1. “The Secret Agent”
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
With: Wagner Moura, Tânia Maria and others.
Four-time Oscar-nominated and enigmatic Brazilian story that evolves into a twisty retro thriller that appeals to all the senses
2. “The Harbor”
Directed by Chloe Zhao
With: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and others.
Eight-time Oscar-nominated drama that shows how the great grief of Shakespeare and his wife becomes world literature.
3. “Sirat”
Director: Oliver Laxe
With: Sergi Lopéz, Stefania Gadda and others.
A father searches for his daughter during a drastic journey among savage marauders in the Moroccan desert, while World War III lurks in the background.
4. “The Wizard of the Kremlin” (new)
Director: Olivier Assays
Starring: Jude Law, Alicia Vikander
Extravagant and entertaining journey into contemporary Russian history with a focus on the rise of Putinism.
5. “Romería” (new)
Director: Carla Simon
With: Llúcia Garcia, Mitch Martín
Sunlit family drama about shame, guilt and loss that comes to the surface as a Spanish teenager searches for his roots.
6. “It was just an accident”
Drama. Director: Jafar Panahi
With: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari et al.
Wild and dark depiction of today’s Iran, mixing revenge with dark humor in a serious drama.
7. “Young Mothers”
Directors: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
With: Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben and others.
Dark yet somewhat hopeful portrayal with a big heart, centered around vulnerable teenage mothers in a special residential home.
8. “Protect”
Director: John Skoog
With: Denis Lavant, Livia Millhagen and others.
The cult French actor plays a Scanian farm worker in a realistic story about the horrors of the Cold War.
9. “Sentimental Value”
Director: Joachim Trier
With: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and others.
Fascinating and finely tuned reconciliation drama from the “World’s Worst Man” director that revolves around hurtful family relationships.
10. “The Bride!”
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
With: Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard and others.
Mad and feminist anarchist about how two monsters join forces and launch an attack on the patriarchy.
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