Perspectives

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

Miroslav Janek’s Normal Autistic Film (Normální autistický film, 2016)

This documentary by Miroslav Janek tries its best to normalize autism, and succeeds - for the most part.

In spite of its lighthearted style, Attila Till's action-comedy stays true to its bold ambitions.

Petr Oukropec blends magical realism with a flashy sports theme in his unripe coming-of-age film.

Colette de Castro reviews Cristian Mungiu's latest film.

In Mungiu's Graduation, a middle-aged doctor sees no future for his daughter in Romania.

Salomé Jashi reflects on the role of local media from the perspective of a small community in rural Georgia.

Tomasz Wasilewski's United States of Love intertwines the stories of four women during the post-'89 transitional period.

Tormented city teenager Sangaile spends the summer at her wealthy parents’ estate in the countryside, where she discovers her sexual awakening.

Nemes’ Son of Saul is a sobering portrayal of one man’s final search for atonement in the living nightmare of World War II.

The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and His Son is an overdue take on the sense of collective guilt related to the Yugoslav wars.