World Cinema

• Norway,Latvia
• 2020
• 82min

An animation about the contemporary history of Latvia told through the director’s personal memories. A girl, growing up in the Soviet Union, tries to become the best student by obediently following the teachers’ instructions. The ...

• Contrechamp at Annecy International Animated Film Festival

World Cinema

• Germany,France
• 2020
• 111min

Luisa, studying law, joins P-31, the anti-Nazi, anti-fascist activist group. One day she is caught on camera by the police stealing a cell phone at a rally. Soon after Alfa, a hard-liner in the group, rescues her, and the two grad...

• Venice International Film Festival In Competition

World Cinema

• Mexico,United States
• 2020
• 112min

The narrative feature debut by Heidi Ewing, who is best known for the Academy Award-nominated documentary Jesus Camp (2006). Based on a true story, this film tells the heart-wrenching story of a man who leaves his lover and son in...

• Next Innovator Award, Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Thailand
• 2020
• 113min

Jean returns to Thailand after studying interior design in Sweden. Being a minimalist, she plans to disposes of needless stuff and turn her house into a studio. Despite the emotional conflict with her family and friends, Jean trie...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2020
• 123min

Former kickboxer Luis (Yokohama Ryusei) has a dark past of working as a debt collector in a gang. Having led a solitary life as a taciturn loner, one day, he meets a blind but bright and cheerful Akari (Yoshitaka Yuriko). He falls...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Kazakhstan
• 2020
• 90min

When ex-con Kermek returns home, he instinctively realizes that everything has changed and a mob that commits brutal crimes is running his hometown. Mob pressure drags Kermek into crime. His dream is to leave the town with his bel...

• Venice International Film Festival Orrizzonti

World Cinema

• UK,Italy,Romania
• 2020
• 96min

A single father with terminal illness dedicates the last few months of his life to finding a new family for his four-year-old son. The situation is extremely dramatic, but by virtue of Uberto Pasolini’s understated style, this fil...

• Venice International Film Festival Orrizzonti

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• France,Switzerland
• 2020
• 101min

Philippe Garrel’s eternal subject is youth and the suffering caused by the feeling of love. InThe Salt of Tears, shot like previous ones in black and white, he follows the journey of Luc, a young provincial, who came to Paris to w...

• Berlin International Film Festival In Competition

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• Mexico,France
• 2020
• 88min

Michel Franco’s New Order is the sole Spanish language film in competition at the Venice Film Festival this year. This captivating dystopian drama tells the chilling story of a sweet young bride whose good intentions go wrong when...

• Silver Lion for Grand Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2020
• 86min

Eunhye draws caricatures for living at the Munhori Free Market. Though Eunhye has Down’s Syndrome, the passion of the artist in “Your Face” is relentless. She has described more than two thousand faces in caricature with her own g...