Monster review – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s hydra of modern morals and manners
Japanese director Kore-eda offers a deliberately dense but ultimately hopeful examination of how to negotiate family dysfunction with intelligence and humanity
Johnny Depp on comeback trail in Cannes amid criticism of festival organisers
With protesters banned, the premiere of Depp’s first film in three years saw him receive a seven-minute standing ovation – but opponents argue he is being given a free pass
Tiger Stripes review – coming-of-age body horror releases the monster inside
Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu’s debut about a young girl discovering the truth behind her rebellious nature bristles with supernatural energy thanks to a tremendous young cast
Jeanne du Barry review – entertaining spectacle with Johnny Depp’s purring and peculiar royal dandy
Louis XV’s infatuation with a sexy, smart courtesan played by Maïwenn – who also writes and directs – is a preposterous confection with preening Depp’s king overshadowing her story
Under the Fig Trees review – beguiling battle of the sexes in Tunisian fields
Largely improvised, Erige Sehiri’s film packs argument, gossip, romance and social criticism into a busy day of fruit picking
Plan 75 review – Japanese euthanasia drama grapples with tough questions
Japan’s over-75s are offered a painless death in exchange for a modest payment in Chie Hayakawa’s slow-burning film
The Eight Mountains review – a movie with air in its lungs and love in its heart
A meditation on our capacity for love shapes this sweeping story of two friends, torn apart by family and life’s journeys but bound by something deeper
Plan 75 review – life is terminated at 75 in melancholy anti-euthanasia drama
To combat an ageing population, a future Japan passes a law to pay older citizens to sign up for an easeful death, in this weird and poignant film
Pamfir review – gripping Ukrainian crime thriller
A reformed smuggler takes one last trip across the Romanian border in Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s bold debut
Harka review – unflinching Tunisian drama
A gasoline seller with dreams of a better life is driven to despair in Lotfy Nathan’s powerful film inspired by real events
The Blue Caftan review – finely crafted Moroccan love story
The secret of a tailor’s homosexuality is woven into his married life in Maryam Touzani’s gently observed drama
Return to Seoul review – Park Ji-min lights up mesmerising tale of identity and alienation
An adopted woman travels from France to South Korea in search of her roots in Davy Chou’s star-making second film
Return to Seoul review – absorbing and emotional Korean drama about adoption
In a terrific acting debut, Park Ji-min visits the country of her birth and decides on a whim to seek out her biological parents – with gripping consequences
Born to Fly review – Chinese Top Gun puts tech propaganda in the frontline
In lieu of any real plot, the film centres on political pep talks and jingoism, making it more foreign policy document than flyboy blockbuster
Love According to Dalva review – disturbing but delicately handled French tale of parental abuse
In Emmanuelle Nicot’s assured directorial debut, a young girl struggles to make a new life after being rescued from her predatory father