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Review | 50th TIFF | Frankenstein

Frankenstein (United States, 2025)Original title: FrankensteinDirector: Guillermo del ToroScreenplay: Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by Mary ShelleyMain cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia

Review| 50th TIFF | No Other Choice

No Other Choice (South Korea, 2025) Original title: Eojjeolsugaeopda (어쩔수가없다)Director: Park Chan-wookScreenplay: Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, and Jahye Lee, based on the book by Don

Review | 50th TIFF | Sirât

Sirât (Spain, France, Morocco, 2025) Original title: SirâtDirector: Óliver LaxeScreenplay: Óliver Laxe and Santiago FillolMain cast: Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Stefania Gadda, Jade Oukid,

Review | 50th TIFF | The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent (Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands, 2025)Original title: O Agente SecretoDirector: Kleber Mendonça FilhoScreenplay: Kleber Mendonça FilhoMain cast: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel

Review | 50th TIFF | Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value (Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and Denmark, 2025) Original title: AffeksjonsverdiDirector: Joachim TrierScreenplay: Joachim Trier and Eskil VogtMain cast: Renate Reinsve, Inga

Review | 50th TIFF | Wrong Husband

Wrong Husband (Canada, 2025)Original title: UiksaringitaraDirector: Zacharias KunukScreenplay: Zacharias Kunuk and Samuel Cohn-CousineauMain cast: Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Leah Panimera, Mark Taqqaugaq, and Emma QuassaRunning

Review | 50th TIFF | Modern Whore

Modern Whore (Canada, 2025)Original title: Modern WhoreDirector: Nicole BazuinScreenplay: Nicole Bazuin, Andrea WerhunMain cast: Andrea Werhun, Mylene Carino, Claudio Musso, Francesco De Francesco, Casey Fleming,

Review | 50th TIFF | Flana

Flana (Qatar, Iraq, France, 2025) Original title: FlanaDirector: Zahraa GhandourScreenplay: Zahraa GhandourRunning time: 85 min During this year’s Curitiba Film Festival, there was a joke

Review | 50º TIFF | Laundry

Laundry (Switzerland, South Africa, 2025) Original title: LaundryDirector: Zamo MkhwanaziScreenplay: Zamo MkhwanaziMain cast: Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe, Ntobeko Sishi, Bukamina Cebekhulu, Zekhethelo Zondi, Tracy SeptemberRunning time:

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Night Stage

Night Stage (Brasil, 2025) Original title: Ato NoturnoDirector: Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio ReolonScreenplay: Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio ReolonMain cast: Gabriel Faryas, Cirillo Luna, Henrique Barreira,

Review | 75ª Berlinale | The Message

The Message (Argentina, Spain and Uruguay, 2025) Original title: El MensajeDirector: Iván FundScreenplay: Martín Felipe Castagnet and Iván FundMain cast: Mara Bestelli, Anika Bootz and

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Mother’s Baby

Mother’s Baby (Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 2025) Original title: Mother’s BabyDirector: Johanna ModerScreenplay: Arne Kohlweyer and Johanna ModerMain cast: Marie Leuenberger, Hans Löw, Claes Bang,

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Timestamp

Timestamp (France, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Ukraine, 2025) Original title: Strichka ChasuDirector: Kateryna GornostaiScreenplay: Kateryna GornostaiRunning time: 125 minutes War is one of those realities that,

Review | 75ª Berlinale | The Safehouse

The Safehouse (Switzerland, Luxembourg and France, 2025) Original title: La CacheDirector: Lionel BaierScreenplay: Lionel Baier and Catherine Charrier, inspired in the work of Christophe BoltanskiMain

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Kontinental ’25

Kontinental ‘25 (Romania, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Brasil and United Kingdom, 2025) Original title: Kontinental ‘25Director: Radu JudeScreenplay: Radu JudeMain cast: Eszter Tompa, Annamária Biluska, Marius Damian,

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Blue Moon

Blue Moon (USA, 2025) Original title: Blue MoonDirector: Richard LinklaterScreenplay: Robert KaplowMain cast: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Simon Delaney, John Doran,

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Playtime

Playtime (Brasil, 2025) Original title: Hora do RecreioDirector: Lúcia MuratScreenplay: Lúcia MuratRunning time: 83 minutes Most of the work of director and screenwriter Lúcia Murat

Review | 75ª Berlinale | The Ice Tower

The Ice Tower (França, Alemanha e Itália, 2025) Original title: La Tour de GlaceDirector: Lucile HadžihalilovićScreenplay: Geoff Cox, Lucile Hadžihalilović and Alante KavaiteMain cast: Marion

Review | 75ª Berlinale | Ari

Ari (France, 2025) Original title: AriDirector: Léonor SerrailleScreenplay: Léonor SerrailleMain cast: Andranic Manet, Pascal Rénéric, Théo Delezenne, Ryad Ferrad, Eva Lallier, Lomane de Dietrich and

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