DIFF 2011 Archive

Wnendt’s film, although specific to one country and about one extremist group, presents the attraction to and effects of such hatred with universal resonance.

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The documentary asks no questions, provides no answers, and therefore remains just a mediocre documentary – especially coming from a master director

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Without ever getting too complex, yet never really unraveling the entire puzzle, the movie works for the mental exercise it instigates, during and after the movie.

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By a less-recognized director, this movie would have been a commendable effort. However, for the well-regarded Ceylan, this is a step-down.

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Directed with the patience and aesthetics of a mood-piece, Las Acacias does well to capture the journey the two adults make, on the road as well as towards each other.

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Magic Valley is about the distractions and pass-times people indulge in when faced with an everyday mundane life.

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This Is Not A Film is a must watch for anybody who loves cinema and/or believes in the freedom of expression.

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Under Snow is a documentary interspersed with a fable. The documentary works, the fable doesn't.

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Billed as the biography of famed Japanese manga artist Yohihiro Tatsumi, the movie instead is an animated retelling of his works.

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It is hard to fault the efficiency of a movie by Hong Kong director Johnnie To.

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