Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2020
26 films · 10 reviews
The dialogue may be spare but Sol never lets the mood slip for the moment, ratcheting the tension even as he opens up philosophical avenues about eugenics and euthanasia for consideration.
(Country: Spain; Year: 2020; Director: Jo Sol; Writer: Jo Sol; Stars: Gonzalo Cunill, Íñigo Martínez, Gonzalo Cunill, Íñigo Martínez)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2020; Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa; Writer: Juanma Bajo Ulloa; Stars: Rosie Day, Harriet Sansom Harris, Natalia Tena, Mafalda Carbonell, Charo López)
The director fully conveys how just being a lone woman in an all-male environment can be stressful in and of itself.
(Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Naël Marandin; Writer: Naël Marandin; Stars: Diane Rouxel, Finnegan Oldfield, Jalil Lespert, Olivier Gourmet)
(Country: Mongolia; Year: 2019; Director: Byamba Sakhya; Writer: Byamba Sakhya; Stars: Dorjsuren Shadav, Battogtokh Ravdan, Khulan Khadbaatar, Battulga Ganbat, Byambajargal Ganbold, Bilguun Badamsed, Oyunzul Dorjderem, Ariunchimeg Tumursukh, Doljinsuren Byambadorj, Togtokhjargal Minjbadgar, Gereltuya Baatarchuluun, Oyun-Erdene Batbaatar, Erkhembayar Munkhbat, Dorjsuren Shadav, Battogtokh Ravdan)
(Country: Germany, Switzerland; Year: 2020; Director: Oliver Rihs; Writer: Oliver Keidel, Norbert Maass, Ivan Madeo, Oliver Rihs, Dave Tucker; Stars: Joel Basman, Jella Haase, Anatole Taubman, Marie Leuenberger, Bibiana Beglau, Pascal Ulli, Beat Marti, Martina Schöne-Radunski, Philippe Graber, Michael Schertenleib, Christian Samuel Weber, Joel Basman, Jella Haase, Anatole Taubman, Marie Leuenberger)
(Country: Croatia, Italy; Year: 2020; Director: Dalibor Matanic; Writer: Dalibor Matanic; Stars: Kresimir Mikic, Tihana Lazovic, Lara Vladovic, Maks Kleoncic, Marko Mandic, Natasa Matjasec, Boris Isakovic, Trpimir Jurkic, Mijo Jurisic, Mario Knezovic, Sinisa Popovic, Livio Badurina, Edita Karadjole, Mate Gulin, Agata Bulic)
A remarkably accomplished piece of storytelling.
(Year: 2020; Director: Park Kun-Young; Writer: Park Kun-Young; Stars: Kang Gil-woo, Hong Kyung, Lee Sang-hee, Ki Joo-bong)
(Country: Denmark; Year: 2020; Director: Henrik Ruben Genz; Writer: Henrik Ruben Genz, Bo Hr Hansen, Erling Jepsen; Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Anders W. Berthelsen, Ari Alexander, Elias Munk, Sylvester Byder, Gert Raudsep, Emil Aron Mæng Dorph, Mads Ole Langelund Larsen, Anterro Ahonen, Heino Seljamaa, Aksel Ojari, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Anders W. Berthelsen)
(Country: Philippines; Year: 2020; Director: Antoinette Jadaone; Writer: Antoinette Jadaone; Stars: Charlie Dizon, Paulo Avelino, Charlie Dizon, Paulo Avelino)
We might be laughing at this small town mentality but we'll soon also be feeling a growing fear about what might happen to Sveta and Bamba as things begin to spiral.
(Country: Bulgaria; Year: 2020; Director: Ivaylo Hristov; Writer: Ivaylo Hristov; Stars: Svetlana Yancheva, Michael Flemming, Miroslava Gogovska, Ivan Savov, Kristina Yaneva, Stoyan Bochev, Krassimir Dokov,)
(Country: Hungary; Year: 2020; Director: István Szabó; Writer: István Szabó; Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Károly Eperjes, Dorottya Udvaros, András Stohl, Éva Kerekes, Mari Csomós, Ági Szirtes, Péter Andorai, Eszter Csákányi, Tímea Virga, Ákos Orosz, Enikö Börcsök, Dorina Martinovics, András Bálint, Péter Barbinek)
The situation suffers from its confined setting and, for much of the time, a lack of dramatic tension.
(Country: Finland; Year: 2020; Director: Mika Kaurismäki; Writer: Mika Kaurismäki, Sami Keski-Vähälä; Stars: Kari Heiskanem, Pertti Sveholm, Timo Torikka, Anu Sinisalo)
The story may be slight, and a subplot involving sailors and Snow White's dad ending all at sea on the silly side but the selfie-satire is sharp and the visuals are never dull.
(Country: Latvia; Year: 2020; Director: Laila Pakalnina; Writer: Laila Pakalnina; Stars: Madlena Valdberga, Elza Leimane, Lauris Dzelzitis,)
(Country: China; Year: 2020; Director: Mei Feng; Writer: Feng Mei; Stars: Chun Xia, Li Xian, Mai Zi)
(Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Karis Malszecki; Writer: Josh Boles, Karis Malszecki; Stars: Angela Bell, James Clark, Julio Romanutti, Schroeder Nordholt, Dylan Waddell, Emma Waddell, Jon Wojnicki, Henry Wojnicki, Erin McCarroll, Angela Bell, James Clark, Julio Romanutti, Schroeder Nordholt, Dylan Waddell, Emma Waddell)
(Country: Russia, UK, Romania, Poland; Year: 2020; Director: Aleksandr Mindadze; Writer: Aleksandr Mindadze; Stars: Agata Kulesza, Evgenia Dodina, Andrzej Chyra, Vladimir Mishukov, Taavi Eelmaa, Vasiliy Mikhaylov, Marina Manych, Aleksandr Isakov, Agata Kulesza, Evgenia Dodina, Andrzej Chyra, Vladimir Mishukov, Taavi Eelmaa, Vasiliy Mikhaylov, Marina Manych)
(Country: Kyrgyzstan; Year: 2020; Director: Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu; Writer: Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu; Stars: Marat Alyshpaev, Bakyt Mukul, Shaiyr Kasymalieva, Busurman Odurakaev, Anara Azhykanova, Kalipa Usenova, Omurzak Toktomuratov, Gulsina Chotonova, Ruslan Kurmanaliyev, Tynar Abdrazaeva, Tabyldy Aktanov, Taalai Mamytov, Janyl Chyngysheva, Saltanat Maksatbek Kyzy, Sharshebek Sheishenov)
(Country: Slovenia, Italy; Year: 2021; Director: Miroslav Mandic; Writer: Miroslav Mandic; Stars: Silva Cusin, Sandi Pavlin, Silva Cusin, Sandi Pavlin)
While the humour works well in early scenes, the episodic nature of the film prevents the love triangle between Zisla, Ansis and Naiga gathering the head of steam, it might.
(Country: Latvia, Czech Republic, Lithuania; Year: 2020; Director: Viesturs Kairiss; Writer: Gunars Janovskis, Viesturs Kairiss; Stars: Davis Suharevskis, Brigita Cmuntová, Agnese Cirule, Aidas Jurgaitis, Gundars Abolins, Juozas Budraitis, Guntis Pelna, Maris Susejs, Imants Slisans, Davis Suharevskis, Brigita Cmuntová, Agnese Cirule, Aidas Jurgaitis, Gundars Abolins, Juozas Budraitis)
(Country: China; Year: 2020; Director: Dalei Zhang; Writer: Rui Xiao, Dalei Zhang; Stars: Hai-Qing, Jing Dong Liang, Hai-Qing, Jing Dong Liang)
By the time Lúcia takes the stand, it's not just Miguel who is in the dock but the entire Portuguese judicial system.
(Country: Portugal; Year: 2019; Director: Leonardo António; Writer: Leonardo António; Stars: Maria João Abreu, Tânia Alves, Rita Brutt, João Catarré, Marcantonio Del Carlo, Alexandre Ferreira, António Fonseca, Almeno Gonçalves, Cristina Homem de Mello, Iolanda Laranjeiro, António Melo, Rodrigo Paganelli, José Raposo, Marta Taborda, Maria João Abreu)
(Country: Colombia; Year: 2020; Director: Erwin Goggel; Writer: Erwin Goggel; Stars: Paola Baldión, Julián Román, Indira Serrano)
(Country: Russia; Year: 2020; Director: Anna Melikyan; Writer: Anna Melikyan, Evgenia Khripkova; Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Viktoriya Isakova, Yulia Peresild)
(Country: Iran; Year: 2020; Director: Morteza Farshbaf; Writer: Morteza Farshbaf; Stars: Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Pardis Ahmadieh, Mirsaeed Molavian, Iman Sayad Borhani, Hamed Nejabat, Sajad Babaei)
Yerzhanov explores the pernicious tenacity of the status quo, with Azhar already groomed to be happy with her lot and others all too willing to fall in line
(Country: Kazakhstan, France; Year: 2020; Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov; Writer: Adilkhan Yerzhanov; Stars: Daniar Alshinov, Sanjar Madi, Asel Sadvakasova, Daniar Alshinov, Sanjar Madi, Asel Sadvakasova)
Dag makes interesting use of animation to take us into Fehmi's head space when he's high, showing that the 'escape' he is looking for is in fact as much of a nightmare as any sort of release.
(Country: Turkey, Germany, US; Year: 2020; Director: Nisan Dag; Writer: Nisan Dag; Stars: Oktay Çubuk, Ushan Çakir, Müfit Kayacan, Hayal Köseoglu, Kürsat Alniaçik, Ayris Alptekin, Hüseyin Turunç, Görkem Kasal, Bekir Behrem, Ismail Zagros, Eren Çigdem, Mustafa Gökpinar, Serhan Toksoy, Özge Erdem, Emir Talha Kara)
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