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

Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War (Zimna wojna, 2018)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Daniil Lebedev
The latest Pawlikowski film revolves around the theme of “love as risky business”.

Roman Bondarchuk’s Ukrainian Sheriffs (2015)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Daniel Fuller
Two men have been deputized by the Mayor to maintain some semblance of order in the Ukrainian village of Stara Zburjivka.

Vadym Ilkov’s My Father is My Mother’s Brother (Tato – mamyn brat, 2018)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Jack Page
Underground artist and musician Tolik spends his days juggling a routine of painting, song writing and caring for his niece Katya.

Anja Kofmel’s Chris the Swiss (2018)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Alice Heneghan
Illustrator Anja Kofmel paints a subjective portrait of her journalist-turned-soldier cousin Christian Würtenberg, who died during the Yugoslav wars.

Elmar Imanov’s End of Season (Ende der Saison, 2019)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Rohan Crickmar
Imanov’s screenplay (co-written with Anar Imanov) is a scathing rally against sentimentalism.

Simona Kostova’s Thirty (Dreissig, 2018) & Ena Sendijarević’s Take Me Somewhere Nice (2019)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Rohan Crickmar
Two female filmmakers with Balkan background work around the edges of their own biographies.

Nariné Mkrtchyan and Arsen Azatyan’s About Him or How He Did Not Fear the Bear (Nra masin kam te inchpes na chvakhetsav arjits, 2019)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
This Armenian feature about a recent massacre is weighed down by its lack of context.

Diana Vidrașcu’s Silence of the Sirens (Le silence des Sirènes, 2019)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
This loose adaptation of Kafka's eponymous short story is a playful, and often provocative exercise in cinematic genres.

Igor Bezinović’s Cartolina de Momjan (2018)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Alice Heneghan
This Croatian short blows a breath of the Adriatic sea across the screen.

Marjan Alčevski’s Success (Uspjeh, 2019-)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Alice Heneghan
A cover up is at the forefront of this new Balkan-produced HBO series.
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