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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2019

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019

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46 films · 17 reviews

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And The Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)

Review preview for And The Birds Rained Down

Every time we are away from the older generation, they're sorely missed and the action drags without their presence.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Three elderly hermits live deep in the woods, cut off from the rest of the world. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the arrival of two women.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2019; Director: Louise Archambault; Writer: Louise Archambault, based on the novel by Jocelyne Saucier; Stars: Kenneth Welsh, Andrée Lachapelle, Gilbert Sicotte, Kenneth Welsh, Andrée Lachapelle, Gilbert Sicotte)

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Animals

After a decade of partying, Laura and Tyler's friendship is strained by Laura’s new love and her focus on her novel. A snapshot of a modern woman with competing desires, at once a celebration of female friendship and an examination of the choices we make when facing a crossroads.

(Country: UK, Australia, Ireland; Year: 2019; Director: Sophie Hyde; Writer: Emma Jane Unsworth; Stars: Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Amy Molloy, Olwen Fouéré, Dermot Murphy, Elva Trill, Fra Fee, Muiris Crowley, Charlie Maher, Kwaku Fortune, Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Amy Molloy, Olwen Fouéré, Dermot Murphy)

August (Agosto)

Coming of age story set against the backdrop of Cuba's Special Period.

(Country: Cuba, Costa Rica, France; Year: 2019; Director: Armando Capó; Stars: Damián González Guerrero, Lola Amores Rodríguez, Rafael Lahera Suárez, Verónica Lynn López, Glenda Delgado Dominguez, Alejandro Guerrero Machado, Luis Ernesto Barcenas, Tatiana Monge Herrera)

Bellbird

A father and son must find a way to work with one another on a dairy farm after a sudden death.

(Country: New Zealand; Year: 2019; Director: Hamish Bennett; Writer: Hamish Bennett; Stars: Marshall Napier, Annie Whittle, Cohen Holloway, Rachel House, Stephen Tamarapa, Kahukura Reitimana, Kip Chapman, Simon Ferry, Jason Hodzelmans, Bree Peters, Kahukura Retimana, Marshall Napier, Annie Whittle, Cohen Holloway, Rachel House)

Bruno

The search for a dog brings together a homeless man and a young boy.

(Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Karl Golden; Writer: Karl Golden; Stars: Diarmaid Murtagh, Woody Norman, Seun Shote, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Waleed Akhtar, Tom Ashley, Charley Clark, Nick Cornwall, Isis Davis, Victoria Gee, Jenna Harrison, Kevin Horsham, Manny Jae, David Landau, Kerri McLean)

Bull

A young leader of a criminal gang is forced to provide for his family by any means necessary and ends up owing a kingpin a small but dangerous favour.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2019; Director: Boris Akopov; Stars: Yuriy Borisov, Aleksey Filimonov, Vitaly Jay, Yuriy Borisov, Aleksey Filimonov, Vitaly Jay)

A Bump Along The Way

A teenager's party-loving mum falls pregnant after a one-night stand.

(Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Shelly Love; Writer: Tess McGowan; Stars: Bronagh Gallagher, Lola Petticrew, Mary Moulds, Dan Gordon, Andy Doherty, Zara Devlin, Gerard Jordan, Paddy C. Courtney, Brendan Farrell, Aimee McGoldrick, Meghan Reid, Dylan Reid, Conor Torbitt, Peter Young, Gerard Bell)

The County (Héraðið)

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Hákonarson's woman against corporate Mafia premise is solid enough but The County never manages to generate the emotional intensity that the feuding brothers brought to his previous film.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A middle-aged dairy farmer rebels against the all powerful local co-operative.

(Country: Iceland, Denmark, Germany, France; Year: 2019; Director: Grímur Hákonarson; Writer: Grímur Hákonarson; Stars: Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Ævar Þór Benediktsson, Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason, Daniel Hans Erlendsson, Hafdís Helga Helgadóttir, Siggi Holm, Alfrun Rose, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Hannes Óli Ágústsson, Hinrik Ólafsson, Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann)

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Disco

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The jarring juxtaposition of sparkly, sexualised Seventies choreography and fire-and-brimstone Catholicism is absolutely key to a film that explores the mismatch between devout religious beliefs and modernity.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
The stepdaughter of a charismatic pastor begins to question her faith

(Country: Norway; Year: 2019; Director: Jorunn Myklebust Syversen; Writer: Jorunn Myklebust Syversen; Stars: Josefine Frida Pettersen, Espen Reboli Bjerke, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Andreas Preus Efskin, Øyvind Gulli, Fredericke Rustad Hellerud, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Espen Klouman Høiner, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal, Josefine Frida Pettersen, Espen Reboli Bjerke, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Andreas Preus Efskin, Øyvind Gulli, Fredericke Rustad Hellerud)

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The Domain (A Herdade)

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Despite its reliance on the crutch of cliche in terms of plotting there is much to admire here stylistically.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Chronicle of a Portugese family who own a large estate on the banks of the Tagus, tracking them down the decades.

(Country: Portugal; Year: 2019; Director: Tiago Guedes; Writer: Rui Cardoso Martins, Tiago Guedes, Gilles Taurand; Stars: Albano Jerónimo, Sandra Faleiro, Miguel Borges, Ana Vilela da Costa, João Vicente, João Pedro Mamede, Rodrigo Tomás, Beatriz Brás, Diogo Dória, Ana Bustorff, Victoria Guerra, Filipe Vargas, Luís Garcia, Teresa Madruga, Cândido Ferreira)

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Dreamland

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A bittersweet vision of America barrelling down a two-lane road to nowhere.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
Amid the dust storms and economic depression of Dustbowl Era Oklahoma, Eugene Evans finds his family farm on the brink of foreclosure. His last bet to save the farm is the bounty on the head of fugitive bank robber Allison Wells.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte; Writer: Nicolaas Zwart; Stars: Margot Robbie, Travis Fimmel, Garrett Hedlund, Kerry Condon, Finn Cole, Darby Camp, Hans Christopher, Grayson Berry, Jacob Browne, Joe Berryman, Jane Wilson, Bruce McIntosh, Andy Kastelic, Pab Schwendimann, Paul Blott)

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El Proyeccionista (El Proyeccionista)

A man who runs a travelling cinema struggles to cope when a reel of film featuring a woman he loves is damaged.

(Country: Dominican Republic; Year: 2019; Director: José María Cabral; Writer: José María Cabral; Stars: Félix Germán, Cindy Galán, Lia Briones, Ana Maria Arias, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Maria Castillo, Francis Cruz, Jose Cruz, Pavel Marcano, Gerardo Mercedes, Pachy Méndez, Salvador Perez Martinez, Frank Perozo, Tony Sanz, Héctor Sierra)

End Of Sentence

Review preview for End Of Sentence

All praise to the acting here, as each star deliver characters with depth and meaning, without the encumbrance of lengthy self-exposition.

Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
A widower embarks on a journey to fulfil his wife's wish to have her ashes scattered in Ireland, taking his estranged son along for the trip.

(Country: Iceland, Ireland, United States; Year: 2019; Director: Elfar Adalsteins; Writer: Michael Armbruster; Stars: John Hawkes, Logan Lerman, Sarah Bolger, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Andrea Irvine, Christopher Allen, Sean Mahon, David Grant Wright, Shaw Jones, Zylan Brooks, Claire Mullan, Robert Kiernan, Kevin Tribble, Kyle Hancock, Aoibhin Murphy)

Full review See: John Hawkes and Elfar Adalsteins on making End Of Sentence

The Exception (Undtagelsen)

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What might have been an edgy little thriller is transformed by Borgen director Jesper W Nielsen into the kind of bitchy workplace drama that will make many viewers grateful for the Covid lockdown.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
Death threats see suspicion grow between four women in an NGO.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2019; Director: Jesper W Nielsen; Writer: Christian Jungersen, Christian Torpe; Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Amanda Collin, Danica Curcic, Magnus Krepper, Sergej Trifunovic, Lene Maria Christensen, Simon Sears, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Marie Dalsgaard, Olaf Johannessen, Likho Mango, Julie Carlsen, Borut Veselko, Dado Cosic, Mikkel Aarestrup)

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A Fool In Love, Love Like A Fool

A boy who loves picture books meets a woman who he believes is the mermaid from his books.

(Country: Taiwan; Year: 2019; Director: Blue Cheng-Lung Lan; Writer: Mag Hsu, Wan-Jung Lee, Chun-Yu Wu; Stars: Chia-Hung Tsai, Shu-yao Kuo, Tien Niu, Blue Cheng-Lung Lan, Kuang-Yao Fan, Ting-hu Zhang, Amber An, Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Love Fang, Chia-Hung Tsai, Shu-yao Kuo, Tien Niu, Blue Cheng-Lung Lan, Kuang-Yao Fan, Ting-hu Zhang)

The Friendly Man

Aa rocker on a comeback touris thrown into a media storm when a video clip of him breaking up a street fight goes viral.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2019; Director: Iberê Carvalho; Writer: Iberê Carvalho, Pablo Stoll; Stars: Paulo Miklos, Theo Werneck, Bruno Torres, Thaíde, Geraldo Rodrigues, Mauro Schames, Dandara de Morais, Pedro Lima, Luiz Felipe Lucas, Thaia Perez, Fernanda Rocha, Thalles Cabral, Roberta Estrela D'Alva, André Deca, Bidô Galvão)

Furtive (Al Acecho)

After an unknown issue in his previous position, a forest ranger Pablo Silva tries to remake his life but finds himself in conflict with illegal hunters.

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2019; Director: Francisco D'Eufemia; Stars: Rodrigo de la Serna, Belén Blanco Walter Jakob, Facundo Aquinos)

The German Lesson (Deutschestunde)

Post-war drama sees a boy caught between his dictatorial dad and a friendly artist neighbour.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Christian Schwochow; Writer: Heide Schwochow, Siegfried Lenz; Stars: Ulrich Noethen, Tobias Moretti, Levi Eisenblätter, Tom Gronau, Johanna Wokalek, Sonja Richter, Maria Dragus, Louis Hofmann, Artus Maria Matthiessen, Marek Harloff, Tom Zahner, Peter Badstübner, Michael Wittenborn, Klaus Peeck, Joachim Regelien)

Golden Twenties

A young woman struggles with her life after moving back home to her mum's.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Sophie Kluge; Writer: Sophie Kluge; Stars: Henriette Confurius, Inga Busch, Max Krause, Ulrike Arnold, Joy Maria Bai, Blixa Bargeld, Kiani Del Valle, Saladin Dellers, Lina Habicht, Hanna Hilsdorf, Julika Jenkins, Tobias Lenel, Franziska Machens, Michael Maertens, Mira Partecke)

Great Poetry

Two cash collectors decide the only poetic move they can make is to rob a bank.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2019; Director: Aleksandr Lungin; Writer: Aleksandr Lungin, Sergey Osipyan; Stars: Sevastian Bugaev, Aleksey Filimonov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Sevastian Bugaev, Aleksey Filimonov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov)

Greener Grass

Review preview for Greener Grass

A bravura piece of work.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A deliciously twisted comedy set in a demented, timeless suburbia where every adult wears braces on their straight teeth, couples coordinate meticulously pressed outfits, and coveted family members are swapped in more ways than one in this competition for acceptance.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe; Writer: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe; Stars: D'Arcy Carden, Julian Hilliard, Jim Cummings, Dot-Marie Jones, Beck Bennett, Mary Holland, Janicza Bravo, Neil Casey, Jocelyn DeBoer, Lauren Adams, John Milhiser, Santina Muha, Josh Ruben, Will Hines, Asher Miles Fallica)

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Hearts And Bones

A war photographer and a refuge discover a photo that threatens to destroy them both.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2019; Director: Ben Lawrence; Writer: Beatrix Christian, Ben Lawrence; Stars: Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Watson, Gassin Obeide Alameddine, Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, Ava Caryofyllis, Deng Deng, Dereb Desalegn, Alan Dukes, Tendai Dzwairo, Victoria Haralabidou, Michael Kotsohilis, Arrawai Masiang, Samira Masiang)

I'm No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aqui)

A portrait of Monterrey’s Cholombianos dance fans.

(Country: Mexico, United States; Year: 2019; Director: Fernando Frias; Writer: Fernando Frias; Stars: Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Xueming Angelina Chen, Brandon Yahir Alday Vazquez, Rocio Monserrat Rios Hernandez, Jonathan Fernando Espinoza Gamez, Luis Leonardo Zapata, Bianca Coral Puernte Valenzuela, Leonardo Ernesto Garza Ávila, Estefania Judith Tovar Ramirez, Yesica Avigail Silvia Rios, Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Xueming Angelina Chen, Brandon Yahir Alday Vazquez, Rocio Monserrat Rios Hernandez, Jonathan Fernando Espinoza Gamez)

Initials S.G. (Iniciales SG)

Review preview for Initials S.G.

This is a gem of a role and Peretti allows himself to be fully absorbed by it.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
An ageing Argentine Serge Gainsbourg wannabe struggles with a career he can't seem to get on track, an affair he doesn't want, and a crime he didn't mean to commit.

(Country: Argentina, Lebanon, US; Year: 2019; Director: Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia; Writer: Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia; Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Diego Peretti, Julianne Nicholson, Diego Peretti)

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Just 6.5 (Metri Shesho Nim)

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All its genre elements are the neat packaging for some grim state-of-the-nation commentary, showing an aspect of Iranian society that is seldom explored on film.

Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
Action film sees a young cop take on a drug lord.

(Country: Iran; Year: 2019; Director: Saeed Roustaee; Writer: Saeed Roustaee; Stars: Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar, Farhad Aslani, Hooman Kiaie)

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Kerosene

Story of loneliness focused on an old woman.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2019; Director: Yusup Razykov)

Lara

Review preview for Lara

Only really comes alive in the last ten minutes.

Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
Lara has just turned 60; it’s a very special day that will culminate in a career-defining piano concert given by her son. Viktor remains elusive, however, and his mother’s repeated attempts to get through to him come to nothing.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Jan-Ole Gerster; Writer: Blaz Kutin; Stars: Tom Schilling, Corinna Harfouch, Hildegard Schroedter, Susanne Bredehöft, Steffen Jürgens, Tina Pfurr, Stephan Taubert)

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Madre

It has been ten years since Elena received a telephone call from her six-year old son, Ivan, telling her that he was lost on a beach in France and couldn’t find his father. That was the last Elena ever heard of her only child. Now Elena lives near that same beach, working at a nearby restaurant, and is finally emerging from the darkness her life has been shrouded in for so many years. But her life is thrown into turmoil when she meets a teenager who reminds her of her son.

(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2019; Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Writer: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Stars: Marta Nieto, Anne Consigny, Alex Brendemühl, Raúl Prieto, Frédéric Pierrot, Álvaro Balas, Blanca Apilánez, Jules Porier, Marta Nieto, Anne Consigny, Alex Brendemühl, Raúl Prieto, Frédéric Pierrot, Álvaro Balas, Blanca Apilánez)

The Moneychanger (Así Habló El Cambista)

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Looking at the colours, the entire film could be taking place inside a mushroom. Cigarette smoke penetrates almost every scene.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
A money launderer sees the Uruguayan dictatorship as an opportunity to make a killing.

(Country: Uruguay, Argentina, Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Federico Veiroj; Writer: Arauco Hernández Holz, Martín Mauregui, Federico Veiroj; Stars: Dolores Fonzi, Benjamín Vicuña, Daniel Hendler, Germán de Silva, Luis Machín, Gabriel Perez, Dolores Fonzi, Benjamín Vicuña, Daniel Hendler, Germán de Silva, Luis Machín, Gabriel Perez)

Full review See: Federico Veiroj in conversation on the adaptation of Juan Enrique Gruber’s novel for The Moneychanger (Así Habló El Cambista) and Alain Delon in Joseph Losey’s Monsieur Klein

Mossad

Action-comedy parody of the Israeli Mossad.

(Country: Israel; Year: 2019; Director: Alon Gur Arye; Writer: Alon Gur Arye, David Zucker; Stars: Tsahi Halevi, Efrat Dor, Tal Friedman, Adi Himelbloy, Dvir Benedek, Shlomi Koriat, Ilan Dar, Tal Tirangel, Gila Almagor, Omer Dror, Tomer Sharon, Nitzan Sitzer, Ido Mosseri, Meital Dohan, Shiran Sendel)

Noah Land (Nuh Tepesi)

A son strives to honour his terminally ill father’s last wish to be buried under a tree he planted as a child, but clashes with villagers who claim the tree is in fact a holy relic planted by Noah after the Great Flood.

(Country: Germany, Turkey, US; Year: 2019; Director: Cenk Ertürk; Writer: Cenk Ertürk; Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Ali Atay, Mehmet Özgür, Hande Dogandemir, Arin Kusaksizoglu, Haluk Bilginer, Ali Atay, Mehmet Özgür, Hande Dogandemir, Arin Kusaksizoglu)

Nobadi

Review preview for Nobadi

Markovics intentionally pushes viewers out of their comfort zone.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A grumpy pensioner hires a migrant from Afghanistan to bury his dead dog.

(Country: Austria; Year: 2019; Director: Karl Markovics; Writer: Karl Markovics; Stars: Heinz Trixner, Borhanulddin Hassan Zadeh, Konstanze Dutzi, Maria Fliri, Simone Fuith, Edmund Jäger, Julia Schranz, Sven Sorring, Heinz Trixner, Borhanulddin Hassan Zadeh, Konstanze Dutzi, Maria Fliri, Simone Fuith, Edmund Jäger, Julia Schranz)

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The Painted Bird

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Smutný gives us faces that will stories even when they're still, the weight of long experience etched into every line.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
A lone Jewish boy has to fend for himself in Nazi-occupied eastern Europe.

(Country: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia; Year: 2019; Director: Václav Marhoul; Writer: Jerzy Kosinski, Václav Marhoul, Václav Marhoul; Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper, Julian Sands, Udo Kier, Aleksey Kravchenko, Tim Kalkhof, Jitka Cvancarová, Pavel Kríz, Petr Vanek, Lech Dyblik, Petr Kotlar, Radim Fiala, Milan Simácek, Filip Kankovský)

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Patrick (De Patrick)

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Tim Mielants's quirky comedy is shot through with melancholy and holds a deep affection for its earnest hero even when he seems to be the butt of everybody's jokes.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
Patrick lives with his parents on a naturist campsite. When his dad dies and he finds himself in charge he has other things on his mind... namely a quest for his lost hammer.

(Country: Belgium; Year: 2019; Director: Tim Mielants; Writer: Tim Mielants, Benjamin Sprengers; Stars: Jemaine Clement, Kevin Janssens, Hannah Hoekstra, Jan Bijvoet, Bouli Lanners, Pierre Bokma, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Frank Vercruyssen, Katelijne Damen, Peter Gorissen, Tine Van den Wyngaert, Josse De Pauw, Janne Desmet, Ariane Van Vliet, Louis van der Waal)

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Pelican Blood (Pelikanblut)

The desperate struggle of a mother for her emotionally injured adoptive daughter leads to an extreme decision.

(Country: Germany, Bulgaria; Year: 2019; Director: Katrin Gebbe; Writer: Katrin Gebbe; Stars: Nina Hoss, Yana Marinova, Daniela Holtz, Sebastian Rudolph, Murathan Muslu, Samia Muriel Chancrin, Sophie Pfennigstorf, Katerina Lipovska, Dimitar Banenkin, Katinka Auberger, Christoph Jacobi, Adelia-Constance Ocleppo, Ryan Rafferr, Justine Hirschfeld, Nina Hoss)

Psychosia

When a researcher is invited to a psych ward to treat a suicidal patient, a bond begins to develop.

(Country: Denmark, Finland; Year: 2019; Director: Marie Grahtø Sørensen; Writer: Marie Grahtø Sørensen; Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lisa Carlehed, Diêm Camille G., Bebiane Ivalo Kreutzmann, Sally Maersk, Bo Carlsson, Emma Nymann, Trine Dyrholm, Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lisa Carlehed, Diêm Camille G., Bebiane Ivalo Kreutzmann, Sally Maersk, Bo Carlsson)

Red Fields

Rock musical about a petrol station cashier against the backdrop of conflict in the Middle East.

(Country: Israel, Luxembourg, Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Keren Yedaya; Writer: Hillel Mittelpunkt, Keren Yedaya; Stars: Neta Elkayam, Ami Abu, Riki Gal, Yuval Banai, Riyad Sliman, Eran Zur, Dudu Tassa, Aryeh Moskona, Neta Elkayam, Ami Abu, Riki Gal, Yuval Banai, Riyad Sliman, Eran Zur, Dudu Tassa)

Savage

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Although as a genre cinema, Kelly's film fits into the current wave of new gangster cinema, one cannot help but feel that the creator wanted to put a little too much into his work.

Mateusz Tarwacki · 2 out of 5
Hard-hitting drama tracks the three decades that shaped the feared leader of a biker gang.

(Country: New Zealand; Year: 2019; Director: Sam Kelly; Writer: Sam Kelly; Stars: Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Olly Presling, Erroll Shand, Dominic Ona-Ariki, Seth Flynn, Cameron Brown, Jack Parker, Creedence Phillips, Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Olly Presling, Erroll Shand)

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The Sky Is Pink

Drama about a young couple who give up everything to try to save their sick child.

(Country: India; Year: 2019; Director: Shonali Bose; Writer: Shonali Bose, Nilesh Maniyar; Stars: Priyanka Chopra, Zaira Wasim, Farhan Akhtar, Sammy John Heaney, Rohit Saraf, Brian Nathan, Priyanka Chopra, Zaira Wasim, Farhan Akhtar, Sammy John Heaney, Rohit Saraf, Brian Nathan)

Some Beasts (Algunas Bestias)

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A chiller of displaced domesticity

Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
A family enthusiastically disembarks on a deserted island on Chile’s southern coast with the dream of building a tourist hotel. When the man who brought them across from the continent disappears, the family is trapped.

(Country: Chile; Year: 2019; Director: Jorge Riquelme Serrano; Writer: Nicolás Diodovich, Jorge Riquelme Serrano; Stars: Paulina García, Alfredo Castro, Andrew Bargsted, Gastón Salgado, Millaray Lobos, Nicolas Zarate, Consuelo Carreño, Paulina García, Alfredo Castro, Andrew Bargsted, Gastón Salgado, Millaray Lobos, Nicolas Zarate, Consuelo Carreño)

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Tezuka's Barbara

Manga adaptation of a bizarre love story between an novelist and a mysterious girl.

(Country: Japan, UK, Germany; Year: 2019; Director: Macoto Tezuka; Writer: Hisako Kurosawa, Osamu Tezuka; Stars: Gorô Inagaki, Fumi Nikaidô, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Shizuka Ishibashi, Minami, Eri Watanabe, Moemi Katayama, Ryôsuke Ôtani, Issay, Kouzou Satou, Masaki Naito, Gorô Inagaki, Fumi Nikaidô, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Shizuka Ishibashi)

To Live (Vivere)

A family's life is shaken up by the arrival of an au pair.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2019; Director: Francesca Archibugi; Stars: Micaela Ramazzotti, Adriano Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Marcello Fonte, Roisin O'Donovan, Andrea Calligari, Elisa Miccoli, Valentina Cervi, Enrico Montesano, Lynn Swanson, Nika Perrone, Micaela Ramazzotti, Adriano Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Marcello Fonte)

Trijya - Radius

An artistically inclined villager Avdhut Kale struggles to find his place in the metropolis of Pune.

(Country: India; Year: 2019; Director: Akshay Indikar; Writer: Akshay Indikar, Kshama Padalkar; Stars: Girish Kulkarni, Abhay Mahajan, Mahesh Bhosale, Shrikant Yadav, Adwaita Jadhav, Varsha Malwadkar, Somnath Limbarkar, Gajanan Paranjape, Makrand Saptarishi, Bhagwan Mhasge, Avinash Gaikwad, Amar Gaikwad, Akshara Upalanchi, Prashant Gite, Karishma Rathod)

Uncle

A woman who cares for her partly disabled uncle on her farm begins to question her life when love crosses her path.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2019; Director: Frelle Petersen; Writer: Frelle Petersen; Stars: Jette Søndergaard, Peter Hansen Tygesen, Ole Caspersen, Tue Frisk Petersen, Christian Tychsen, Jette Søndergaard, Peter Hansen Tygesen, Ole Caspersen, Tue Frisk Petersen, Christian Tychsen)

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No plot details are available.

(Country: Philippines; Year: 2019; Director: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez; Writer: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez; Stars: Kristoffer King, Max Eigenmann, Jordhen Suan, Rene Durian, Kristoffer King, Max Eigenmann, Jordhen Suan, Rene Durian)

The Warden

When a prisoner goes missing during a whole prison transfer, the warden begins a frantic manhunt.

(Country: Iran; Year: 2019; Director: Nima Javidi; Writer: Nima Javidi; Stars: Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar, Setareh Pesyani, Mani Haghighi, Habib Rezaei, Atila Pesiani, Yadollah Shademani, Ali Mardaneh, Ismaeel Pourreza, Amir Keyvan Masoumi)