Days of Grace – review

Everardo Gout's ambitious debut revolves around three violent incidents set during three World Cups, writes Philip French

Days of Grace – review

When the football World Cup is on, Mexico's criminals and cops suspend hostilities – ordinarily. By Peter Bradshaw

Viramundo – review

Peter Bradshaw reviews a documentary that follows Brazilian music's elder statesman Gilberto Gil to meet indigenous peoples

Wadjda – review

A girl's longing for a bike illuminates the lives of Saudi women in the country's first feature film directed by a woman, writes Philip French

Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up

Ginger Baker comes across as largely charmless in Beware of Mr Baker, which is what makes it such a compelling documentary, writes Mark Kermode

Easy Money – review

Double-crossing and muddied morality are rife in a relentless Swedish crime thriller brought to the UK by fan Martin Scorsese, writes Philip French

The Deep – review

Philip French enjoys a downbeat reconstruction of an Icelandic boating tragedy

Chronicle of a Summer

Philip French's classic DVD: Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin's experiment in cinéma vérité offers up an intriguing snapshot of 1960 Paris

Blancanieves – review

A young woman is adopted by bullfighters in this charming cross between Snow White and Carmen, writes Philip French

Play – review

A portrait of the tensions between black and white teenagers in Gothenburg leaves Philip French feeling uneasy

Les Invisibles – review

The gay rights movement in France as experienced by its (now-elderly) footsoldiers is here given a respectful account, writes Xan Brooks