Perspectives

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

Jan Gebert’s When the War Comes (Až přijde válka, 2018)

Jan Gebert’s film documents the synchronous radicalization and normalization of a Slovak right-wing militia.

This film offers a look behind the flashy and effortless facade of gymnastics.

Matuszyński’s debut feature paints unfamiliar fantasies in Poland's years of westernization.

This film about a post-Socialist folk hero is overwhelmed by the miscellaneous facets of its subject matter.

This look at teenage angst suffers from a superficial engagement with its narrative underpinnings.

A director and a journalist explore the domestic periphery of Capitalism in this Czech documentary.

A family must find a way of saving their newlywed son who is kidnapped along with his wife in this Kabardo-Jewish drama.

This Hungarian feature tries to make debates about the refugee crisis emotionally accessible.

Kasia Rosłaniec's experimental feature depicts the life of an imaginary writer of the "Selfie" generation through 2-minute sequences.

Hanna Slak returns to two tragic events in the history of 20th century Europe.