Most Watched 2022

In the spirit of Linklater's Before trilogy and with DIY attitude, the Greek film of the year follows two people on a magically melancholic journey. Awards in Thessaloniki and a triumph at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards for the directorial debut of comic book creator Giorgos Goussis. — Elena is traveling with no destination and unexpectedly boards the ship to Kefalonia. Antonis, who is on the same ship, is heading to the island's cemetery to bury his aunt's ossuary. When his car breaks down, Elena offers to take him to a hotel and then again the next day to the cemetery, where they are told they can't keep the box for bureaucratic reasons. Having enjoyed each other's company, they decide to continue roaming around the island looking for a good place to bury the box. — Golden Alexander | Thessaloniki Film Festival | 2021 FIPRESCI Award | Thessaloniki Film Festival | 2021 Greek National Television Award | Thessaloniki Film Festival | 2021 Best Film | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | 2022 Best Actress (Elena Topalidou) | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | 2022

Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan) in collaboration with Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) redefine the romantic comedy in a fresh and erotic black and white portrait of youth in Paris, based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel. — Paris, 13th District today – an area also known as “Les Olympiades” because of its eight tallest towers are named after cities that have hosted the Olympic Games. Emilie meets Camille, who is attracted to Nora, who crosses the path of Amber. Three girls and a boy redefine what modern love is. — Soundtrack Award | Cannes Film Festival | 2021

If the Safdie brothers - creators of the film “Uncut Gems” - directed a Dardenne movie. An electrified social drama about a day full of surprises, in a class treaty that in the end seems impossible to win. With an amazing performance by Laure Calamy of “Call My Agent”. — Living outside Paris, Julie struggles to raise her two children, when she manages to book an interview for the job she always wanted. On the day, though, she is faced with a general strike that has paralyzed all transport. She’s gonna have to fight against time and keep the fragile balance she has obtained. — Best Director Award - Orizzonti | Venice Film Festival | 2021 Best Actress Award (Laure Calamy) - Orizzonti | Venice Film Festival | 2021

A small country town, a group of locals and two foreigners, a cafe and a bar, a run-down motel, a few cars and a heavy dose of toxic masculinity are enough to compose a modern film noir in the Greek countryside. Starring Dimitris Lalos and Aris Servetalis. — Thanasis is unable to repay his debt to Stelios. When he learns that Apostolis is in the same position, he suggests they ally to achieve a better deal. And while he finds others willing to follow him, two young petty criminals arrive in town to intimidate those who owe money to the loan shark. — Audience Award | Thessaloniki Film Festival | 2021 Iris Award for Best Suppoting Actor (Aris Servetalis) | Hellenic Film Academy | 2022

Philip Barantini and Stephen Graham, of "Adolescence" fame, collaborated in this real-time thriller, impressively structured as an elaborate one-shot and more realistic than any cooking reality show ever. A real Kitchen Nightmare. — A restaurant chef is faced with the most stressful night of his life and everything is ready to collapse at any moment, with himself first and foremost. Will he be able to cope with another night of crushing pressure? — Official Selection | Karlovy Vary Film Festival | 2021 Best Cinematography | British Independent Film Awards | 2021

Originally drawing from the cinema of Yannis Economides, Fokion Bogris soon develops his story by following his own unique path, and provides us with one of the finest samples of fresh Greek cinema, with noir references and remarkable realism in the depiction of his world. — Vaggelis, a remnant of the rave generation, gets by selling weed. He would like a steady job with no risks. Petros, a thug from the southern suburbs. He wants respect and a family. Katerina, unwittingly, brings them under the same roof. — Best Supporting Actor Award (Stathis Stamoulakatos) | Hellenic Film Academy | 2021

Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes director is back, and in a completely different mood. Hilarious black humor, twists and complications, in a mansion where memories of a glorious past thrive, while the results of a chronic decadence lurk. — A star from cinema’s golden era, an elderly actor, a clever screenwriter and a sneaky director, live an unusual life, all together in a mansion. When a young couple arrives, aiming to convince the actress to sell the house, the group will have to join forces to stop them. — Best Actress Award (Graciela Borges) | Film Academy of Argentina | 2019

What would you write in a letter to your better half, to prevent the end of your love story? And how long would it take you to write it? The exceptional Grégory Montel (Call My Agent) brings heart and tension to a romantic dramedy like the ones only the French know how to make. — After a drunken night, Jonas spontaneously decides to visit his ex, Léa, with whom he’s still in love. Despite the passion between them, Léa rejects him. Feeling disappointed, Jonas enters the cafe across the street to write her a letter, ignoring his obligations and causing the owner’s curiosity. And the day has just started…

Cesc Gay ("Truman") adapts his delightful play for the big screen and sets the table of a civilised dinner party with all the neuroses and agonies of modern couples, in a funny and sexy way. — Julio and Ana are a couple that mostly just fights. One night, Ana decides to invite their upstairs neighbours, Salva and Lora, despite the fact Julio doesn't like them for multiple reasons, one of them being the fact they are often very loud when they have sex. As the night progresses, many secrets for the two couples will come to surface. — Best Supporting Actor Award (Alberto San Juan) | Goya Awards | 2021

Absolutely current, absolutely modern and absolutely meta, this biting social satire by Romanian Radu Jude, which triumphed in Berlin and took home the Golden Bear, is the first great cinematic depiction of the Covid-19 era. — A couple films its own amateur porn tape, but when that leaks to the internet, its star tries to secure her position at the school where she works, while the fabric of society is being disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. — Golden Bear | Berlin Film Festival | 2020 Official Selection | San Sebastián International Film Festival

Aka “Parasite” set in Peru. Families that are so proper they seem to have popped right out of a telenovela, hit some hard times and debase themselves in the eyes of their staff, in this biting social satire about class inequalities in the small Latin American country. — Two sisters work as house keepers in neighboring houses owned by upper class Peruvian families. They are both considered to be part of the family, or so it seems. On a day when the city is rocked by violent protests, a birthday party brings the two families together and a well-kept secret comes to life, upheaving the fake world they’ve been living in.

The film that Stanley Kubrick described as the scariest he ever saw, haunted a whole generation of viewers at the end of the 80s, with zero effects, exaggerations or metaphysical loans, just based on a shocking disappearance story and a finale engraved in the memory of those who have watched it. — Rex and Saskia, a couple in love, are on vacation. During their trip they make a stop at a busy service station, where Saskia vanishes and a search adventure begins for Rex. He looks for her everywhere, until one day three years later, he receives a card from someone that knows what happened to his wife. — Best Supporting Actress | European Film Awards | 1988

Love knows no age nor political conflicts in this unexpected romantic comedy from Palestine that embraces us from the very first moment with its sweet melancholy, tenderness and humour. — Gaza, today. A 65-year-old fisherman, secretly in love with a melancholy widow, accidentally catches an ancient Greek statue of Apollo and his life takes an unexpectedly surreal turn. — NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film | Toronto International Film Festival | 2020 Best Screenplay | Valladolid International Film Festival | 2020 Best Film | Valladolid International Film Festival | 2020

La Belle Époque meets “Westworld” and the spirit of Charlie Kaufman. When and where would you travel if you could? Would you spend a night in the palace as Marie Antoinette? Would you go for a drink with Ernest Hemingway? Daniel Auteuil travels to the past to relive the moment that changed his life. — The quiet life of 60-year-old Victor is turned upside down the day young Antoine offers him a unique, innovative form of entertainment. Thanks to a combination of theatrical tricks and historical reenactment, Antoine’s company offers its clients the opportunity to travel back to any time period they choose. Victor chooses to go back to Lyon in 1974 and relive the most unforgettable week of his life: when he met his one true love 40 years in the past… Can he still feel the same way? — Best Production Design | César Awards | 2020 Best Supporting Actress (Fanny Ardant) | César Awards | 2020 Best Original Screenplay | César Awards | 2020 Directors to Watch | Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2020

Palestinian Mohamed Diab’s Venice Prize-winning film is a sensitive exploration of the microcosm of division and xenophobia that exists in modern Palestine, and a compelling portrait of a strong woman and an entire country in limbo. — Amira, a 17-year-old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down. — Official Selection - Orizzonti | Venice Film Festival | 2021

Between tradition and a future with no connection to people and places, Berlin Festival’s fair Golden Bear takes a tender look at an era that seems to be getting lost, under the pressure of a controversial development. Directed by the wonderfully nostalgic "Summer 1993"’s Carla Simon. — The life of a family of peach farmers changes radically when the new owner of their land decides to sell the fields to install photovoltaics. For the first time, their future is thrown into uncertainty and the relationships between them are torn apart as they risk losing much more than their arable land. — Golden Bear | Berlin Film Festival | 2022

How would you manage your life if someone told you it had to stand still for 2 years? Nobel-winning author Harry Martinson’s poem is turned into a modern and impressively timely (although filmed before the pandemic) existential science fiction film. — A spaceship transporting people from Earth to Mars, full of amenities for its voracious consumer passengers, goes off course causing a temporary disruption in everyone's lives. Managing the disruption will force them to reflect on their existence and their place in the universe. — Official Selection | Toronto Film Festival | 2018 Cineuropa Award | Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2018 Best Actress (Emelie Garbers) | Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2018