Thriller/Spy/Crime

Viva Riva! is unique in both its gritty and frank depictions of the Congolese crime world and in its cinematic and technical beauty as a film originating from one of the poorest countries in the world.  Director Djo Munga's first feature tells the story of corrupt operator Riva looking to cash in on a secret stash of oil in the petrol-strapped city of Kinshasa.  Trouble looms for the protagonist as his previously spurned employer has military officers hot on his heels.

Bleak landscapes and bleaker prospects envelop the numbed and exploited citizenry of small town Siberia in nonconformist filmmaker Alexei Balabanov's take on 1990's Russia.  A veteran of the USSR's war in Afghanistan, Ivan Skryabin spends his time stoking the coals at the boiler house, while his former comrade-turned-crime boss feeds the fires with the bodies of his fallen enemies.  He casually accepts their fate without question, until an unexpected and familiar face arrives for incineration.   

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With characters and a storyline that could be straight from “The Maltese Falcon,” The Bengali Detective is a documentary that reads like a Kolkata noir. It will enchant, move, and surprise audiences. (Fox Searchlight has already nailed down remake rights.)

Truly embodying the spirit of independent filmmaking, and chosen for Sundance NEXT 2011 and SXSW, Bellflower is Evan Glodell’s feature debut.

The seedy underbelly of Antwerp's criminal world is exposed in this Flemish thriller from Jan Verheyen.  This stylish film is a start to finish joyride that follows Nazim Tahiri in his quest to avenge his father's death at the hands of the Albanian mafia. All the while the Belgian police are searching for a way to bring the syndicate to justice.  

Award winning Canadian filmmaker Ed Gass-Donnelly returns with a striking contemporary gothic tale of murder, redemption, and long-held secrets.

What might have been a delightful shot across the bow of domineering Hollywood studios, however, falls a bit short. - Hollywood Reporter

This hilarious mockumentary on the entertainment industry by Belgian writer/director Frédéric Sojcher takes a stiff-fingered jab at both Hollywood and the U.S. government at the same time probing European cinema’s forgotten past.