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9:06
Slovenia, 2009, 71 min.
A coolly elegant one-man police procedural slowly develops into a beguiling psychological mystery in this genre-bender that raises more questions than it answers. Winner of nine Slovenian film awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.... more
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Aftershock
China, 2010, 128 min.
Combining stunning special effects with potent family drama this heartrending depiction of the impact of the massive 1976 earthquake that killed more than 240,000 in Tangshan, China uses the disaster to set up the story of a family torn apart--and the 40 years it takes them to reconnect. Winner, Bes... more
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Carancho
Argentina, 2010, 107 min.
With crisp, tight editing, this lean and suspenseful thriller featuring Ricardo Darin (The Secret In Their Eyes) takes us through accident sites, hospital wards, and seedy interior settings that would be perfectly in place in a Hollywood noir. Carancho is the latest example of director Trapero’s tra... more
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Confessions
Japan, 2010, 107 min.
A mystery-cum-revenge thriller that is both psychologically and viscerally confrontational, Nakashima’s haunting film focuses on a schoolteacher who unleashes a series of vengeful actions after discovering that her deceased toddler was actually murdered by two of her 13-year-old students… Not for th... more
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Dossier K
Belgium, 2009, 116 min.
Bustling Antwerp and backwoods Albania serve as the twin stages of tragedy in Dossier K, a hard-hitting crime thriller that reunites the buddy cops from the internationally acclaimed The Alzheimer Case (PSIFF 2004). This intense revenge story will leave audiences on the edge of their seats.... more
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The Double Hour
Italy, 2009, 95 min.
A psychological thriller with fascinating story structure. Sonia meets Guido at a speed dating event; they click, fall in love and become a couple--until a surprising violent event interferes. A thrilling latter day film noir.
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Dusk
Netherlands, 2010, 89 min.
Loosely inspired by a crime that sent shockwaves through the Netherlands, Dusk offers a haunting search to discover why 15-year-old Jessie is murdered by her closest friends. A story of jealousy, insecurity and peer pressure gradually unfolds in an overlapping, a-chronological structure.... more
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Essential Killing
Poland, 2009, 83 min.
A Taliban member living in Afghanistan is taken captive by the Americans after killing three American soldiers. He is transferred to Europe for interrogation but escapes from his captors. Becoming a fugitive on a continent he does not know. Winner, Best Actor, Special Jury Prize and Youth Jury Prize... more
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Everything Will Be Fine
Denmark, 2010, 90 min.
In this clever psychological thriller, an obsessive screenwriter’s life and imagination twist into a labyrinthine trap that threatens to destroy all that he holds dear.... more
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Garbo: The Spy
Spain, 2009, 89 min.
A fascinating account of an extraordinary Spanish double agent who helped change the course of history during WWII. The peak of “Garbo”’s career came in 1944, when he succeeded in diverting German defense forces to Calais while the Allied landings were taking place in Normandy. After this, he retire... more
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The Housemaid
South Korea, 2010, 106 min.
When rich businessman Hoon decides to exercise his droit to seigneur over naïve housemaid Eun-yi, the other female inhabitants of his lavish mansion do not take it well in this unashamedly erotic remake of a classic suspense title.... more
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If I want to Whistle, I Whistle
Romania, 2010, 94 min.
An 18-year-old about to be released from a juvenile detention center is pushed over the edge when his deadbeat mom reappears with plans to take his beloved younger brother to Italy. Winner, Silver Bear, Berlin Film Festival; Best Romanian Film, Transylvania Film Festival.... more
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Illegal
Belgium, 2010, 95 min.
Tania, a former French teacher from Russia working as an off-the-books cleaner in Belgium, is stopped for a routine check by the police, then arrested and detained. Her constant fear of deportation and heartless treatment epitomize the difficulties illegal immigrants face in Western democracies.... more
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Little Murder
USA, 2010, 98 min.
A moody, atmospheric detective thriller with a supernatural twist, Little Murder is set in post-Katrina New Orleans, as a disgraced cop is assigned to routine surveillance on a potential suspect in a recent string of bizarre murders terrorizing the city.... more
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The Man From Nowhere
South Korea, 2010, 119 min.
Korea’s 2010 box office champion, this dynamic thriller transforms local heartthrob Won Bin (Mother) into an action hero. It’s a fast-paced, blood-soaked tale about a mystery man who gets caught up in a gang war while trying to protect a child. The breathless, often violent action is not for the fai... more
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Outrage
Japan, 2010, 109 min.
When the head of the leading Sanmo-kai Yakuza clan learns that one of his lieutenants has made an alliance with a rival drug-dealing mob, retribution is swift and brutal. More stylish mayhem in a welcome (albeit violent) return to form from Japanese master Taskeshi Kitano. Not for the faint-hearted.... more
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Pulsar
Belgium, 2010, 94 min.
A sound driven, slow-burn thriller about love, paranoia and radiowaves in which two lovers are separated by an ocean of communication devices. Set in Brussels, the cozy, rather casual atmosphere glides almost imperceptibly towards fantastic territory. Winner, Critics’ Prize, Hamburg Film Festival.
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The Whistleblower
Canada, 2010, 112 min.
Based on a true story, this tough-minded and unsparing conspiracy thriller follows an American cop (Weisz) to Bosnia, where her job as a peacekeeper leads her to uncover a ring of human traffickers that includes fellow U.N. workers.... more
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