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World Cinema

Confucius

Asked if there was a single word we should live our lives by, Master Kong replied: ‘Reciprocity perhaps? Do not inflict on others what you would not wish done to you.’

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Confucius
City Of God

Meirelles brings the notorious City of God to life in this fast-paced gangster film with a story about a young man his attempts not to be pulled into the gang world.

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City Of God
Persepolis

This animated auto-biographical film follows Marjane, a courageous and straight-forward woman, who has experienced all the commotions of war and revolution in Iran.

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Persepolis
Red Light Revolution

After losing his job and his unfaithful wife, Shunzi decides to open a sex shop to make ends meet, but is his conservative neighbourhood ready for such a revolution?

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Red Light Revolution
The Detective

I want to see a film with a detective who’s a normal person – someone who could actually be me. This film, a surprisingly clever neo-noir, finally has one I can relate to.

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The Detective
Ghett’A Life

Chris Browne’s boxing movie focuses on Jamaica’s garrison communities and how sport can help people rise above their differences. Not a knockout, but still enjoyable.

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Ghett’A Life
Post Mortem

Larrain’s dark love story sees Alfredo Castro with a crush on his younger neighbour. The odd and mesmerising story unfolds against the backdrop of the 1973 Chilean Coup.

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Post Mortem
The Salt Of Life

This feather-light comedy softly reminds us we won’t stay young forever, and that while it isn’t all over at 60, we should make the most of the world whilst we can.

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The Salt Of Life
Werckmeister Harmonies

Only 39 glorious shots are used in Béla Tarr’s stunning black and white feature that sees a town fall prey to a stuffed whale and a mysterious foreigner The Prince.

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Werckmeister Harmonies
I Saw The Devil

Kim Jee-Woon directs this brutal South Korean revenge thriller where a grieving cop goes after his fiancee’s killer, but finds him unable to feel any remorse.

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I Saw The Devil
Uzak

Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan creates a glacial masterpeice of disillusionment in this look at two men drifting through their lonely lives in Istanbul’s cold winter.

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Uzak
The Adopted

It’s a tale of two sisters in The Adopted for Lisa and Marine until a handsome man upsets a lifetime of status quo and a tragedy seeks to remind them what’s important.

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The Adopted
The Return

With his 2003 film The Return, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev fuses an ambiguous narrative with cinematic images to create a compelling and unforgettable experience.

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The Return
The Tree

Bertuccelli’s film sees a family trying to come to terms with the loss of the father whilst the daughter thinks his spirit now resides in the giant fig tree in their garden.

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The Tree
The Secret In Their Eyes

Told in flashbacks, The Secret In Their Eyes is a standout piece of Spanish cinema that pulls you in while allowing the tension to build with a memorable story.

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The Secret In Their Eyes
Potiche

Potiche is a genuinely feel-good comedy where, whilst life isn’t always enjoyable, good things will happen with hard work and a smile, and people get what they deserve.

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Potiche
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