The Tree House review – voyage into Vietnamese inner space
Minh Quý Truong’s intriguing ethno-fictional movie essay takes the point of view of a future space traveller on a fascinating Vietnamese ethnic group
The Trial review – coolly observational view of Brazil’s crypto-coup
Maria August’s somewhat dry chronicle of Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is a reminder that democracy can sometimes be undermined from within the system
Casting review – film-set furore is a meta-salute to Fassbinder
A director fends off meddling execs and egotistical actors while remaking a German classic in this ensemble satire
Echo review – a mesmerising mosaic of Icelandic festivities
Universal themes are enlivened with local detail in this poignant, painterly compilation of 56 single-shot vignettes
Mortal review – angsty Norse gods leave you praying for the end
A troubled youngster learns to channel his superpowers in this by-the-numbers fantasy. But the scenery is great
Papicha review – repression and rebellion in war-torn Algeria
A fashion student kicks back against misogyny and religious extremism in Mounia Meddour’s ambitious directorial debut
#MeToo and pin badges: how Tomboy beat the odds at South Korea’s box office
Céline Sciamma’s 2011 sophomore effort has become an unlikely hit thanks to South Korea’s own feminist reckoning – and the clever use of merchandise
The Good Girls review – a high-class skewering of Mexican decadence
Ilse Salas is sublime as a moneyed idler whose white-picket world is plunged into chaos by the Mexican financial crisis
Coincoin and the Extra-Humans review – fuzz, sludge and lewd laughs
Bruno Dumont continues his reinvention as a master of farce with this semi-satirical tale of alien goo and buffoonish cops
Once There Was Brasília review – sci-fi odyssey into Brazil’s murky politics
An intergalactic refugee travels through time to modern-day Brazil in an eerie tale that has real-life corruption at its heart
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles review – animated odyssey
Film-maker Luis Buñuel’s surreal journey to a deprived region of Spain in the 30s is recreated in a gently engaging animation
The Portuguese Woman review – elegant, unworldly tale of courtly discontent
A 16th-century noblewoman awaits her husband’s return from war in a stately, highly wrought drama etched with refinement and intelligence
Dreambuilders review – blandly bright family animation
A young girl discovers she can infiltrate her snippy stepsister’s dreams in this unengaging adventure for kids
Landless review – Brazilian land-access doc doesn’t dig deep enough
A visually sharp film about the struggle of worker-activists against ruthless agribusiness fails to engage on the issues
In Her Hands review – all about the musical boy genius, again
A sulky young pianist is talent-spotted at a Paris station in this dull drama that is enlivened by Kristin Scott Thomas and the charismatic Karidja Touré