Set in Gaza in 2007, Once Upon a Time in Gaza is a complex genre-bending drama from the Nasser brothers that blurs the line between reality and cinema. Mixing noir, Western, and political satire, it follows the lives of Palestinians lived under the zionist blockade, where love and loyalty coexist with occupation and concept of martyrdom.
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Cannes 2025 Review: “Nino”
Pauline Loques’ Nino unfolds in a compressed stretch of time, yet feels expansive in the weight and emotions it carries. The film follows a young man whose life is suddenly redirected by a serious medical diagnosis, depicting it through an educational, emotional yet unsentimental angle. Loques keeps the camera close to her character, allowing us to read shifts in breath, posture, and glance. The pace is quick in terms of events, but the emotional register is slow and deliberate, leaving space for the viewer to absorb the weight of the narrative.
Cannes 2025 Review: “Love Me Tender”
Anna Cazenave Cambet’s Love Me Tender is a radical portrait of the extent to which one’s attempt to free herself from heteronormativity is punished by society. Drawn from Clémentine Autain’s autobiography, it holds onto long stretches of the source text, letting the film’s voice stay personal, reflective, and grounded in lived detail. Vicky Krieps empowers the masterfully written screenplay with a transformative, unshowy performance that registers every shift in power and loss.
Cannes 2025 Review: “Reedland”
Reedland by Sven Bresser depicts contemporary rural Dutch life, where daily farming rituals collide with global pressures, family bonds, resulting in moral unease. Through striking imagery and evocative sound design, the film explores how tradition, isolation, and disruption shape the life of a solitary farmer in the reed fields.
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