Foreign

The Promised Land

The Promised LandGoMovieReview Rating: ★★★★ Rated: MA15+ Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel Screenplay Written by: Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen Based on the Book by: Ida Jessen Produced by: Louise Vesth Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Gustav Lindh, Kristine Kujath Thorp. ‘God is chaos.  Life is chaos.’ ‘I don’t agree.’ Opening in 1755, the heath of... Read More »

Cairo Conspiracy

Cairo ConspiracyGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★ Directed by: Tarik Saleh Written by: Tarik Saleh Produced by: Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander Starring: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Sherwan Haji, Mehdi Dehbi. WINNER – BEST SCREENPLAY Cannes Film Festival 2022 ‘Don’t forget where you’re from.’ When Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) is granted a scholarship to study... Read More »

Official Competition

Official CompetitionRated: M Directed by: Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Written by: Andrés Duprat, Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Starring: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas & Oscar Martínez. Viewed in Spanish with English subtitles. ‘What a wanker.’ It’s Humberto’s (José Luis Gómez) 80th birthday.  His life summed up in the presents laid out before him: a massage... Read More »

The Worst Person In The World (Verdens Verste Menneske)

The Worst Person In The World (Verdens Verste Menneske)Rated: MA15+ Directed by: Joachim Trier Screenplay Written by: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Produced by: Thomas Robsahm, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Executive Producers: Dyveke Bjøkly Graver, Tom Erik Kjeseth, Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Starring: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørneby. Viewed in Norwegian with English Subtitles “You need to be... Read More »

The County (Héraðið)

The County (Héraðið)Rated: Directed and Written by: Grimur Hakonarson Starring: Ardís Hrönn Egilsdottir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Hinrik Olafsson, borsteinn Bachmann. Icelandic with English subtitles The Co-op grocery store. The back-stop of the community. In true farming fashion, Inga (Ardís Hrönn Egilsdottir) pulls a calf from a cow’s womb. The calf looks up. Healthy. Inga sits back, proud.... Read More »

The Mole Agent

The Mole AgentRated: G Directed by: Maite Alberdi Produced by: Marcela Santibáñez Executive Producer: Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, Julie Goldman Featuring as Themselves: Sergio as the Spy, Romulo as the Private Detective, and the Residents of the Nursing Home: Berta “Bertita” Ureta, Marta Olivares, Petronila “Petita” Abarca, Rubira Olivares, Zoila González. Spanish (Chilean) with English subtitles. “Elderly... Read More »

Deliver Us From Evil (Daman Ak-ehseo Guhasoseo)

Deliver Us From Evil (Daman Ak-ehseo Guhasoseo)Rated: MA15+ Written and Directed by: Won Chan Hong Produced by: Chul Yong Kim Starring: Jung Min Hwang, Jung Jae Lee, Jeong Min Park. Korean with English subtitles. ‘You don’t need to go this far.’ Deliver Us From Evil is the sort of gritty crime-thriller I hope to come across and will be going on... Read More »

The Audition (Das Vorspiel)

The Audition (Das Vorspiel)Directed by: Ina Weisse Written by: Daphne Charizani (screenplay), Ina Weisse (screenwriter) Produced by: Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Felix von Boehm Starring: Nina Hoss, Simo Abkarian, Serafin Mishiev, Ilja Monti. Viewed in German with English subtitles (released as part of the German Film Festival). “I’m sorry it’s all so complicated right now.” The Audition follows Anna (Nina... Read More »

La Daronne (Mama Weed – The Godmother)

La Daronne (Mama Weed – The Godmother)Rated: M Directed by: Jean-Paul Salomé Based on the Book by: Hannelore Cayre Script Written by: Hannelore Cayre, Antoine Salomé Produced by: Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Kristina Larsen Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Iris Bry, Hippolyte Girardot, Kamel Guenfoud, Liliane Rovére, Rebecca Marder, Farida Ouchani, Yasin Houicha, Rachid Guellaz. French / Arabic with English subtitles Patience Portefeux (Isabelle Huppert)... Read More »

Wishlist

WishlistDirected by: Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo Produced by: Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo Starring: Victoria Abril, María León, Silvia Alonzo It’s time for the curtains to open on the Australian premiere of Wishlist: La Lista De Los Deseos, the off the wall comedy headlining the 2021 Spanish Film Festival. When Eva (María León), a twenty something vet, and... Read More »

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