A selection at Cannes 2022, TIFF, BFI London, and New Directors/New Films, Youssef Chebbi’s modern-day noir Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation is finally making its way to U.S theaters next week. It stars Fatima Oussaifi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa, and Aymen Ben […]

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One of the most acclaimed films to hit the festival circuit in the last few years is Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s feature debut, War Pony. The film, set in the Oglala Lakota nation, had its world premiere at the […]

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Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello made a splash in the international scene with his festival hit Martin Eden. Now he returns with a captivating post-World War I tale set in the French countryside. Scarlet, adapted from Alexander Grin’s 1923 novel “Scarlet […]

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(The 2022 Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28, Our own Jack Schenker is at the fest and has this movie review of The Eight Mountains. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.). Directors Felix Van Groenigen and Charlotte […]

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Actress Charlotte Le Bon made her feature directorial debut with Falcon Lake, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year in the Directors’ Fortnight section. Shot on film in 4:3 ratio, it is based on Bastien Vivès’ novel “Une […]

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One of the biggest hits of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival was Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s The Eight Mountains. It premiered in-competition at the festival and won the Jury Prize. Set in the Italian Alps, the film follows […]

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One of the highlights of New Directors/New Films this year is Manuela Martelli’s directorial debut, Chile ’76. It premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section and screened at the BFI London Film Festival, where it […]

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Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu is known for his intimately harrowing examinations of society and policy, as seen in his previous masterpieces 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, Beyond the Hills, and Graduation. The attendees at Cannes […]

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Sibling filmmaking duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne return with a new urgent social drama. Tori and Lokita centers on two young African immigrants in Belgium who are contending with the cruel conditions of their surroundings. The film premiered at the […]

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French filmmaker Léa Mysius’ The Five Devils explores the wonders of childhood, forbidden love, and death through a mystical lens. The conceit-heavy drama premiered at Cannes where it generated plenty of buzz and was acquired by MUBI, the perfect platform […]

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