Hinotama: Ball of Fire
The precisely shot family drama Hinotama: Ball of Fire has a hint of the mystical and mysterious as it creates a suffocating milieu of detachment that is strangely compelling.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Oct 12, 2026 | Festivals, Busan 2026 |
The precisely shot family drama Hinotama: Ball of Fire has a hint of the mystical and mysterious as it creates a suffocating milieu of detachment that is strangely compelling.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Aug 18, 2026 | Festivals, Sarajevo 2026, Verdict Shorts |
Personal ambition, pill dependency and a chaotic family life make for compelling drama in Rabbit Don’t Run, a drama about a provincial footballer clinging onto a dying career.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 3, 2026 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2026, Verdict Shorts |
China’s one-child policy provides the inspiration for Dean Wei and Shiyu Liu’s The Apple Doesn’t Fall…, a meticulous and theatrical apartment-bound family drama told through expressive dance.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 9, 2025 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2025 |
Familial fractures persist across decades in Edwin Mullane and Adam O’Keeffe’s deftly observed and emotive debut feature, Horseshoe.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 1, 2024 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2024 |
Using the aesthetics of home video, with 78 Days Emilija Gasic crafts a poignant coming-of-age drama set amidst the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO.
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