Browsing Category 'Europe'

Snabba Cash (Easy Money) 2010 Sweden

Stockholm is home to three men involved in various parts of the criminal underworld. Two are lifelong criminals, the other a poor but bright finance student aspiring to raise his status in life. A drug shipment coming to town that unsettles the criminal power base. The dream of a big score entangles the three.

Freetime Machos 2009 Sweden

4/10 A documentary about male bonding in Finland, steam rooms, a blowup mascot, piss poor rugby and lots of gratuitous slow motion sport shots.  This is all you really need to know about this film.  If made more like a comedy, this would have at least fit the tone of how poorly these men play [...]

Intouchables 2011 France

8/10 It seems like the French have a knack for making great films about disabled people. Like 2007′s The Diving Bell and Butterfly, Intouchables is also about a paralyzed man but takes a lighter approach to the situation.  It’s both serious, funny and affirming all around. François Cluzet plays privileged Parisian, Phillipe.  His great wealth [...]

Attack The Block 2011 England

When aliens invade South London, the only thing between them and world domination is a gang of thugs. They live in the government social housing otherwise known as council housing or as the kids refer to it: The block.

Finisterrae 2010 Spain

It’s amazing what a sheet with 2 dark holes can do. Imagine what 2 sheets can do! Finisterrae is an abstract visual feast about a pair of ghosts, that is devoid of a plot but is absolutely captivating. Set to an eclectic collection of tunes, it’s an enthralling 80 minutes.

Les poupées russes (Russian Dolls) 2005 France

Set five years after L’Auberge Espagnole where Parisian transfer student Xavier discovered himself, this sequel reunites the EU cast. The gang is nearing their 30s and life has only got more complicated since their Barcelona university days. Xavier is a writer of varying success, his luck with love is no different, he’s still looking for true love.

Sintel 2010 Netherlands

Sintel is alone in a large city. Barely getting by on rotting discarded food, she finds friendship with an injured baby dragon. She names it Scales and nurses it back to health. When Scales is taken by an adult dragon, Sintel embarks on a long and dangerous quest to rescue her friend.

Astrópía 2007 Iceland

Beautiful Hildur is a woman of leisure. When her car dealership owing boyfriend is arrested, she finds herself without a home or funds to continue her lavish lifestyle. She gets a job at the Astropia Comic book store selling role playing games. It’s a clash of two worlds.

New Kids Turbo Director’s Kut! 2010 Netherlands

The economic crisis has hit the Netherlands hard, especially for the New Kids from Masskantje. When they lose their unemployment benefits, they in turn refused to pay for anything. Their civil disobedience is captured by a local newsman, starting a local movement to not pay for anything. The authorities try to respond with escalating force but the boys respond with increased levels of idiocy.

Der Räuber (The Robber) 2010 Austria

Johann Rettenberger was sent to prison for attempted armed robbery. Quiet, to the point of being antisocial, he spends his entire sentence training to run marathons. Upon his release he pursues his two passions: Running and robbing banks.

Les petits mouchoirs (Little White Lies) 2010 France

Ludo is the life of the party, but when he’s involved in a crippling accident. It has his close friends wondering if they should break off their yearly vacation together. These are people that have shared their lives and know each other’s secrets. It’s those still buried secrets that unravel.

Embargo 2010 Portugal

Nuno has placed all hope in a foot scanning machine to provide for a better life for his family. On the way to a big sales pitch, he loses control of his car and spends the day unconscious in a field. Upon waking he finds he can’t get out of his car. He’s not paralyzed as he can still operate the foot controls, but he physically can’t get out of the car. What’s stopping him?