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’We Believe You’ review: Tense Belgian family custody drama is a knockout
Dirs/scr: Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys. Belgium. 2025. 78mins
Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys’ gripping debut characteristic We Consider You captures all of the abdomen churning tensions...
‘What Marielle Knows’ review: Stylish, sly German comedy starring Julia Jentsch
Dir/scr: Frederic Hambalek. Germany. 2025. 87mins.
Ever since a buddy slapped her face within the playground, 13-year-old Marielle has gained the power to see and...
‘Late Shift’ review: Leonie Benesch excels as a Swiss nurse under pressure
Dir/scr: Petra Volpe. Switzerland/Germany, 2025. 92 minutes
Late Shift is a finely-strung hospital drama from Switzerland starring the exceptional German actor Leonie Benesch which can twang...
‘Two Times João Liberada’ review: Portuguese LGBTQ+ title is a niche debut
Dir: Paula Tomás Marques. Portugal. 2025. 70mins
A venture that walks the road between biographical drama and conceptual artwork piece, the experimental Portuguese LGBTQ+ ventureTwo Instances...
‘Mother’s Baby’ review: Postpartum stress under the lens in meticulous Berlin title
Dir. Johanna Moder. Austria/Switzerland/Germany 2025. 108 minutes.
Austrian drama Mom’s Child shouldn't be a style movie, however it's positively a horror story. A examine of postpartum melancholy, it depicts...
‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ review: Dag Johan Haugerud concludes his trilogy at Berlin
Dir. Dag Johan Haugerud. Norway 2025. 110mins
“My life is in a cloud,” publicizes a younger lady in voice-over in the beginning of Desires – and a part of...
‘Kontinental ’25’ review: Radu Jude returns after winning the Golden Bear
Dir. Radu Jude. Romania 2025. 109mins
Romania’s Radu Jude is a kind of uncommon film-makers for whom the phrase “anticipate the surprising” may really imply one thing....
‘Timestamp’ review: Doc is a powerful, fractured portrait of school days in Ukraine
Dir/scr: Kateryna Gornostai. Ukraine/Luxembourg/Netherlands/France. 2024. 125mins
Watch any documentary about colleges, and you'll nearly actually come away with a newfound respect for anybody who dedicates...
‘The Safe House’ review: Cluttered 1960s Paris-set chamber piece
Dir: Lionel Baier. Switzerland/Luxembourg/France. 2025. 92mins
As the scholar protests of Might 1968 tear via the streets of Paris, an eight-year-old boy (Ethan Chimienti) is...
‘Sauna’: Sundance Review
Dir: Mathias Broe. Denmark. 2025. 105mins
Two worlds collide in Sauna, a melancholy queer love story that's sensitively dealt with by first time function director...