The Woman Who Left
In this Tolstoy-inspired story of revenge deferred, a woman discovers after 30 years in prison that her fellow inmate committed the murder of which she was accused. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.
The Worst Ones
Winner of the top prize at Cannes Un Certain Regard, this thought-provoking and darkly funny film-within-a-film follows a production crew filming in a working-class French neighborhood and explores the ethical thorniness of casting non-actors for the sake of "gritty" authenticity.
The Wound
Brimming with sex and violence, John Trengove’s award-winning film is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa’s Xhosa culture.
Yes
Dissident filmmaker Nadav Lapid once again takes critical aim at the Israeli government in this blistering satire about artistic submission. In the days following October 7, a musician resolves to say “yes” to everything. Surrendering himself and his art to Israel’s social, politic…
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
A sparklingly original comedy that casts Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren in three different stories set throughout Italy. Witty and unforgettable, this gem from master filmmaker Vittorio de Sica (Two Women, Marriage Italian Style) is picture-postcard beautiful and effortlessly hilarious. Acade…
Young Ahmed
The Dardenne Brothers won this year's Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this brave new work, another intimate portrayal-in-furious-motion of a protagonist in crisis.
A Young Man With High Potential
When the brilliant but sexually inexperienced computer science student PIET is turned down by bright and beautiful KLARA, he is deeply hurt. He takes a dose of a sleep medication, leading to a tumultuous night during which he loses his innocence in more ways than one.
Zizou and the Arab Spring
Férid Boughedir charmingly pulls off a lighthearted comedic fable about, of all things, the 2011 Arab Spring uprising in Tunisia. This year we’re treating the Friends of the Film Festival to the sweet story of Zizou, a naive and sincere optimist whose crush on a beautiful girl leads him…