Halim (Saleh Bakri) is a master tailor who runs a traditional caftan store in Salé, Morocco with his wife, Mina (Lubna Azabal). Business is strong, even with the rise of machine-sewn garments, there is still a large demand for the custom, hand-sewn work of Halim. To keep from falling behind on orders, they hire Youssef…
Tag: International Cinema
Alcarràs
Three generations of Solé have worked at a prosperous peach orchard, but when the landowner dies and the land passes to his son, the gentlemen’s agreement made between Rogelio Solé (Josep Abad) and the recently deceased head of the Pinyol family is dissolved. Quimet Solé (Jordi Pujol Dolcet) and his son Roger (Albert Bosch) are…
Holy Spider
In the early 2000s, a killer had been stalking sex workers in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad. After each kill, he would phone the newspaper to report where the body was buried. As his victim count increases, journalist Arezoo Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) is sent to report on the murders, but as she grows…
R.M.N.
Young Rudi (Mark Edward Blenyesi) has fallen silent after witnessing something terrifying in the woods on his way home from school. His father, Matthias (Marin Grigore), returns to the small Romanian village, but tensions are high between his estranged wife, Ana (Macrina Barladeanu), and his mistress, Csilla (Judith State). Csilla finds herself in a fraught…
Godland
The Icelandic winter proves formattable terrain for Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove), a young Danish priest, sent by the church to establish a house of worship for its followers on the Southeastern coast of the island country in the late 19th century. The journey is an arduous one, made harder due to a feud fueled by…
The Innocent
Abel (Louis Garrel) meets his mother’s, Sylvie (Anouk Grinberg), soon-to-be husband, Michel (Roschdy Zem), at their jailhouse wedding, and he is less than impressed with this newest member of the family. After Michel’s release, things do not improve as Abel has a hunch that Michel is not as reformed as he claims to be. Following…
Will-o’-the-Wisp
It is the year 2069, and Alfredo (Joel Branco) is lying on his deathbed in the final moments of his life. As he prepares to depart, he recalls his time as a youth (Mauro da Costa) when he joined the fire brigade. Under the tutelage of Afonso (André Cabral), the two young men grew exceptionally…
Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant (Denis Ménochet), an accomplished film director, is on the edge of another major career breakthrough when his life is derailed. He is visited at his home by his friend and actress Sidone (Isabelle Adjani) and her newest lover, the much younger Amir (Khalil Ben Gharbia). Struck by his beauty, Peter reworks his…
Beautiful Beings
Balli (Áskell Einar Pálmason) is a shy boy from a poorer neighborhood which makes him the perfect target for the bullies at his school. After suffering severe injuries where his story is highlighted on the evening news, he is transferred and finds himself similarly ostracized by the other boys at the new school. One afternoon…
The Marquee Topic 