Berlin 2024
‘Who by Fire’ Review: A Visit to the Country Turns Epically Sour in Philippe Lesage’s Powerful Ensemble Drama
The third feature from the Quebecois director of 'Genesis' and 'The Demons' premiered in Berlin’s Generation 14plus section, where it received the international jury prize.
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‘The Strangers’ Case’ Review: Omar Sy in an Intense Refugee Drama That Preaches a Bit More Than It Practices
The 'Lupin' star headlines the feature debut of producer and activist Brandt Andersen, who adapted the story from his prizewinning short 'Refugee.'
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‘Gloria!’ Review: An All-Female Orchestra at the Turn of the 19th Century Does It for Themselves in Fluffy Italian Debut
Margherita Vicario's film centers around women musicians at a Church-run establishment in early-1800s Italy.
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‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger’ Review: Martin Scorsese Lends a Personal Perspective to an Engaging Testament of Movie Love
Narrated by the 'Killers of the Flower Moon' director, David Hinton’s doc delves into the filmmaking duo’s body of work and their creative ups and downs.
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‘Sons’ Review: Sidse Babett Knudsen Is Remarkable as an Avenging Corrections Officer in a Plausibility-Challenged Drama
The Berlin competition entry is the latest from Danish 'The Guilty' director Gustav Moller.
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Who Will Win Berlin’s Golden Bear?
The awards ceremony for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival kicks off Saturday night, where this year’s jury, headed by 12 Years a Slave and Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o, will hand out the coveted Gold and Silver Bears. Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s Iranian drama My Favourite Cake is being given good odds for […]
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‘A Traveler’s Needs’ Review: Isabelle Huppert Reteams With Hong Sang-soo for Another Wispy, Wistful Drama
Competing for the main prize in Berlin, the film is the French star's third collaboration with the South Korean auteur.
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‘Who Do I Belong To’ Review: A Brooding and Overwrought Drama About Radical Islam
Director Meryam Joobeur, whose 2020 short 'Brotherhood' was nominated for an Oscar, unveiled her first feature in competition at the Berlinale.
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‘Spaceman’ Review: Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan Navigate Marriage Across the Universe in Absorbing but Trite Netflix Sci-Fi
Isabella Rossellini and Kunal Nayyar also appear in Johan Renck’s film of the Jaroslav Kalfur novel ‘Spaceman of Bohemia,’ featuring Paul Dano as the voice of an alien arachnid.
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‘Langue Étrangère’ Review: A Tough and Tender Romance Between Two Teen Girls Finding Each Other in Translation
The third feature by writer-director Claire Burger ('Real Love') co-stars Nina Hoss and Chiara Mastroianni as mothers of 17-year-olds on opposite sides of the French-German border.
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‘No Other Land’ Review: A Sobering Doc Chronicles Violent Evictions of Palestinians in the West Bank
A collective of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers helm a project about the Israeli government's attempts to expel Palestinians in Masafer Yatta.
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‘Pepe’ Review: A Footnote in the Pablo Escobar Saga Is Dreamily Reimagined as a Hippo’s Reflections on Life and Death
Dominican director Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias weaves together documentary and fiction as a megaherbivore looks back on being a stranger in a strange land.
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