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Subgenre Sampler

 
Monsieur LazharMonsieur Lazhar (2011) Recommended
Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron
An asylum seeking Algerian attempts to pass himself off as teacher in a Canadian school bereft after the suicide of a popular teacher.
My Best EnemyMy Best Enemy (2011)
Dir. Wolfgang Murnberger
Feat. Moritz Bleibtreu, Georg Friedrich, Ursula Strauss
A Jewish man switches places with his Nazi best friend in order to survive, in this dark WWII drama.
My Piece of the PieMy Piece of the Pie (2011)
Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche
A Capra–esque satire shot in the mode of a French romantic comedy, replete with clunky political statements and glossy Euro visuals. Karin…
PlayPlay (2011) Recommended
Dir. Ruben Östlund
Ruban Östlund (THE SQUARE) directs this acute observation of bullying based on true events, in which a group of adolescent boys robbed other…
PolicemanPoliceman (2011) Recommended
Dir. Nadav Lapid
Feat. Yiftach Klein
With contemporary Israel as its disquieting backdrop, this sharp and incisive account of revolutionary action, witnessed through the eyes of a…
PolissePolisse (2011) Recommended
Dir. Maïwenn
Feat. Karin Viard, Marina Fois, Nicolas Duvauchelle
A tough, unglamorous insight into the police work of a Parisian Juvenile Protection Unit, whose officers grapple with the moral and personal dilemmas…
Separation, ASeparation, A (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this masterfully layered domestic drama sees the wheels of justice turn slowly against a…
Source, TheSource, The (La Source des femmes) (2011)
Dir. Radu Mihaileanu
Feat. Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass
A dashing feminist dramedy sprung from the male bias in the Middle East, about a village of women who take up a 'sex strike' after their husbands…
Spark of Life, TheSpark of Life, The (As Luck Would Have It) (2011)
Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Jose Mota, Salma Hayek, Blanca Portillo
An aggressive media satire centred around the frenzied bidding war that erupts for a permanently and publicly immobile man's story, with the man…
TomboyTomboy (2011) Recommended
Dir. Céline Sciamma
Feat. Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana
An androgynous ten–year–old girl passes herself off as a boy during the summer holidays in this tender coming–of–age tale.

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