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.