Critics' Picks Competition

The newest currents in the art of film through the eyes of a film critic. For a demanding palate. Only world and international premieres.

Critics' Picks Competition Winner 2024: The Brothers Kitaura

Critics' Picks Competition Winner 2024: The Brothers Kitaura

Sigmund Freud would have loved this dark, hilarious Japanese comedy about father-killing.

Local title
Kriitikute valikud võistlusprogrammi võitja 2024: Vennad Kitaurad
Title in Russian
Critics' Picks Competition Winner 2024: Братья Китаура
Director
Masaki Tsujino
Country
Japan
Dreaming of Lions

Dreaming of Lions

A surreal, brilliant comedy about euthanasia with black humour, carried by a wonderful cast.

Local title
Lõvidest unistades
Title in Russian
Мечтая о львах
Director
Paolo Marinou-Blanco
Country
Portugal, Brazil, Spain
Fishgirl

Fishgirl

From Ecuador with love, we present a cinematic fairy tale that will blow you away.

Local title
Kalatüdruk
Title in Russian
Рыбка
Director
Javier Cutrona
Country
Ecuador
Hani

Hani

In the deep mountains, 14-year-old Hani plans to marry his 12-year-old bride Pushiha. But love fades.

Local title
Hani
Title in Russian
Хани
Director
Hou Dasheng
Country
Canada
I, the Song

I, the Song

A tale of Buddhist karma, doppelgangers and melancholic Dzongkha songs.

Local title
Mina olen laul
Title in Russian
Я, песнь
Director
Dechen Roder
Country
Bhutan, Norway, Italy, France
Jōhatsu

Jōhatsu

The Japanese phenomenon of deliberate disappearance in a chilling Lithuanian thriller.

Local title
Jōhatsu
Title in Russian
Дзёхацу
Director
Lina Lužytė, Nerijus Milerius
Country
Lithuania
Moor

Moor

Kazakh Rambo returns from war to take bloody revenge in this fiery action film by Yerzhanov.

Local title
Maur
Title in Russian
Мавр
Director
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Country
Kazakhstan, France
Nobody Likes Me

Nobody Likes Me

Lonely and explicit struggle for physical love without regrets, prejudices or instructions.

Local title
Keegi ei armasta mind
Title in Russian
Я никому не нравлюсь
Director
Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb
Country
Czechia, Slovakia, France
Streets of Glória

Streets of Glória

In the dark corners of Rio, a passionate affair with an escort turns into a dangerous obsession.

Local title
Glória tänavad
Title in Russian
Улицы Глориа
Director
Felipe Sholl
Country
Brazil
The Body

The Body

A missing body, a suspicious widower, a relentless inspector. What if the dead aren’t really dead?

Local title
Keha
Title in Russian
Тело
Director
Vincenzo Alfieri
Country
Italy
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