KVIFF - The Film Verdict

Night Has Come

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 3, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

A group of young men must endure the hardships of a rigorous military training programme in Night Has Come, Paolo Tizon’s intimate and revealing documentary.

Tiny Lights

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 3, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

Tiny Lights is a keenly observed portrayal of a six-year-old girl’s experience of her parents breaking up, built around a captivating performance from the young Mia Banko.

Second Chance

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 2, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

This tender, often humorous film Second Chance is about a young woman recovering from trauma is a deftly rendered depiction of convalescence and our ability to heal one another.

Windless

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 1, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

A son returns to Bulgaria from abroad to settle the affairs of his estranged father in Windless, a confined drama about confronting the past and the act of memorial.

Lapilli

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jun 30, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

Overcome with grief at the sudden loss of her grandparents, filmmaker Paula Durinova’s expressive documentary Lapilli finds solace in the geological formations of the Aral Sea.

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Night Has Come

Tiny Lights

Second Chance

Windless

Lapilli