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White Ribbon, TheWhite Ribbon, The (Das weisse Band) (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Haneke
Feat. Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Michael Haneke’s intellectual rigour is paired with a mesmerising sociological drama in this award–winning exploration of the roots of…
Wind Journeys, TheWind Journeys, The (2009)
Dir. Ciro Guerra
A Colombian accordion player makes the long trek to return his instrument – believed to be cursed by the devil – to a former mentor, in…
35 Shots of Rum35 Shots of Rum (35 rhums) (2008) Recommended
Dir. Claire Denis
Feat. Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue
A gorgeous meditation on child–parental devotion, centred on a middle–aged widower (Descas) who, in the tradition of Yasujiro Ozu (which…
5 Centimetres Per Second5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008) Recommended
Dir. Makoto Shinkai
Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…
A Christmas TaleA Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) (2008) Recommended
Dir. Arnaud Desplechin
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny
KINGS AND QUEEN dir. Arnaud Desplechin spins another whirlwind tale of family relations, with Catherine Deneuve the terminally ill matriarch to a…
As God CommandsAs God Commands (2008)
Dir. Gabriele Salvatores
Feat. Filippo Timi, Elio Germano, Alvaro Caleca
Bracing character study follows a teenager and his Neo–nazi father dealing with their outsider status in their small town. Second collaboration…
Bride FlightBride Flight (2008)
Dir. Ben Sombogaart
Feat. Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver
New Zealand in the 1950's from a Dutch perspective makes this melodrama an intriguing, unique experience for Kiwi audiences, which also has the…
Butterfly LoversButterfly Lovers (2008)
Dir. Jingle Ma
Feat. Charlene Choi, Chun Wu, Ge Hu
Martial arts 'M Butterfly' charts the afflictions that befall two lovers destined to always be parted. Gaudy, gender–bending romance from Hong…
CaminoCamino (2008) Recommended
Dir. Javier Fesser
Feat. Nerea Camacho, Carme Elias
An absorbing, sensationally–told true story of a devoutly Catholic Spanish schoolgirl whose willing death at the age of 14 – brought about by…
Cherry BlossomsCherry Blossoms (2008)
Dir. Doris Dorrie
Feat. Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki
Tender cross–cultural tale with a German widower travelling to Japan to honour his wife's wishes to see the famed cherry blossom festival.…

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