A hard-hitting drama about police brutality and corruption in India that is essential viewing.
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Equus (1977)
Some extraordinary performances are on show in this contentious if compelling psychological drama about passions and desires at the crossroads of religion and sex.
High Life (2018)
Arthouse sci-fi galore in this superbly-crafted tale by Claire Denis on sexuality and mortality in deep space.
Brief Story from the Green Planet (2019)
Despite the already short runtime, this Berlin Teddy winner still manages to stretch itself too thin, even though its otherworldly-esque concept has potential.
Ma’ Rosa (2016)
Mendoza continues to be one of Southeast Asia’s most important cinematic voices in this raw, organic and deeply affecting film on the devastation of drug dealing on a family.
Service (2008)
A raw, sexually-explicit if eye-opening film from one of Southeast Asia’s rising filmmakers.
Tale of Tales (2015)
Three not-quite-interlocking tales bring us into a world of fantasy, fear and hope in this uneven but visually resplendent period film.
