Perspectives
The latest in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European cinema.

Aurel Klimt’s Laika (Lajka, 2017)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Moritz Pfeifer
Aurel Klimt gives the story of Laika, the dog that was sent to outer space in 1957, a utopian spin.

Roman Bondarchuk’s Volcano (Vulkan, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Colette de Castro
In his debut fiction feature, Roman Bondarchuk returns to the chaos of the current political situation in Ukraine.

Ivan I. Tverdovsky’s Jumpman (Podbrosy, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Colette de Castro
Tverdovsky's follow-up to his recent features is another story of outcasts.

Vitaly Mansky’s Putin’s Witnesses (Svideteli Putina, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Moritz Pfeifer
Vitaly Mansky rails against the passive bystanders of history, including himself, in this behind-the-scenes look at Putin's ascent to power.

Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Moritz Pfeifer
Radu Jude explores Romania’s complicity in the destruction of European Jews in his daring and intelligent film.

Kirill Serebrennikov’s Summer (Leto, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Daniil Lebedev
Kirill Serebrennikov transcends the antagonisms dominating Russia in his summer movie set in the Soviet 1980s rock scene.

Sonja Prosenc’s History of Love (Zgodovina ljubezni, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Colette de Castro
Sonja Prosenc is back at Karlovy Vary with a disappointing follow-up to her dreamy debut The Tree.

Sergei Loznitsa’s Donbass (2018)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
In his latest film, Loznitsa dwells on the cacophony and chaos of the Donbass region.

Stephan Komandarev’s Directions (Posoki, 2017)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
It is literally night on earth in this cab-set feature from Bulgaria.

Daniel Sandu’s One Step Behind the Seraphim (Un pas în urma serafimilor, 2017)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
In this debut feature, a group of teenagers enter a seminary in 1990s Romania.
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