Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8099 Films to Buy & Rent
Kid with a Bike, The (2011)
- Dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Feat. Thomas Doret, Cecile De France, Jeremie Renier…
- Yet another impressive work of contemporary social realism from Belgian duo Jean–Luc and Pierre Dardenne, this time observing the growing pains…
Killing Bono (2011)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan, Krysten Ritter…
- Rock critic Neil McCormick recounts his close brush with stardom in this crowd–pleasing tall story of two brothers whose high school band comes…
King of Pigs, The (2011)
- Dir. Sang-ho Yeon
- A tough, hard–glancing Korean anime about two adults who recall their violent school days as both purveyors and victims of systemic bullying.…
Kiss Me (Kyss mig, aka With Every Heartbeat) (2011)
- Dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining
Feat. Ruth Vega Fernandez, Liv Mjönes, Krister Henriksson
- Heartfelt romantic drama about a woman who is engaged to be married when she finds herself falling for her soon–to–be stepmother's…
Lady, The (2011)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Benedict Wong
- Luc Besson directs this stirring biopic of Burmese pro–democracy activist turned political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.
Lan Kwai Fong (2011)
- Dir. Wilson Chin
Feat. Shiga Lin
- Hong Kong's answer to SEX AND THE CITY set in its central nightlife district, where lust is rampant and love elusive for an ensemble of handsome…
Las Acacias (2011)
- Dir. Pablo Giorgelli
Feat. Germán de Silva, Hebe Duarte
- An improbable gem of the road movie genre, about the slow–forming relationship between a long–haul truck driver and the woman (and…
Late Bloomers (2011)
- Dir. Julie Gavras
Feat. William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Joanna Lumley…
- A breezy depiction of the late–life crisis, with old married couple William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini scrambling in opposite directions when…
Le Havre (2011)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Andre Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…
- An old–time shoe–shiner befriends a young African refugee in hiding from immigration authorities in this soft–centred comedy from…
Life Without Principle (2011)
- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Lau Ching-wan, Terence Yin, Richie Ren
- Hong Kong's master of suspense crafts this swirling triumvirate of stories centred on unraveling lives amidst the global financial crisis.
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