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There is a useful directness to The Rising Place, a drama shaped by Tom Rice with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Rising Place, Liam Aiken provides the anchor while Frances Fisher introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Rising Place opens from this situation: The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injustice and world war. Th

There is a useful directness to Missing Young Woman, a documentary shaped by Lourdes Portillo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Missing Young Woman, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Missing Young Woman opens from this situation: This gripping documentary investigates the disappearance of young women from assembly plants that line the Mexican Ameri

There is a useful directness to ABC Africa, a documentary shaped by Abbas Kiarostami with a firm understanding of its audience. In ABC Africa, Abbas Kiarostami provides the anchor while Seifollah Samadian introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, ABC Africa opens from this situation: Documentary account of the AIDS crisis in Uganda. The resulting its 1h 23m running time feels most convincing whenever ABC Africa trusts behaviour more than explanat

There is a useful directness to Trouble Every Day, a horror film shaped by Claire Denis with a firm understanding of its audience. In Trouble Every Day, Vincent Gallo provides the anchor while Tricia Vessey introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Trouble Every Day opens from this situation: Two American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them. The resulting its 1h 41m running time feels most convincing whenever Tr

There is a useful directness to Acts of Worship, a drama shaped by Rosemary Rodriguez with a firm understanding of its audience. In Acts of Worship, Ana Reeder provides the anchor while Michael Hyatt introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Acts of Worship opens from this situation: Alix is taken in by a photographer, Digna, who despite her friends' protests, tries to help Alix piece her life back together and overcome her addictions. The result

There is a useful directness to Je chanterai pour toi, a documentary shaped by Jacques Sarasin with a firm understanding of its audience. In Je chanterai pour toi, Haruna Barry provides the anchor while Dèmba Kane Niang introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Je chanterai pour toi opens from this situation: It is a love story told by a singer whose music takes us on a social, political and geographic voyage of Mali from 1960 to our days. The re

There is a useful directness to Take Care of My Cat, a drama shaped by Jae eun Jeong with a firm understanding of its audience. In Take Care of My Cat, Bae Doona provides the anchor while Lee Yo won introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Take Care of My Cat opens from this situation: In the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close while forging a life for themselves after high school. The resulting its 1h 52m running tim

There is a useful directness to Revolution #9, a thriller shaped by Tim McCann with a firm understanding of its audience. In Revolution #9, Michael Risley provides the anchor while Adrienne Shelly introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Revolution #9 opens from this situation: A handsome and successful young man's life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing when

There is a useful directness to Gasoline, a crime drama shaped by Monica Stambrini with a firm understanding of its audience. In Gasoline, Maya Sansa provides the anchor while Regina Orioli introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Gasoline opens from this situation: Mechanic Stella owns a gas station with introvert Lenni. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Gasoline trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ What

There is a useful directness to Smokers Only, a romance shaped by Verónica Chen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Smokers Only, Cecilia Bengolea provides the anchor while Leonardo Brzezicki introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Smokers Only opens from this situation: A suicidal woman and a male prostitute connect in an ATM station and begin a tenuous affair. The resulting its 1h 31m running time feels most convincing whenever Smok

There is a useful directness to Lansdown, a comedy shaped by Tom Zuber with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lansdown, Paul Shields provides the anchor while Jennifer Carlson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lansdown opens from this situation: In the first scene of this dark comedy, defense lawyer Jake Jorgenson learns of his wife's infidelity when he hears her orgasmic escapades on an audio tape made by a former client. The resu

There is a useful directness to Children Underground, a documentary shaped by Edet Belzberg with a firm understanding of its audience. In Children Underground, Cristina Ionescu provides the anchor while Mihai Alexandre Tudose introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Children Underground opens from this situation: A profile of homeless Romanian children who were born victims of the nation's reckless population growth policy during its communist e