Dubai International Film Festival has added fifteen films under Cinema of the World, wrapping up the category. The films will show between December 7-14.
Inversion, by Iranian filmmaker Behman Behzadi, is about Niloofar, a 30-something year old who is forced to accompany her sick mother who must evacuate Iran’s polluted capital for her health.
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki, by Finnish director Juno Kuosmanen, follows famed Finnish boxer Olli Maki who is after the world championship title in featherweight boxing when love complicates things.
Free Fire, by British director Ben Wheatley, follows two gangs who meet in a deserted warehouse and find themselves in the middle of a shoot-out.
White Sun, by Nepalese director Deepak Rauniyar, is a political drama about an anti-regime partisan Chandra who attempts to reintegrate into his small village after his father dies.
Certain Women, by Kelly Reichardt, is a film that explores the ways in which independent women attempt to understand the world around them.
The Road to Mandalay, by Taiwanese director Midi Z, tracks two illegal immigrants who travel together on a tumultuous journey to Bangkok.
Neruda, by Pablo Larraín, the director behind Jackie, combines fantasy with reality to tell the story of acclaimed Chilean poet-politician Pablo Neruda.
The Bleeder, by Canadian director Philippe Falardeau, tells the true-life story of New Jersey boxer Chuck Wepner, who has a high threshold for pain.
The Founder, by American director John Lee Hancock, also tells a true story: how Ray Kroc built a small-scale burger operation that became McDonald’s.
The Woman Who Left, by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, won a Golden Lion prize at Venice Film Festival. It centres around a woman who is released from prison after 30 years of doing time for a crime she did not commit to find her country has changed.
Your Name, by Japanese director Makoto Shinkai, is an animated sci-fi film about time-travelling, body-switching teenaged romance.
Lady of the Lake, by Indian director Haobam Paban Kumar, is inspired by a government action in 2011 which forced villagers out of their homes.
Frantz, by French filmmaker Francois Ozon, is set in the aftermath of the First World War. A woman meets and gets close to a mysterious man while laying flowers on her fiance Frantz’s grave — until she finds the shocking truth of how the man knew Frantz.
On The Milky Road, by Serbian director Emir Kusturica, follows an unusual couple, brought together by fate, who find themselves in the midst of dangerous adventures.
Pyromaniac, by Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjærg, paints an intimate portrait of a young, ruthless arsonist spreading fear across a small, rural community.
Diff film ticket packages — and registration for professionals — are now available: 10 tickets for Dh275, 25 for Dh550, and a red carpet package with seven gala tickets for Dh500 at diff.ae.
