire/Luxembourg. 2025. 89mins.
It is without doubt one of the most infamous unsolved crimes in Irish historical past. French movie...
‘The Luminous Life’ review: A Lisbon spring brings new opportunities for a troubled 20-something
Dir/scr: Joao Rosas. Portugal. 2025. 99mins
It's spring in Lisbon and the town is stuffed with mild, heat and promise. However Nicolau (Francisco Melo) is...
‘The Visitor’ review: Lithuanian debut takes a fresh approach to the issue of migration
Dir: Vytautas Katkus. Lithuania/Norway/Sweden. 2025. 115mins.
The theme of migration is so completely mined in arthouse cinema, it's uncommon to discover a image that has...
‘Broken Voices’ review: Powerful Czech choir drama is loosely based on real-life abuse scandal
Dir/scr: Ondrej Provaznik. Czech Republic/Slovak Republic. 2025. 105mins.
13-year-old Karolina (Katerina Falbrova) is overjoyed when she is picked for a prestigious ladies’ choir, becoming a...
‘Baite’ review: Conventional murder mystery unfolds in 1970s Ireland
Dir: Ruan Magan. Eire. 2025. 94mins
The settled calm of a rural group is shattered by the invention of a long-hidden physique in Baite. Ruan...
‘Battalion Records’, ‘In Vacuo’ lead Karlovy Vary industry winners
Romanian mission Battalion Data and Ukrainian characteristic In Vacuo had been among the many winners at Japanese Guarantees, the trade part of the 2025...
‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ review: Artistic animation takes a plant’s eye-view of the apocalypse
Dir: Momoko Seto. France/Belgium. 2025. 76 minutes
4 dandelion seeds – or ‘achenes’ to provide them their scientific title – embark on a outstanding journey...
‘Arco’ review: Natalie Portman produces appealing French time-travel animation
Dir: Ugo Bienvenu. France. 2025. 82mins
A boy in a rainbow go well with falls from the sky, forsaking him a looping ribbon of color. He...
‘Olivia And The Invisible Earthquake’ review: Empathetic Spanish stop-motion captures life on the poverty line
Dir: Irene Iborra Rizo. Spain/France/Belgium/Chile/Switzerland. 2025. 71mins
Twelve-year-old Olivia (Celia Sol), her struggling actress mom Ingrid (Silvia Vilarrasa) and her seven-year-old brother Tim (Hug Mont) don’t...