Directed by Eran Riklis
Produced by Gareth Unwin & Fred Ritzenberg
Written by Nader Rizq
Released by Strand Releasing
English, Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
UK/Israel. 110 min. Not rated
With Stephen Dorff, Abdallah El Akal, Alice Taglioni, Loai Noufi, Tarik Copti, Ashraf Barhom, Mira Awad, Ashraf Farah, Joni Arbid, & Ali Suliman
Israel’s 1982 war in Lebanon has haunted Israeli […]
Produced & Directed by Megumi Sasaki
Released by Fine Line Media
USA. 86 min. Not rated
Here’s a superhero sequel movie worth seeing! The Vogels, mild-mannered retirees Herb the postal worker and Dorothy the librarian, thrilled viewers in director Megumi Sasaki’s first documentary feature, Herb & Dorothy (2008), and won more admirers after it was shown on PBS’s […]
Directed by Andrew Dosunmu
Produced by Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Matt Parker, Carly Hugo, Darci Picoult, Chris Maybach, Saemi Kim, Patrick Cunningham & Tony Okungbowa
Written by Darci Picoult
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
USA. 107 min. Rated R
With Danai Gurira, Isaach De Bankolé, Yaya Alafia, Tony Okungbowa, Bukky Ajayi & Angelique Kidjo
Mother of George colorfully and poignantly […]
Written and Directed by Haifaa Al Mansour
Produced by Razor Film, Roman Paul & Gerhard Meixner
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
Arabic with English subtitles
Saudi Arabia/Germany. 97 min. Rated PG
With Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Sultan Al Assaf & Ahd
Wadjda charmingly promotes a quiet revolution in Saudi Arabia through the point of view of the titular, […]
Written & Directed by Jonathan Holiff
Produced by Holiff, Tanya Lyn Nazarec & Jennifer Phillips
Released by New Chapter Productions
Canada. 88 min. Not Rated
My Father and the Man in Black settles two scores. One is the personal odyssey of a son, debut documentary director Jonathan Holiff, finally reconciling with the memory of his father who committed suicide […]
Directed by Gilles Legrand
Produced by Legrand & Frédéric Brillon
Written by Legrand & Delphine de Vigan
Released by Cohen Media Group
France. 101 min. Rated R
With Niels Arestrup, Loránt Deutsch, Patrick Chesnais, Nicolas Bridet, Anne Marivin & Valérie Mairesse
You Will Be My Son isn’t just a dramatic vacation to the wine country of southwestern France, where the beautiful […]
Directed by Atiq Rahimi
Produced by Michael Gentile
Written by Rahimi & Jean-Claude Carriére, based on Rahimi’s novel
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
Farsi with English subtitles
Afghanistan/France/Germany/UK. 102 min. Rated R
With Golshifteh Farahani, Hamidrez Javdan, Hassina Burgan & Massi Mrowat
The Patience Stone is as specific as it is mythic. Set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, though a lot […]
Directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman
Produced by Heidi Jo Markel, Laura Rister, Jason Weinberg, and Jim Young
Written by Andy Bellin
Released by Radius TWC
USA. 92 min. Rated R
With Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Wes Bentley, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, James Franco, Debi Mazar, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, Eric Roberts, Sharon Stone, Chloë Sevigny & […]
Directed by Joachim Lafosse
Produced by Jacques-Henri & Olivier Bronckart, Jani Thiltges, Sylvie Pialat & Thierry Spicher
Written by Thomas Bidegain, Lafosse & Matthieu Reynaert
Released by Distrib Films
Belgium. 111 min. Not Rated
French & Arabic with English subtitles
With Tahar Rahim, Émilie Dequenne, Niels Arestrup, Baya Belal, Mounia Raoui & Redouane Behache
Our Children begins in tragedy. A tearful mother […]
