FIFF 2017
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1. Blindness (2016)
115 min | Drama
The film shows an obscure episode from the life of a Stalinist criminal - Colonel of the Office of Public Security, Julia Brystiger. Her nickname was "Bloody Luna" because during ... See full summary »
Director: Ryszard Bugajski | Stars: Maria Mamona, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Janusz Gajos, Marek Kalita
Votes: 340
2. Emma' (Mother) (2016)
TV-14 | 77 min | Biography, Drama
Athirah's life is shattered when another woman enters her husband's life. In a time and cultural background where polygamy is still widely accepted, Athirah struggles alone with the hurt and humiliation.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Cut Mini Theo, Christoffer Nelwan, Arman Dewarti, Jajang C. Noer
Votes: 168
3. Exiled (2016)
100 min | Drama, History, War
In WW1 German doctor is sent to oversee insane asylum somewhere in Latvia. Here he finds wild boy and try to heal him. He is confronted by rough circumstances and brutal soldiers.
Director: Davis Simanis Jr. | Stars: Ulrich Matthes, Agnese Budovska, Tom J. Benedict, Dmitrijs Jaldovs
Votes: 290
4. Glory (2016)
101 min | Drama
A reclusive Bulgarian railway trackman finds millions of cash spilled on the tracks and turns them in to the police. When the transport ministry's head of PR Julia Staikova decides to use ... See full summary »
Directors: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov | Stars: Stefan Denolyubov, Margita Gosheva, Alexandra Angelova, Poli Angelova
Votes: 2,514 | Gross: $0.02M
5. Guilty Men (2016)
115 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Willington's only love, Mariana, is about to get married to his cousin. While Willington tries to get her back, the rumor of a thief in town and a series of violent murders remind them of a fearful past, that will endanger Mariana.
Director: Iván Gaona | Stars: René Diaz Calderón, Willington Gordillo, Cristian Hernández, Suetonio Hernández
Votes: 258
6. Mr. No Problem (2016)
144 min | Drama
This three-act fable, set in wartime Chongqing, focuses on the indifferent rich, the head clerk on a farm, and some young intruders.
Director: Feng Mei | Stars: Wei Fan, Tao Yin, Yihong Shi, Chao Zhang
Votes: 647
7. My Father's Wings (2016)
101 min | Drama
Set against the backdrop of construction activity promising to fill in the empty spaces of the urban landscape with entirely new neighborhoods, a story unfolds of an aging construction ... See full summary »
Director: Kivanç Sezer | Stars: Menderes Samancilar, Musab Ekici, Kubra Kip, Tansel Öngel
Votes: 1,070
8. Paris la blanche (2017)
83 min | Drama, Romance
At the age of 70, Rekia decides to leave her village in Kabylie to go to Paris. All by herself, she travels across the Mediterranean sea to bring Nour, her husband, back home. But her hero,... See full summary »
Director: Lidia Terki | Stars: Tassadit Mandi, Zahir Bouzerar, Karole Rocher, Marie Denarnaud
Votes: 65
9. Quatretondeta (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
The wife of senior Tomás passed away, but they don't let him bury her, because the family of the deceased wants to repatriate the body to Paris. So Tomás steals the corpse to be able to ... See full summary »
Director: Pol Rodríguez | Stars: José Sacristán, Julián Villagrán, Vicent Montva, Laia Marull
Votes: 152
10. The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis (2016)
TV-MA | 78 min | Drama
During Argentina's dictatorship, Francisco Sanctis receives information about two people sentenced to "disappear." He must make a crucial decision: whether or not to risk his own life to save others.
Directors: Francisco Márquez, Andrea Testa | Stars: Diego Velázquez, Laura Paredes, Valeria Lois, Marcelo Subiotto
Votes: 527
11. Negar (2017)
93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
According to the police, Negar's father committed suicide. Having had a happy life, Negar suspects that his death has not happened the way it seems. She starts unfolding the truth through an unconventional investigation.
Director: Rambod Javan | Stars: Negar Javaherian, Mohammad Reza Forutan, Ali Reza Shoja'noori, Mani Haghighi
Votes: 1,138
12. Death in Sarajevo (2016)
85 min | Drama
The major hotel Europe in Sarajevo will receive an important visit on the anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, attack that triggered World War. As the manager of ... See full summary »
Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Snezana Vidovic, Izudin Bajrovic, Vedrana Bozinovic, Muhamed Hadzovic
Votes: 1,376
13. Spoor (2017)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who or what is the murderer, but nobody believes her.
Directors: Agnieszka Holland, Kasia Adamik | Stars: Agnieszka Mandat, Wiktor Zborowski, Jakub Gierszal, Patricia Volny
Votes: 6,031
14. The Whispering Star (2015)
100 min | Sci-Fi
A feminine android delivers packages to the scattered humans in the galaxy. With years to spare the android and us have time to contemplate what it is to be human.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Kenji Endo, Yûto Ikeda, Megumi Kagurazaka, Kôko Mori
Votes: 1,282
15. Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
An exploration into our planetary past and a search for humanity's place in the future. With narration by Cate Blanchett.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Jamal Cavil, Maisha Diatta, Yagazie Emezi
Votes: 5,452
16. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
R | 100 min | Drama
After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
Votes: 64,710 | Gross: $0.26M
17. Afterimage (2016)
98 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Boguslaw Linda, Zofia Wichlacz, Bronislawa Zamachowska, Andrzej Konopka
Votes: 3,334 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Kurosawa's Way (2011)
52 min | Documentary
Eleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.
Director: Catherine Cadou | Stars: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Votes: 152
19. Graduation (2016)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama
A film about compromises and the implications of the parent's role.
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Mãlina Manovici
Votes: 14,715 | Gross: $0.18M
20. The Unknown Girl (2016)
Unrated | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A doctor gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella
Votes: 10,333 | Gross: $0.15M
21. Salt and Fire (2016)
98 min | Thriller
A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Veronica Ferres, Michael Shannon, Gael García Bernal, Volker Zack
Votes: 2,987
22. Frantz (2016)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé's grave to lay flowers.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber
Votes: 17,424 | Gross: $0.88M
23. Creepy (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yûko Takeuchi, Toru Baba, Ryôko Fujino
Votes: 5,977
24. The Bride (2017)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The unusual practice of photographing dead relatives during mid-1800s rural Russia will link a Philology student with her husband's abysmal family history.
Director: Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy | Stars: Viktoriya Agalakova, Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Aleksandra Rebenok, Igor Khripunov
Votes: 2,984
25. Train to Busan (2016)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an
Votes: 257,828 | Gross: $2.13M
26. The High Frontier (2016)
98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A father and his two teenage sons travel to a small mountain cabin for a male-bonding adventure. When a mysterious stranger arrives at the cabin, their outing turns into a struggle for survival.
Director: Wojciech Kasperski | Stars: Marcin Dorocinski, Andrzej Chyra, Andrzej Grabowski, Bartosz Bielenia
Votes: 997
27. Death by Design (2016)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary
Consumers love - and live on - their smartphones, tablets and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment ... See full summary »
Director: Sue Williams | Stars: Garrett Brown, Dan Cass, Anne Galligan, Linda Greer
Votes: 131
28. The Competition (2016)
Not Rated | 121 min | Documentary
An all-access tour behind the scenes at France's premiere film school, La Fémis.
Director: Claire Simon | Stars: Alain Bergala, Xanaë Bove, Emmanuel Chaumet, Claire Childeric
Votes: 359 | Gross: $0.02M
29. In Exile (II) (2016)
PG | 72 min | Documentary
After filming political footage, a Myanmar filmmaker must flee his country. As refugee amongst refugees in Thailand, his camera becomes the most important tool to survive and overcome the many days away from home.
Director: Tin Win Naing | Stars: Ma Tin Cho, Ma Htay Htay, Myint Thein, Kyaw Moe Win
Votes: 17
30. Kedi (2016)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
A profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
Director: Ceyda Torun | Stars: Yaman Barlas, Sari, Arzu Göl, Kemal Suncu
Votes: 15,861 | Gross: $2.83M
31. Cinema Novo (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Cinema Novo is a movie-essay that investigates poetically the most important movement of Latin America cinema, through the thoughts of its main auteurs: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber ... See full summary »
Director: Eryk Rocha | Stars: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Carlos Diegues, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Glauber Rocha
Votes: 439
32. Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
Director: Steven Okazaki | Stars: Wataru Akashi, Kyôko Kagawa, Takeshi Katô, Hisao Kurosawa
Votes: 1,380 | Gross: $0.06M
33. Apprentice (2016)
115 min | Drama
Inevitably, a transfer to a maximum security prison will eventually challenge the integrity and ethics of a young correctional officer on his way to become a chief executioner.
Director: Junfeng Boo | Stars: Firdaus Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Peter Boon Koh
Votes: 1,817 | Gross: $0.00M
34. Exil (2016)
77 min | Biography, Drama
Exil is a visionary narration of the exile of Cambodians during the Red Khmer regime, during which the country was renamed Democratic Kampuchea.
Director: Rithy Panh | Star: Randal Douc
Votes: 106
35. Cold of Kalandar (2015)
130 min | Drama
"Cold of Kalandar" pictures within a unique pastoral atmosphere the realist, passionate and emotional story of Mehmet and his family living far from modern life, in a mountain village.
Director: Mustafa Kara | Stars: Haydar Sisman, Nuray Yesilaraz, Hanife Kara, Ibrahim Kuvvet
Votes: 2,023
36. In the Crosswind (2014)
90 min | Drama, History
"Risttuules" is a very emotional, tragic movie about mass deportation to Siberia based on the memories of Erna. It all started on June 14, 1941, when trucks came for the innocent families ... See full summary »
Director: Martti Helde | Stars: Laura Peterson-Aardam, Tarmo Song, Mirt Preegel, Ingrid Isotamm
Votes: 1,704
37. The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive another award. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.
Directors: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat | Stars: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Nora Navas
Votes: 13,316
38. The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive another award. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.
Directors: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat | Stars: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Nora Navas
Votes: 13,316
39. Pyromaniac (2016)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A ruthless pyromaniac is on the loose in a southern village of Norway. They don't know he's not a stranger, but one of them. We follow him, the fire brigade chief's own son, spreading fear in secret.
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Trond Nilssen, Per Frisch, Liv Bernhoft Osa, Henrik Rafaelsen
Votes: 1,045
40. The Spy and the Poet (2016)
95 min | Drama
Nobody knows what anybody knows.
Director: Toomas Hussar | Stars: Jan Uuspõld, Rain Tolk, Lana Vatsel, Mari Abel
Votes: 208
41. Kings' Shift (2016)
100 min | Thriller
A rookie policeman is left alone in a private clinic to guard a comatose suspect of World War II crimes. His shift is long over, yet nobody comes to replace him. However, the youngster is ... See full summary »
Director: Ignas Miskinis | Stars: Vainius Sodeika, Aiste Dirziute, Paulius Ignatavicius, Dainius Gavenonis
Votes: 107
42. Anisoara (2016)
106 min | Drama
Anishoara is a 15 year old girl, who lives in a beautiful old village in Moldova. She raises without mother and for several years she cares for her little brother Andrei and her drinking ... See full summary »
Director: Ana Felicia Scutelnicu | Stars: Willem Menne, Andrei Morari, Anisoara Morari, Petru Roscovan
Votes: 107
43. The Darkness (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry
Votes: 17,116 | Gross: $10.73M
44. Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
A bourgeois dog and former filmmaker confesses how he became four-legged by failing in love, apple-picking and revolution. A political comedy with magic twists.
Director: Julian Radlmaier | Stars: Julian Radlmaier, Deragh Campbell, Beniamin Forthi, Kyung-Taek Lie
Votes: 498
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