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Human Factors review – tense and unnerving break-in drama

The brilliant Sabine Timoteo stars as an ad exec in Germany whose husband agrees to work for an anti-immigration party

Nine Days in One Year review – enduringly powerful Soviet nuclear power drama

Mikhail Romm’s dense tale of love – for people and for country – has lost none of its cold war potency in the 60 years since it was first released

Nobody’s Hero review – French sex satire is unsatisfying, flavourless romp

This weird social satire has various themes which director Alain Guiraudie seems unable to take seriously and be funny about

The Passengers of the Night review – Charlotte Gainsbourg hurts and heals in 1980s Paris

The dramatic wattage of Mikhaël Hers’s film about a family upended by divorce might be low, but its positive attitude and teen antics have unshowy charm

Robe of Gems review – a startling and unsettling Mexican crime mystery

Natalia López Gallardo’s feature debut unfolds with a mix of woozy uncertainty and shock tactics that mirror the murky criminal dealings at its heart

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy review – a minor masterpiece from Japanese rising star

This triptych of stories from Drive My Car director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi build to a warmly humane study of chance and connectivity

Actor Noémie Merlant: ‘Women have been taught to see ourselves through other people’s desire’

The Portrait of a Lady on Fire star talks about her role in Jacques Audiard’s new dating drama, making a documentary about her own family, and the Hollywood actor who inspires her

Petrov’s Flu review – a febrile, deeply Russian head trip

Kirill Serebrennikov’s grimly fascinating drama has style and technical mastery in spades, but struggles under the weight of its own ambition

Both Sides of the Blade review – Claire Denis’ many-faced love story

Juliette Binoche completes an intriguing love triangle that highlights the incompatible emotions that coexist in an affair

Dark Glasses (Occhiali Neri) review – Dario Argento returns with baffling shocker

Memories of the director’s former glories fade fast in a wayward, weirdly plotted serial killer B-movie that fumbles its crescendos and is frequently preposterous

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy review – a triptych of light-touch philosophy

Ryusuke Hamaguchi brings a gentle warmth to this ingenious collection of three stories united by themes of fate and mystery

Ballad of a White Cow review – engrossing Iranian death penalty thriller

In a suspenseful film that quietly builds tension, a widow battles her in-laws after her husband is executed and meets a new man

Lingui: The Sacred Bonds review – powerful abortion drama from Chad

A single mother’s life has to navigate religious and legal strictures when her teenage daughter becomes pregnant

Jules et Jim review – Truffaut’s love triangle is a whirlwind masterpiece

The French New Wave classic chronicles the lives of two men and the dangerous object of their affections

Parallel Mothers review – Almodóvar delivers an emotional bundle of joy

Pedro Almodóvar’s poetic conviction and creative fluidity flow through this moving baby-swap drama about two single mothers and buried secrets from the Spanish civil war

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