Titles in Genre Immigrant Experience
ALIYAH
Winner - Audience Award (Screenplay) - Angers Film Festival
"A subtly effective drama-cum-thriller from budding auteur Elie Wajeman!"
- Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
"Beautifully conceived and executed!"
- Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily
"Cleverly cinematic! [An] intimate and dexterous debut feature."
- Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety
AMADOR
Official Selection - Istanbul Film Festival
"Well crafted & thoughtful! Successfully blend[s] black comedy, lyricism & social critique."
- Jonathan Holland, Variety
"An absolute gem of a film! Keep an eye out for Amador - it is not to be missed."
- Digital Kebab
ARRANGED
Official Selection - SXSW Film Festival
"The simple sweetness of this heartfelt effort arrives as both endearing and culturally provocative."
- Toddy Burton, The Austin Chronicle
CHOKING MAN
Winner - Best Film Not Playing at a Theatre Near You - Gotham Awards
"Choking Man is everything an independent film should be" -- Steven Soderbergh
"Delightful" -- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
DRIFTERS
"Wang Xioashuai's follow-up to his fest hit Beijing Bicycle is another stern, compelling story of modern proletariat life as seen through the eyes of China's Seventh Generation filmmakers."
--Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly
FOREIGN LETTERS
"A perfect film about two immigrants coming together to deal with culture shock."
- Jeff in Seattle (Our Favorite Customer Reviewer)
FRAULEIN
Winner - Best Film - Sarajevo Film Festival
"A remarkably affecting work that doesn't go for easy sentiment."
- Jay Weissberg, Variety
FREE MEN
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Both subtle and magnetic...Tahar Rahim [is] one of France's finest young actors...[FREE MEN] contributes a worthy and interesting chapter to the tradition of World War II dramas."
- A. O. Scott, The New York Times
"A testament to Rahim's screen presence...Free Men proves that the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him charisma the Franco-Algerian actor displayed in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was no fluke."
- David Fear, Time Out New York
HOP
"Hop is an admirable and technically adept effort for Standaert, whose genuine compassionate for the plight of his characters and gentle humor pervade the film's well-intentioned soul."
--Acquarello, Strictly Film School
HOSPITALITE
Official Selection - Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival
"Brilliant storytelling...undeniable artistry!"
- Chris Cabin, Slant
"A marvelous tension between a prim comedy of manners and unbridled slapstick."
- Ronnie Scheib, Variety
ILLEGAL
Official Selection - London Film Festival
"[A] fascinating study of perseverance in the face of subhuman treatment."
- Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety
INCH'ALLAH DIMANCHE
Winner - Audience Award - Bordeaux Int'l Festival of Women in Cinema
"A topnotch central perf by the attractive and convincing Fejria Deliba combines with well-observed details that bring the tricky assimilation of a generation of immigrants to life."
- Lisa Nesselson, Variety






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