Outstanding British Debut, BAFTA 2026

A powerful, poetic piece of cinema set in 1990s Nigeria, loosely based on director Akinola Davies Jr.‘s own experiences navigating Lagos with his father.

★★★★★ The Irish Times

Sound of Falling documents the lives of four girls linked to a farmhouse in Germany across the 20th Century and into the 21st; part ghost story, part intergenerational epic.

Best Actress Nominee, Oscars 2026
★★★★★ The Irish Times | RTÉ

A sharply funny and deeply resonant drama from filmmaker Mary Bronstein, anchored by a mesmerising performance from Rose Byrne.

★★★★ The Guardian

Cherien Dabis directs and stars alongside Saleh Bakri (Palestine 36, The Teacher) in this deeply moving multigenerational epic set in the Occupied West Bank.

Caméra d’Or & Audience Award, Cannes 2025

A poignant, bittersweet portrait of life in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, following a 9-year-old girl after she is chosen by lottery to bake the dictator a cake.

★★★★★ The Guardian | Irish Independent
Best Supporting Actor, César Awards 2026

A gripping adaptation of Albert Camus’ landmark novella about a detached young expatriate under trial for murder in French-colonised Algeria.

Palme d’Or Nominee, Cannes 2025
★★★★★ The Guardian

The latest film from the great Ukrainian director Sergei Loznita is a scalpel-precise tale of the horror of totalitarian bureaucracy in Stalin’s USSR.

Best Actor, Sundance 2025
★★★★½ The Irish Times

A stirring, whip-smart, wholly original dark-comedy about an unlikely bromance between two twins who have lost their other halves.

7 Wins incl. Best Actor, Venice 2025
★★★★½ The Irish Times

A sweeping exploration of love, duty, and personal freedom at the highest rungs of power, from Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino.