Breaking Surface is a 2020 Swedish-Norwegian survival drama film directed by Joachim Hedén. It portrays what is both an emotional and a physical ordeal of two half-sisters during a diving trip in winter. They must rely on one another and on endurance and love to get through a winter diving trip crisis. Visually, the film […]
Directed by Park Chan-wook, Thirst is a South Korean film released in 2009. Park Chan-wook is known for his fearless film making and story telling. This film is thoughtful and allegorical. This film captures the metamorphosis, both emotional and physical, of a man of faith, but not in the sense of a conventional religious transformation.
Introduction Trust is an American drama film from 2021 directed by Brian DeCubellis and scripted by Kristen Lazarian, K.S. Bruce, and DeCubellis. The film was loosely inspired by Lazarian’s stage play Push. It targets the delicate nature of relationships and the ways distance, ambition, and betrayal may affect and fracture them. The film takes place
Introduction In 2023, Patrik Eklund directed the film The Conference (Konferensen), based on the novel by Mats Strandberg. Although the film was initially placed in the thriller-horror category, it is, to the extent that it transcends the external elements, a satire on bureaucracy, workplace culture, and group behavior. More fundamentally, it is about the behaviors
Introduction The Ages of Lulu (Las edades de Lulú) is a Spanish drama released in 1990 and directed by Bigas Luna. This film adapted a novel by Almudena Grandes of the same name released in 1989 and became internationally recognized due to its approach to issues of identity, emotional, and personal discovery. It portrays a
Introduction & Background Released in 2023, Sewu Dino, or “a thousand days,” is an Indonesian supernatural film. It was directed by Kimo Stamboel, produced by Manoj Punjabi, and based on a viral thread by SimpleMan. It blends folklore, ritual, and mystery into a seamless, engrossing experience. Sewu Dino captures the audience’s attention in Indonesia and
Introduction ‘Swingers Sex Party’ is a contemporary drama comedy that focuses. like the title suggests on the exposed areas of questioning core human partnerships of vulnerabilities emotionally and the effect relationships complex. The film is set in the relaxed confines of a social gathering. It is about the adult systems of relationships. It includes the
The 8th Night is a South Korean supernatural mystery film released in 2021. Directed and written by Kim Tae-hyung, the film is a composite of mythology and prophecy, spiritualism, and the modern-day. The film is set within the context of Buddhist folklore and wisdom and seeks to understand the fine line that separates the natural
Introduction Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg directed the 2022 Danish film Loving Adults. As a psychological drama, the film marries suspense with the intricacies of a failing marriage, noting the absence of trust, the imposition of control, and the use of secrets stratagem. The film highlights the entangled emotions of two people who loved each other and the
Introduction Set to be released in 2023, Kandahar is an American action thriller with Ric Roman Waugh as the director and Mitchell LaFortune as the writer. Waugh is known for working with actor Gerard Butler, and here Waugh delivers a narrative that is suspenseful, focusing on covert operations, personal loyalty, and the predicaments of those
