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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
The buried secrets of a middle-class Zambian family are brought to light at the funeral of a family member. This powerful yet surreal drama won Welsh-Zambian writer-director Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) a Cannes Un Certain Regard directing award and has cemented her reputation as a rising star in cinema.
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The Man Without a Past
A man travelling to Helsinki is assaulted, taken to hospital and pronounced dead. This marks the start of a tale with biblical echoes – of Lazarus, Job and the Good Samaritan – but which is shot through with Kaurismaki’s wry humour and eye for the everyday absurd. Winner of 4 prizes at Cannes, including the…
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Holy Cow
After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone, played by Clément Faveau, has to care for himself and his 7-year-old sister, and channels his energy into producing an award-winning Comté cheese to claim a competition prize and some much-needed money. Described as a “verité” look at the hardscrabble life of French agriculture,…
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Santosh
A young newly widowed Hindu inherits her late husband’s police constable job in the rural badlands of Northern India and is soon pulled into a murder investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
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Chungking Express
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
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Souleymane’s Story
Souleymane, a Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
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The Kingdom
A teenage girl in Corsica, initially disappointed to be dragged into her father’s orbit, seeks to establish a firmer relationship with him as a gang war erupts and both find themselves in danger. A stylish thriller that owes a debt to The Godfather, Julien Colonna’s film features a cast composed largely of first-time local actors.
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La Grande Illusion
Widely regarded as a masterpiece of French and humanist cinema, Jean Renoir’s 1937 tale of French POWs during the Great War deals with themes of class and social value as well as chivalry and resistance, reflecting the tensions in French society as another war approached.
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DJ Ahmet
A coming-of-age tale set in a remote North Macedonian village, the film centres on the protagonist Ahmet who seeks comfort in music as he tries to mollify his angry father and protect his younger brother. The film won numerous international awards, notably at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Little Trouble Girls
An introverted girl finds herself challenged when she joins a school choir on a retreat to a convent in Slovenia. The film is notable for its use of music and its intense emotional feeling. This is a symphonic work that leads to a powerful crescendo and an optimistic coda.
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