‘This Is Not a Film’: the movie smuggled out of Iran inside a cake
A powerful statement in more ways than one.
World Cinema
‘Piagol’: the Korean movie banned for violating national security laws
An easy way to attain instant notoriety.
‘Who Killed Captain Alex?’: the heart-warming tale of how Uganda made the cheapest movie ever
Imagination has no budgetary restrictions.
Is ‘The White Ribbon’ the most disturbing children’s story of all time?
Best not show it to the young ones, though.
Spiritual successors: Five modern movies to watch after your obsession with Italian neorealism
Films inspired by a seminal era.
‘L’Age d’Or’: Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali’s banned surrealist sex comedy
The two provocateurs were up to their old tricks.
‘Offside’: the sports movie banned from being shown in its own country
A widely-acclaimed drama hidden from view.
Kim Rossi Stuart: The legendary actor who turned down Hollywood
Heading Stateside wasn’t part of the plan.