Zar Amir

Interview with Zar Amir

  Zar Amir, already awarded at the Cannes Film Festival for “Holy Spider,” returns with this daring project where collaboration between an Iranian and an

Festival du Film Féministe - The Feminist Film Festival 2025

The Feminist Film Festival 2025: Watch & Reflect

Five days of feminist cinema, bold stories, and collective energy in Les Lilas. Screenings, talks, premieres, workshops, roundtables, and a makers’ village: the Feminist Film Festival 2025 explores joy as a political force.

Films on October 7th

October 7, 2023: The Films That Bear Witness

On October 7, 2023, Israel faced a terrorist attack of historic proportions. In response, filmmakers — documentary and fiction — captured the horror, the grief, and the hope of those who lived through it. This article gathers the most important cinematic works created in the wake of the tragedy.

Muganga

Muganga, the one who heals, the one who fights

Muganga, the Fight of Denis Mukwege
There are films that change the way we see the world. Muganga, which means “the one who heals” in Swahili, is one of them.
Marie-Hélène Roux, a director who grew up in Gabon (like me, editor’s note), took ten years to bring this film to our screens. It was co-written with Jean-René Lemoine and inspired by the book Panzi written by Denis Mukwege and Guy-Bernard Cadière.
The struggle at Panzi Hospital, a refuge where Dr. Mukwege treats thousands of women victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Robert Redford

Robert Redford actor and mentor of independent cinema

At 89, Robert Redford leaves behind a towering cinematic legacy. More than a Hollywood icon, he was the heart of independent American cinema. Actor, director, producer, and founder of Sundance, Redford shaped generations of filmmakers through a career that blended artistic vision with social commitment.

Oui Nadav Lapid critique film 2025

Yes by Nadav Lapid

Presented at Cannes 2025, “Yes” by Nadav Lapid explores post-October 7 trauma with radical form and moral ambiguity. At once urgent and disconcerting, this is a film meant to provoke more than comfort.

Un simple accident critique A simple accident review

A simple accident: a permanent trauma

Winner of the 2025 Palme d’Or, A Simple Accident is a striking return from Jafar Panahi. This minimalist and emotionally charged thriller explores memory, trauma, and justice in an Iran haunted by repression. A film of doubt rather than certainty, and of moral tension rather than spectacle.

September 2025 Film Guide: Sorties cinéma septembre 2025

September 2025 film guide & festivals in France

September marks a cinematic turning point in France — from blockbuster horror to poetic dramas, restored classics and high-profile festivals like Deauville and FIFDA. Here’s our critical and curated selection of what to watch in theatres.

Streaming Series September 2025

Streaming Series September 2025: our choice

September 2025 is packed with premieres. From historical sagas to psychological thrillers and reinvented romances, platforms compete to capture our attention. From Netflix to Apple TV+, Disney+ to Prime Video, here is a sharp, critical selection of the most essential releases this month.

Arte Summer 2025

Arte Summer 2025: what to watch

From Cry Wolf to The Actor, from Cotillard’s boldest roles to Montreux Jazz Festival – ARTE’s Summer 2025 is bold, global, and political.
🎬 Read our full guide: films, series, documentaries, concerts and festivals not to miss on ARTE this August.
🌍 Streaming, live & replay

Mama Or Sinai interview

Mama by Or Sinai: Interview with the Director

“Mila isn’t just a caregiver — she’s a woman with desire, contradictions, and a world of her own. I wanted the camera to stay close to her, to let the audience feel everything from inside her skin. When I started writing Mama, I wasn’t interested in a story about migrant women — I wanted to tell a story with them, from their perspective.”
— Or Sinai, director of Mama

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