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Film Festivals 2007

Bamako (2006)

6.8/10
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Starring: Danny Glover, Aissa Maiga, Tiecoura Traore

An audacious blend of documentary and dramatic segments from filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako, this indictment of global economic policy towards Africa... Read more

Bella (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Starring: Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Eduardo Verastegui, Ali Landry

After an accident puts an end to his career as a professional athlete, an international soccer star is forced to take work at his brother's Mexican re... Read more

Black Book (2006)

7.8/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Sebastian Koch, Carice Van Houten, Thom Hoffman, Derek De Lint

Director Paul Verhoeven covered everything in Hollywood from erotic thrillers to science fiction films, but the return to his native country (and lang... Read more

Blindsight (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Lucy Walker
Starring: Sabriye Tenberken, Erik Weihenmayer

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, this inspiring documentary follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out... Read more

Brand Upon the Brain! (2006)

7.4/10
Director: Guy Maddin
Starring: Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, (narrated by)

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin again channels some of the most bizarre cinematic ideas ever realized with this imaginary account of his childhood. Told... Read more

Catch A Fire (2006)

6.7/10
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithemb...

Tells the story of freedom fighter and political prisoner Patrick Chamusso who became politicised in the 1980s when he was falsely accused of bombing... Read more

Climates (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Internationally acclaimed writer-director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's sublime follow-up to his Cannes multi-award winner 'Distant'. Beautifully drawn and meti... Read more

Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

7.9/10
Director: Billy Corben

Billy Corben's blood-soaked documentary traces the transformation of Miami from sleepy '70s retirement town to the United State's drug and murder capi... Read more

Control (2007)

7.7/10
Director: Anton Corbijn
Starring: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell

Globally renowned photographer and image-maker to superstar bands like Depeche Mode and U2, Anton Corbijn brings us his first feature film. It tells t... Read more

Conversations With My Gardener (2007)

7.1/10
Director: Jean Becker
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Fanny Cottencon, Hiam Abbass, Alexis Bar...

An artist moves to the country and strikes up an unlikely friendship with the gardener - a man he knew as a child many years before. As the men talk t... Read more