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