Pisma Myortvogo Cheloveka (Letters from a Dead Man, 1986)
Konstantin Lopushansky re-creates the post-apocalyptic terror of a nuclear disaster on Chernobyl's aftermath as a Stalker's flip-side.
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Volchok (Wolfy, 2009)
Vassily Sigarev's debut feature is a raw violent drama of the destructive relationship between a mother and her daughter. A masterpiece of the Russian New Drama.
Bezúčelná Procházka (Aimless Walk, 1930)
Alexandr Hackenschmied directs the landmark of Czechoslovak avant-garde cinema and one of the most influential of its genre.
Eyforiya (Euphoria, 2006)
A tragic romantic story set in the immense Russian steppe. A theatrical experience told by Ivan Vyrypaev in pure cinematic language.
Kreditis Limiti (Line of Credit) – Venice 71 Orizzonti
Salomé Alexi is dealing with the sensitive issue of financial crisis in the post-Soviet Georgian society seen from a female point of view.
Fuoco! (Fire!, 1968)
Gian Vittorio Baldi directs a piece of art that through its consistency can work on political and dramaturgical level without losing its impactful realism.
Theeb (ذيب) – Venice 71 Orizzonti
A visually impressive and highly emotional coming-of-age film by Naji Abu Nowar, set in the Jordanian desert just before the Arab Revolt. Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the 71st Venice Film Festival.
Artă (Art) – Venice 71 Orizzonti
A sharp reenacted mockumentary by Adrian Sitaru, that watches from a humorous perspective the rightfulness to abuse people for the sake of art.
The Look of Silence – Venice 71
Joshua Oppenheimer's second strikingly profound and captivating documentary looks straight into the horror of Indonesia’s hidden past.
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence – Venice 71
The best finale to Roy Andersson's witty and extremely unpredictable existentialistic Living Trilogy. Golden Lion at the 71st Venice Film Festival.
The President – Venice 71 Orizzonti
An allegorical political satire by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, that despite the initial absurdity becomes predictable and didactic in a simplistic way.
A Quintet – Friend Request – Sarajevo 20
Friend Request is trying to deal in the most detached way with the unsolved and crucial problems that the Middle East faces.