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Tribeca Festival — A–Z of films

2012

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  • 2 Days In New York
    Review preview for 2 Days In New York

    This was clearly a family affair for Delpy and a labour of love, but this film inevitably is taking a risk reheating the five-year-old meal that was 2 Days in Paris.

    Owen Van Spall · 2 out of 5
    Trouble brews for a New York couple when French relatives come to stay.
  • And While We Were Here
    Review preview for And While We Were Here

    Even a flawed film can sometimes produce that extra lightness in one's step.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple head to Naples to try to revive their marriage.
  • Any Day Now
    Review preview for Any Day Now

    Laugh out loud funny and heartbreaking without resorting to neat Hollywood set-ups or resolutions.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A gay couple fight for the right to look after a Down's Syndrome teenager.
  • Ballroom Dancer
    Review preview for Ballroom Dancer

    Bonke and Keofoed have crafted a compelling portrait that asks questions about the nature and inherent dangers of competition, ambition, sacrifice and commitment both on and off the dance floor.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A former world number one Latin dancer bids to make a comeback.
  • Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
    Review preview for Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story

    Though its central narrative is slight, the film delivers it well and is refreshingly self-aware.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In 1966, Booker Wright shocked America by speaking out about his experiences of racism. This documentary explores what happened next.
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  • Deadfall
    Review preview for Deadfall

    Ruzowitzky bobs and weaves around the cliches in ways that lift Deadfall above many of its genre contemporaries.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A brother and sister go on the run after a casino heist, leading to big trouble for those they meet.
  • The Flat
    Review preview for The Flat

    This story of friendship between a Jewish couple and the tabloid journalist who rose to the top of Hitler's propaganda ministry has implications that echo down the generations, at once shocking and mundane.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An Israeli man cleaning out his grandmother's flat makes a strange discovery that leads him to uncover a secret history.
  • The Fourth Dimension
    Review preview for The Fourth Dimension

    Fawns completes the troika with a ringing emotional pop.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Triplet of short films, conforming to a fixed 'creative brief'.
  • Hysteria
    Review preview for Hysteria

    It's rare to see a film that is at once so playful and so openly political.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The story of the young doctor who invented the vibrator without understanding what it was really for.
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  • Jackpot
    Review preview for Jackpot

    The only thing Martens takes seriously is his humour - and it pays off handsomely.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A man tells a detective how he came to be in a Lotto trouble.
  • Keep The Lights On
    Review preview for Keep The Lights On

    A gently paced but unsparing and unglamorous portrait of a gay relationship where love doesn't and perhaps never could conquer all.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    An autobiographically inspired story of a passionate long-term relationship between two men driven by addiction and secrets but bound by love and hopefulness.
  • Lola Versus
    Review preview for Lola Versus

    Essentially, this is Gerwig's natural charm versus her character and script's lack of it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A woman on the cusp of 30 tries to come to terms with being dumped by her fiance.
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  • Off Label
    Review preview for Off Label

    With no hard endorsement from any sort of doctor or a counter-argument to kick against, the assertions regarding psychiatric drugs feel dangerously flimsy.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Exploration of pharamceutical companies' ethics and reach.
  • Planet Of Snail
    Review preview for Planet Of Snail

    Yi proves adept at documenting the tactile nature of Young-Chan's relationship with the world

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Documentary about a deaf-blind man and his wife.
  • Polisse
    Review preview for Polisse

    The camera is always very close to the actors, in their faces, capturing what can only be done in fiction.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Drama delves into the lives and work of a child protection unit.
  • Postcards From The Zoo
    Review preview for Postcards From The Zoo

    The picture Edwin paints recalls the postcards of the title, both for good and ill.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Magic realist fairytale of a girl who is raised in a zoo.
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  • Resolution
    Review preview for Resolution

    Resolution is an excellent amalgamation of horror traits that also stands on its own two feet.

    Michael Pattison · 4 out of 5
    An attempted intervention at the remote woodland home of a troubled addict reveals unexpected dangers.
  • Side By Side
    Review preview for Side By Side

    You will learn a few things here, even if you are a film buff.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Documentary exploring the science behind the development of digital cinema technology and its effects.
  • Searching For Sugar Man
    Review preview for Searching For Sugar Man

    A delightful experience for musos and the uninitiated alike, Searching For Sugar Man deserves to reach as wide an audience as its underdog hero eventually did himself.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    The true story of a brilliant yet forgotten musician and the revolutionaries he inspired on another continent.
  • Struck By Lightning
    Review preview for Struck By Lightning

    Some of the dialogue could be more polished, but the brutal honesty... makes up for it.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Even being killed by a bolt of lightning won’t keep Carson Phillips quiet.
  • Town Of Runners
    Review preview for Town Of Runners

    The product of around four years’ filming, Town Of Runners is impressive on several levels.

    Emma Slawinski · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary following three young runners from a small Ethiopian town that keeps producing champions.
  • Take This Waltz
    Review preview for Take This Waltz

    The idea of the cyclical nature of love and life is ripe for exploration and Margot is a pleasingly complex character, whose motivations are believable.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A romantic drama about a young woman torn between the man she has and the man she wants.
  • Trishna
    Review preview for Trishna

    In the central role, Frieda Pinto shows that she has come of age, delivering the story's most powerful screen heroine yet.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young woman falls prey to a fatal attraction in this reworking of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, transposed to modern day India.
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  • War Witch
    Review preview for War Witch

    This is no chest-beating, flag-waving war movie, no propaganda for conflicts past, present or future, War Witch is the story of childhood destroyed, a country in flames and of how we survive the worst of what (in)humanity throws at us.

    Neil Mitchell · 5 out of 5
    A former child soldier recounts her past to her unborn child.
  • Your Sister's Sister
    Review preview for Your Sister's Sister

    What you get out of Your Sister's Sister is likely to depend quite a bit on the audience you see it with.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A tightly focused comedy drama exploring the bonds between siblings, best friends and lovers.