Cult director Kitano spins a stylish, self-referential, funny-poignant tale of Machisu, a painter who, with the help of his long-suffering wife Sachiko, doggedly pursues his life-long dream: to become a world-famous artist. He has the dedication, but does he have the talent? More...

A young prep school student inadvertently tapes the death of two classmates, and the resulting video leads to an atmosphere of paranoia and unease among students and teachers. This startling, stylish debut by the 24-year-old Campos examines the outsized power of 21st-century imagery.

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Following his idiosyncratic retelling of the Quixote story, Spanish director Serra takes on the nativity tale using a visual style that would have pleased Antonioni. In exquisitely composed long takes, Serra follows as three men, en route to a fateful meeting, cross the desert and meet the occasional angelic being.

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The women controlled by Joong-ho, a corrupt-cop-turned-pimp, keep disappearing. Each, it turns out, visited the same client on their final night. Can Joong-ho find the deadly John before he kills again? Winner of multiple major awards, Jin's startling debut stretches our expectations about the crime thriller.

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This Palme d'Or-winning tale of a young teacher in a tough, multiracial Paris high school uses a documentary-like approach to explore the themes of redemption, tough love, and community dynamics, with Cantet (HEADING SOUTH) finding the delicate balance between grit and inspiration.

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Four young, aspiring musicians from four corners of Uganda join together to create a band, planning to take Kampala by storm. But all sorts of obstacles stand in their way. This DIY, guerrilla-style feature film showcases the explosive cinematic and musical energy pulsating in contemporary Africa.

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Sweden's greatest living filmmaker affectionately tells the poignant story of a woman who, to help cope with her at-times brutal family life, turns to photography. "The pictures take me over," she tells her friend, as she snaps photos that put her, for at least the flash of the shutter, in control of her world.

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This sweet, comic meditation on young love—its hope and exhilaration, its loneliness and naiveté—follows a woman who relies on her grandmother for support, and a man who finds himself bumbling through most human interactions. Can two odd fellows make romance happen, against long odds?

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The story of crime gangs run amok is familiar, but you've never seen anything like this vivid, fast-paced Balzac-like tale of six characters whose fates are determined by their relationship to the Naples underworld. It's the most ambitious vision of mob influence yet put to film.

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This mix tape of deftly arranged vignettes serves as a dreamy celebration of the beautiful and chocolate coated—or does it? A sophisticated, knowing look at modern relationships, this is a sharply detailed, at times acid comedy about the (almost) universal problems of modern love.

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Think STAGECOACH meets high-wire Jackie Chan meets THE ROAD WARRIOR: this stunning homage to Eastwood and Leone follows three Korean exiles as they set off in bizarre pursuit of buried treasure in China. And the exhilarating, escalating mayhem concludes with an unforgettable existential showdown.

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McQueen, a Turner Prize winner, won Cannes' Camera d'Or with this haunting, masterful debut. Jumping off from the story of IRA member Bobby Sands and his 1981 hunger strike, he creates an elliptical poetic-realist reverie on human suffering, the politics of torture and the yearning for spiritual transcendence.

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In this Godardian follow-up to the acclaimed DRAMA/MEX, Naranjo spins a fanciful, upbeat and innovative tale of Roman and Maru, two disaffected 15-year-olds who fall in love and rebel against adulthood in a series of sexual adventures, finally escaping out of town for a romantic lark.

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A young boy and girl flee their filthy Dublin slum in search of adventure—and the boy's older brother. Instead, they discover how deeply they love each other. This elegant coming-of-age gem, with its superlative performances, builds a compelling image of a complex city and its residents.

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In this provocative drama, Gilbert, a film student, places an ad: "Looking for a suicidal individual." Of the numerous applicants, he chooses Matt, dying from incurable cancer. But can Gilbert and his girlfriend Valerie follow through with their movie's devastating finale? Or will saving Matt's life come first?

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Odd Horten has lived by the rigors of the train schedule, and now, past retirement age, he must learn to survive without it. This deadpan, poignant comedy from the Oscar-nominated director of KITCHEN STORIES celebrates the power of even the oldest, most intransigent people to change, at least a little.

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This assured, nuanced debut feature tells the story of Olive, who, after her father is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, decides she's in a hurry to have a baby. Her husband Dax, however, is dead set against it. So she takes matters into her own hand, putting their happy marriage at risk.

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A rural police officer, a prostitute and an ex-con are on a collision course in this rich, nuanced hybrid of thriller and temporal meditation. Combining the melodrama of Simenon and Highsmith with deep, soulful character study—and even a subtle Buddhist message—it offers an unexpected cinematic journey.

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Sandra was the beautiful baby of two white parents. But her skin was dark—the legacy of an unknown black ancestor whose DNA had lain dormant for generations. This biopic reveals Sandra's life as both a genetic phenomenon and a social-political one, for Sandra was born in racially divided South Africa.

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The latest from one of Europe's most provocative, innovative directors follows a family over the course of one year, as it deals with the death of its matriarch, the emotionally charged dispersal of her belongings, rivalries and reconciliations, and the birth of new love.

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This whip-smart comedy-drama follows three naval officers on their last night on the town before departing for the Gulf. One intends to go AWOL, another has a dinner date with his future in-laws and the other is an old-fashioned party boy. In one evening, all three discover something new.

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The latest from the director of THE APPLE and BLACKBOARDS tells a story of class dynamics in war-torn Afghanistan. A father holds a contest to hire a boy to carry his son, who lost his legs. The winner, however, finds himself treated increasingly like an animal.

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It seems a logical extension of the American cultural arc: workers get overstressed and, literally, explode. But George, who works for the same corporation as every other employee in the world, isn't ready to blow up just yet. This poignant, funny, futuristic satire torches the American dream with zest and ingenuity.

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This new-form, making-of film by Peranson, a noted critic, offers an intimate, dignified look at the interplay between BIRDSONG director Albert Serra, his actors, his crew and the remarkable backdrop of the Canary Islands. Each element plays a part in this uncharted adventure in cinematic storytelling.

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A former Israeli soldier puts himself and his country under an animated magnifying glass in this alternately shocking and lyrical investigation into the failings of both personal and historical memory. Revelatory in style and content, this film reveals Folman's attempt to understand his role in a wartime atrocity.

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A salesman innocently signs up for a pyramid scheme, pushing a health tonic, only to find himself caught in a web of deceit. This sharp-witted, terrifically acted low-budget satire successfully taps into both the cynicism of Glengarry Glen Ross and the hope of every budding small businessman.

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After a devoted teenager falls for a man outside her faith, she faces expulsion from her church. This unusually nuanced, sophisticated and even-keeled melodrama features fantastic lead performances and asks provocative questions about faith and fundamentalism in an increasingly non-secular world.

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