Julian Janssen

Venice 2022 Review: ‘Blanquita’

A young woman returns to the shelter she had lived in for fourteen years, to make a confession about her experiences with two prominent figures. This unleashes a great media spectacle around the dark activities prominent figures engage in. However, in this socio-political drama, nothing is quite like it seems.

Berlinale 2022 ‘Cette Maison’ Review: Reimagining Reality

Director Miryam Charles confronts a traumatic situation in this dreamlike retelling of past, present and future.

Berlinale 2022 ‘Return to Dust’ Review: Purest Romance Film in Years

Chinese writer-director Li Ruijun presents a romance about two lost souls finding their purpose together in a film that’s destined to become a modern classic.

Berlinale 2022 ‘Convenience Store’ Review: Astonishingly Shot Modern Slavery Drama

Convenience Store presents a bleak look at the difficult lives of Kazakh and Uzbek immigrants who are forced to perform illegal labor in Russia.

Berlin 2022 ‘Everything Will Be OK’ Review: Or Will It?

Two years after premiering his documentary ‘Irradiated’, Rithy Panh is back in Berlin to present another work that reflects on human atrocities and is bound to be just as divisive.

Berlin 2022 ‘Robe of Gems’ Review: Unfocused, Yet Unique Cartel Drama

Mexican director Natalia López Gallardo presents an interesting, yet slightly unfocused narrative about women, cartels and privilege in her directorial debut..