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‘Shadowbox’ review: Indian debut boasts ‘storytelling of economy and elegance’
Dir. Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi. India/France/USA/Spain. 2025. 93mins
Maya (Tillotama Shome) is accustomed to taking the lead in her marriage to Sundar (Chandan Bisht), a...
‘Punching The World’ review: A fresh take on German radicalisation
Dir/scr: Costanze Klaue. Germany. 2025. 110mins
The methods by which the provinces of former East Germany grew to become, after reunification, seedbeds of xenophobia and...
‘How To Be Normal’ review: Peppy debut from Austria tackles mental illness
Dir/scr: Florian Pochlatko. Austria. 2025. 102mins.
Psychological sickness could be a tough factor to get proper in any artwork kind. In his peppy debut characteristic,...
’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...
‘The Settlement’ review: Egyptian debut is a bleak and dispiriting revenge thriller
Dir/scr: Mohamed Rashad. Egypt/France/Germany/Qatar/Saudi Arabia. 2025. 93mins
In a bleak and lawless nook of Alexandria, Egypt, a delinquent 23-year-old son is pulled again into the...
‘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...