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

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.

What Can Oleg Sentsov Die For?

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Maria Kuvshinova
Maria Kuvshinova reflects on the bar set by Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov for measuring dignity. Sentsov recently went on a hunger strike demanding the release of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia, where he himself is serving a 20-year sentence.

Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not (2018)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
In her experimental and personal feature that won her the main award at the 2018 Berlinale, Adina Pintilie meditates on the theme of intimacy.

Nicolas Wagnières’ Hotel Jugoslavija (2017)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
Hotel Jugoslavija charts the concomitant rise and fall of the eponymous building in Belgrade and the country from which it takes its name.
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