Tori and Lokita review – urgent, moving drama of young migrants in peril
Joely Mbundu and Pablo Schils are remarkable as two young west African migrants in Belgium, fighting for survival in the Dardenne brothers’ latest Cannes-feted release
Brilliant and radical, Chantal Akerman deserves to top Sight and Sound’s greatest films poll
It’s high time a woman won Sight and Sound’s all-time vote, and Jeanne Dielman’s ascension to the No 1 spot is exhilarating
Fanny and Alexander review – Ingmar Bergman’s dark fusion of Shakespeare and Dickens
In a three-hour, 40th anniversary rerelease, this Swedish family saga unfolds with emotional power, wonder and brilliant acting
Out of This World review – art and misogyny collide in murderous obsession
The psychotic male with a poetic side is an old saw, but director Marc Fouchard brings some original and freshly disturbing touches to it
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? review – a Georgian World Cup winner
Alexandre Koberidze’s beguiling tale of love at first sight plays out against the backdrop of the 2018 Russian tournament
Casque d’Or review – Jacques Becker’s gripping tragic drama of Parisian lowlife
Simone Signoret stars in a dark tale of love in the belle époque underworld that is a unmissable classic with a pitilessly grim finale
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? review – existential meet-cute is a magical mystery
A couple’s rendezvous plans are turned upside down by a strange curse in Alexandre Koberidze’s exasperating yet likable fantasy-romance
Clara Sola review – an emotional awakening in Costa Rica
A new arrival changes the life of a reclusive woman in a rural community in this atmospheric drama
Clara Sola review – miraculous drama of burgeoning sexuality and divine grace
Wendy Chinchilla Araya makes a tremendous debut as a neglected woman with learning difficulties who is believed to have spiritual powers – and who falls for a handsome local boy
Rise (En Corps) review – a ballerina’s dramatic comeback from devastating injury
Marion Barbeau, a Paris Opera ballerina making her acting debut, is terrific as an injured performer who finds strength in a contemporary dance company
The Box review – Mexican teen’s search for missing father attains tragic status
Hatzín Navarrete makes an impressive debut as a boy searching for the truth about his parent in a hostile world
Return to Dust review – paean to the simple life
A bullied woman finds contentment in her marriage to a peasant in a quietly affecting portrait of rural life in China
Hilma review – handsome biopic about mystic Swedish artist
Lasse Hallström explores the tumultuous life of Hilma af Klimt, now recognised as a pioneer of abstract art
Kunle Afolayan on Aníkúlápó : ‘I said this movie would be bigger than Game of Thrones’
The Nigerian director explains how his film has become a huge Netflix hit and why he doesn’t care it’s been overlooked for an Oscar
The Gravedigger’s Wife review – powerful Djiboutian fable about family bonds
Tough times come all at once for a man and his wife in Finnish-Somali director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s spare, affecting film