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White Snow

‘White Snow’ review: Deceptively powerful Kashmiri drama celebrates freedom of expression

Praveen Morchhale’s fifth feature is based on a real incident and makes its debut in Goa’s Indian Panorama

Vanya

‘Vanya’ review: An elderly man fights forced relocation in timely, uneven Indian drama

The latest from Badiger Devendra features a strong central performance from Vaijanath Biradar

Whispers Of The Mountains

‘Whispers Of The Mountains’ review: Balanced drama explores cost of mining in northwest India

Jigar Nagda’s quietly agitating feature premieres in Goa and revolves around a mute pre-teen boy

Shape Of Momo

‘Shape Of Momo’ review: Stirring, authentic drama sees a woman return to her Indian home village

Tribeny Rai’s impressive debut is both culturally specific and universally recognisable

Hercules Falling

‘Hercules Falling’ review: Dar Salim is phenomenal as a troubled war veteran in powerful Danish drama

Christian Bonke’s drawn-from-real-life drama was named Best First Feature at Tallinn

Mailin

‘Mailin’ review: Lyrical Argentinian doc explores the nature of memory in the aftermath of abuse

Maria Silvia Esteve’s visceral second feature makes its bow in IDFA competition

Past Future Continuous

‘Past Future Continuous’ review: IDFA Envision winner is poignant, formally daring family portrait

Directors Firouzeh Khosrovani and Morteza Ahmadvand explore the link between a US-based woman and her parents in Tehran

Three Goodbyes

‘Three Goodbyes’ review: Alba Rohrwacher impresses at heart of Isabel Coixet’s warm drama

The Spanish director’s latest plays Tallinn after its Toronto premiere

My First Love

‘My First Love’ review: A disabled student fights prejudice in fierce Norwegian debut

Director Mari Storstein draws from her own experiences for this powerful Tallinn premiere

A Fox Under A Pink Moon

‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon’ review: Strong Afghan migrant doc blends phone footage and animation

Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei’s IDFA competition title follows a young Afghan artist attempting to journey to Europe

Emergency Exit

‘Emergency Exit’ review: Surrealist Spanish comedy is fitting swansong for star Marisa Paredes

The late Paredes is one of several passengers embarking on a magical mystery tour for director Lluis Minarro

Silent Flood

‘Silent Flood’ review: Lyrical portrait of a religious community in Ukraine is new angle on conflict

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s thoughtful docmentary plays IDFA competition

The Good Daughter

‘The Good Daughter’ review: Impressive, balanced Spanish drama gives child’s eye view of domestic violence

The second feature from Screen Spanish Star Of Tomorrow Julia De Paz bows in Tallinn’s official competition

Amilcar

‘Amilcar’ review: Impressionistic study of Guinea-Bissau-born poet and revolutionary Amilcar Cabral

IDFA premiere uses archive footage and Cabral’s personal writings to paint a compelling portrait

LifeLike

‘LifeLike’ review: Uneven Turkish terminal illness drama makes inventive use of virtual reality

The third feature from Ali Vatansever makes its debut in Tallinn Black Nights

Flood

‘Flood’ review: Impactful exploration of family and faith is exec produced by Laura Poitras

Debut director Katy Scoggin’s emotional study of her relationship with her fundamentalist father now plays IDFA

Father

‘Father’ review: Slovak filmmaker Tereza Nvotova presents a bold, powerful portrait of paternal guilt

Milan Ondrik gives a raw performance in Slovakia’s official Oscar submission, which now plays Tallinn

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‘The Prince Of Nanawa’ review: Rich, rewarding doc follows a Paraguayan boy from adolescence to adulthood

Clarisa Navas’s fascinating feature plays IDFA following its Visions du Reel Grand Jury prize win

18 Holes To Paradise

‘18 Holes To Paradise’ review: Savage Portuguese satire sees a home threatened by fire and feud

João Nuno Pinto’s elegant third feature about a bickering family in southern Portugal premieres in Tallinn

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