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  • Atomised (2006)
    Review preview for Atomised

    It explores its existential themes with a confidence which sometimes verges on vulgarity but which never descends into mere pretension.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two lonely brothers struggle to come to terms with life.
  • Agnosia (2010)
    Review preview for Agnosia

    Agnosia is a majestic film, filled with stunning imagery from the very first scene.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young woman with a rare sensory disorder finds herself threatened by a mysterious conspiracy as she strives to guard her wealthy father's secret.
  • The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
    Review preview for The Baader Meinhof Complex

    Further evidence of German filmmakers’ willingness to confront the darker episodes of their recent past – and spark a controversy in the process.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    As protests against the West German government of the late 1960s become increasingly violent, a group of young left-wingers decide to take direct action.
  • The Good Shepherd (2006)
    Review preview for The Good Shepherd

    It is only after leaving the cinema that questions come bursting to the surface, not that they undermine Dr Niro’s magnificent achievement behind the camera

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A history of the CIA told through the life story of an increasingly paranoid agent.
  • The Girl King (2015)
    Review preview for The Girl King

    Buska seems completely at ease with this complicated woman who is by turns childish and playful, ferocious and tyrannical, and keenly intellectual.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A biopic of Kristina, Queen of Sweden.
  • The Lives Of Others (2006)
    Review preview for The Lives Of Others

    A chilling, but ultimately uplifting glimpse into the lives of those trapped within the repressive regime of East Germany.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    East German secret police spy on a playwright and follow the course of his life over a number of years.
  • Mostly Martha (2001)
    Review preview for Mostly Martha

    Writer/director Sandra Nettlebeck has created a film of genuine delight, with a subtlety that could only be European.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The chef who likes her own way is turned upside down by a stroppy niece and a flirtatious Italian.
  • The Nun (2013)
    Review preview for The Nun

    Pauline Etienne sweeps all before her as Suzanne Simonin, a nun who wants none of it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A portrait of suffering focused on a young woman forced to become a nun because her parents cannot afford a dowry for her.
  • Original Bliss (2016)
    Review preview for Original Bliss

    Complex, sometimes conflicting emotions are beautifully played by Gedeck.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A woman tortured by her loss of religious faith falls for a charismatic psychologist.
  • Summer '04 (2006)
    Review preview for Summer '04

    From gentle, idyllic beginnings, Summer '04 builds into edge-of-the-seat tension.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    Unexpected thrills on a Baltic holiday.
  • Those Happy Years (2013)
    Review preview for Those Happy Years

    Glistens with the best kind of nostalgia.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Romantic comedy about the ups and downs of a struggling experimental artist in 1970s Italy and his relationship with his wife and two children.
  • The Wall (2011)
    Review preview for The Wall

    The wall is an undeniable presence, both solidly tangible and, thanks to some stunning sound design, resonantly audible as it redefines and demarcates the Woman's newly cloistered life.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A woman chronicles her time after becoming separated from the rest of humanity.

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