Flare — A–Z of films

Shooting under predominantly grey skies in landscapes built of concrete, chipboard and peeling plaster, director Darko Stante invites the audience to share Andrej's feelings of confinement and hopelessness.

Touching and brave.

Spearman draws his characters well, putting relatively little focus on the romance - which the actors convey just fine in the space they have - and instead exploring the way each of them is affected as a person.

Directed with admirable understatement and restraint.

The Gospel Of Eureka is fairly straightforward in structure, with no real surprises, but it tells a story that matters.

The film works wonderfully as an introduction to this important fashion designer for those who never heard of him or connected his name to Seventies minimalist style.

This film displays a deftness of touch.

Although the story is slight, Cheng treats the subject matter with care, allowing a slow but certain heat to build between José and Luis.

This isn't the kind of film that's destined to win mainstream awards but Paradis' performance deserves to be remembered.

Leitis In Waiting provides insight into the leiti community, Tongan society, the spread of American-funded missionary fundamentalism and the politics of resistance.

This is very much fly-on-the-wall documentary, with explanations and expiation left up to those involved.

This is a grim, austere story of the pressure cooker of frustration, rage and fear that results when the patriarchy squeezes just as tight as the corsets of the time.

By nodding in, by not forcing the pace, this documentary allows intersex voices to be heard.

Beautifully written and sensitively directed.

You get the sense Masi wants Pepsi to be a pivot for the issues engulfing modern Europe, but in the process he often loses sight of her own story.

Not a huge amount may happen in terms of plot and Moratto keeps his storyline light on its feet, but the situation and emotions feel real and raw.

Nesbitt is magnificent, letting us see the weight of all those years of regret and self-hatred but also the joy that comes from approaching life in a new way and helping somebody else gain confidence.

This isn't just an inspiration ticket - it's a series of portraits of people who would be interesting and enjoyable to be around whether they were blind or not.

The story, such as it is, has the dreamy flow of childhood remembered, but though the honeyed tones of the magic hour are often used, there's never a glossing over the toughness of life being faced by these free-range kids.