Shānhé gùrén (or) Mountains May Depart (Chinese, 2015)
Mountains May Depart is an epic story that is relatable to everyone caught in the middle of a rapidly growing nation. It highlights how the quest for material wealth leads to emotional poverty.
Montevideo, vidimo se! (or) See You in Montevideo (Serbian, 2014)
A cleverly portrayed and enacted sports drama encompassing upsets, romance, tyranny and unity - ‘See you in Montevideo’ has it all – a spellbinding tour through the emotions and fanaticism surrounding the world of soccer, regarding people for whom soccer is the world!
Miruthan (Tamil, 2016)
Once the excitement over seeing zombies in Tamil movies subsides after the first few minutes, Miruthan battles to stay on top as it gets dragged around mercilessly by poor treatment to the subject and cannot be rescued by good work from the other departments before it turns mediocre!
Miekkailija (or) The Fencer (Estonian, 2015)
The Fencer is successful in engaging the audience not because of the sport being played but due to the way it positions sport as a healer, a confidence-builder and essentially as a tool to empower the diffident.
Morqaye (or) Moor (Urdu, 2015)
Moor brings to film the tale of a crumbling family that is confused whether to wholly embrace the traditional past or immerse into the immoral future. While the thought behind the knot is laudable the overall execution leaves us befuddled in spite of some stirring music & breath-taking cinematography.
Hrútar (or) Rams (Icelandic, 2015)
Rams is one of those heartwarming human dramas that applies to so many nations across the world. Its typical deadpan Scandinavian humor along with some spectacular widescreen camera work make it an experience to cherish.
La Niña De Fuego (or) Magical Girl (Spanish, 2014)
Magical Girl is one of those films that slowly pulls you into the plot only to let you hanging as it stumbles horribly in the third act.
Sethupathi (Tamil, 2016)
The biggest strength of Sethupathi is that it is an intelligent cop thriller which is never an assault on our senses. Even when the script necessarily plays to the gallery, it does so with a charming ease bucking the trend that is associated with cop thrillers.
Deadpool (English, 2016)
The unapologetic nature of the treatment makes Deadpool succeed in its endeavour of wanting to look like a ‘cool’ super hero flick but what gets lost amidst all the fun is an undercurrent of a serious relationship which gets established well only not to be capitalized on better later
Creepy (Japanese, 2016)
An engaging suspense thriller, with its typical twists and turns, embellished by strong performances and supported by brilliant camerawork. Creepy will definitely give you the creeps.