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The Icelandic film Godland was premiered at the Film Festival in Cannes and was very well received. The audience gave a standing ovation and the end of the premiere and critics have given the film their best scores to date.

Spanish streaming service Filmin has acquired Lars von Trier’s “The...

Utopia will be releasing the Iranian serial killer thriller Holy Spider in North America, while Mubi distributes it in other territories.

Lamb Review: Noomi Rapace Adopts a Uniquely Strange Baby in Striking Motherhood Horror Lamb Review: Noomi Rapace Adopts a Uniquely Strange Baby in Striking Motherhood Horror A slow-burn contemporary folk horror that beds a ludicrous central twist so deep in damp Icelandic austerity you can almost believe it. Jessica Kiang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Running time: 106 MIN. Splicing the dark heart of a folk-horror movie into the fluffy body of a rural Icelandic relationship drama yields un...

The Worst Person in the World Review: Joachim Triers Wry, Piercing Study of Millennial Unrest The Worst Person in the World Review: Joachim Triers Wry, Piercing Study of Millennial Unrest A young woman cycles through major life decisions - and indecisions - in the Norwegian directors best film since Oslo, August 31st. Guy Lodge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Director: Joachim Trier With: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørneby, Vidar Sandem...

Children of the Enemy Review: Fighting for the Children of ISIS Fighters Children of the Enemy Review: Fighting for the Children of ISIS Fighters A grandfathers tense, tireless efforts to rescue his seven grandchildren from the camp theyve been in since their ISIS-loyal parents died. Jessica Kiang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Running time: Running time: 95 MIN. Courtesy of CPH:DOX Whenever we see them, the seven contested children at the heart of Gorki Glaser-Müller’s taut, highly emot...

film profile], a documentary triptych on the changing face of conflict in an increasingly technocratic world. Zooming in on topics from the digital realms of coding and silicon to the physical and psychological front lines, directors David Herdies and Georg Götmark have crafted a provocative meditation on the ways in which Western nations portray the narratives of war, which ultimately poses the question: who, if not everyone, is complicit? (The article continues below - Commercial inform...

MUBI Buys Sundance Movie Pleasure, About L.A. Porn Business, For Major European Markets (EXCLUSIVE) Manori Ravindran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Global distributor, producer and streamer MUBI has snapped up major European markets for hot Sundance title “Pleasure,” which delves into the world of the porn industry in Los Angeles. The service has acquired all rights to the provocative film in the U.K., Ireland, Italy and Turkey. Directed by Ninja Thyberg, the film recently received its ...

A24 Picks Up Ninja Thyberg’s ‘Pleasure’ About Los Angeles Porn Industry Sundance 2021: Distributor will release an uncensored version alongside an R-rated version later this yearBrian Welk | February 8, 2021 @ 12:00 PM Last Updated: February 8, 2021 @ 12:46 PM Courtesy of Sundance Institute A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to “Pleasure,” Ninja Thyberg’s film about the pornography and adult entertainment industry in Los Angeles that was a selection of Cannes 2020 and ma...