After Lucia
Mexico, 2012, 102 min.
Emotionally vulnerable after the death of her mother in a car crash, Alejandra makes a drunken mistake, allowing herself to be filmed making out. Ashamed, she tries to ensure her father doesn’t find out the extent of the vicious bullying she endures at school. Winner, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film... more

Allez, Eddy!
Belgium, 2012, 97 min.
A heartwarming, brightly stylized, comic coming-of-age tale about 11-year-old cycling whiz Freddy and the arrival of the first supermarket in his small Belgian village. Change brings disruption, but also opportunity.... more

Amour
Austria, 2012, 127 min.
Michael Haneke confronts the hardest questions about love and death in this tender, compassionate but devastating film about a husband (Jean-Louis Trintignant) coping with the terminal decline of his beloved wife (Emmanuelle Riva). Winner, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival.... more

The Angels’ Share
United Kingdom, 2012, 101 min.
From acclaimed director Ken Loach comes a spirited crime caper that follows a gang of misfits who hatch a scheme to steal the world's most expensive whisky. A heart-warming ode to the importance of human friendship and forgiveness – and the “water of life”. Winner: Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Fe... more

Any Day Now
USA, 2012, 97 min.
Alan Cumming gives a brilliant performance as Rudy Donatello, a star attraction at an LA drag bar in the 70s who “adopts” an abandoned child with Down Syndrome with the help of his DA lover, Paul (Garret Dillahunt). Multiple Audience Award winner. Audience Awards: Tribeca, Chicago, Seattle Film Fest... more

Barbara
Germany, 2012, 105 min.
A suspenseful, enigmatic, rigorously controlled film from leading German filmmaker Christian Petzold, focussed on the arrival of an inscrutable, evidently sophisticated Berlin doctor (Nina Hoss) in a provincial hospital in Cold War East Germany. Winner, Best Director, Berlin Film Festival... more

Beauty
Argentina, 2012, 83 min.
An intimate and poetic evocation of the experience of a young girl from an indigenous tribe in northern Argentina working as a maid in a middle class home. Seggariao’s subtle, haunting debut has been compared to the work of Terrence Malick.... more

Beware of Mr. Baker
USA, 2012, 92 min.
If you loved this year’s doc breakout Searching for Sugar Man, then you will not want to miss Mr. Baker, a darker, but equally fascinating, journey into the soul of a musical genius, the legendary rock-n-roll/jazz drummer Ginger Baker.... more

Beyond the Hills
Romania, 2012, 152 min.
Powerful, weighty drama about faith and love from the director of 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days. Atheist Alina arrives to stay with her childhood friend in a monastery, to the dismay of the priest. Winner: Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival... more

Beyond the Walls
Belgium, 2012, 98 min.
David Lambert’s pitch-perfect Brussels-set romance between piano player Paulo (Matila Malliarakis) and bass player Ilir (Guillaume Gouix) follows in the footsteps of Ira Sachs’s Keep the Lights On in pushing the boundaries of contemporary gay cinema.... more

Blancanieves
Spain, 2012, 96 min.
In this spectacular silent movie-style adaptation of Snow White, the daughter of a famous bullfighter is mistreated by her wicked stepmother. When she runs away and joins a band of dwarfs, her natural bullfighting talent is discovered, but her stepmother plots to bring her down.... more

Bound by Flesh
USA, 2012, 95 min.
Riveting documentary about Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who enjoyed and endured a rollercoaster show-business career in the first half of the twentieth century – including a stage act with the young Bob Hope. They also appeared in Tod Browning’s legendary horror film Freaks.... more

Breakaway
Philippines, 2012, 88 min.
This powerful drama is all about the love of a father for his young son and his heart-wrenching desperation when the child is lost to human traffickers in the backstreets of Manila.... more

Buta
Azerbaijan, 2012, 98 min.
A seven-year-old boy living in a mountain village dreams of creating a mountaintop “buta” (a symbol meaning “love”) sculpture out of stones. Ilgar Najaf’s simple and elegant tale illustrates how art, love and life are inextricably intertwined.... more

Bwakaw
Philippines, 2012, 110 min.
One of the year’s most charming surprises, this life-affirming comic drama stars veteran Filipino superstar Eddie Garcia as Rene, an elderly, hilariously cantankerous gay man coming out of his shell late in life. Winner: Audience Choice, Best Actor, Cinemalaya.... more