Expanding upon our Hot Property series which spotlights a film deserving special attention—and immediate distribution—we humbly launch the FILM COMMENT Hot 25. These are our top picks among films that do not have a theatrical distributor in the U.S. The selection will be updated regularly as new films come onto our radar, and we’ll also note when films do get picked up. The rest is up to you—especially if you happen to work for a distributor...
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1. Story of My Death / Alberto Serra, Spain |
2. A Thousand Suns (Mille soleils) / Mati Diop, France |
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3. Our Sunhi / Hong Sang-soo, South Korea / Hong Sang-soo, South Korea |
4. Nobody's Daughter Haewon / Hong Sang-soo, South Korea |
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5. Club Sandwich / Fernando Eimbcke, Mexico / Fernando Eimbcke, Mexico |
6. Abuse of Weakness / Catherine Breillat, France |
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7. Hard to Be a God / Aleksei Guerman, Russia |
8. Real / Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan |
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9. Return to Homs / Talal Derki, Syria/Germany |
10. Suzanne / Katell Quillévéré, France |
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11. Fish & Cat / Shahram Mokri, Iran |
12. Tonnerre / Guillaume Brac, France |
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13. Miss and The Doctors (Tirez La Langue, Mademoiselle) / Axelle Ropert, France |
14. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Ana Lily Amirpour, U.S. |
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15. God Help the Girl / Stuart Murdoch, U.K. |
16. La última película / Raya Martin & Mark Peranson, Canada/Denmark/Mexico/Philippines |
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17. Love Is the Perfect Crime / Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu, France/Switzerland |
18. Mouton / Gilles Deroo & Marianne Pistone, France |
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19. We Come as Friends / Hubert Sauper, France/Austria |
20. History of Fear / Benjamín Naishtat, Argentina/Uruguay/France/Germany |
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21. Grand Central / Rebecca Zlotowski, France/Austria |
22. El futuro / Luis Lopez Carrasco, Spain |
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23. Quod Erat Demonstrandum / Andrei Gruzsniczki, Romania |
24. My Name Is Hmmm... / agnès b, France |
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25. Age of Panic (La Bataille de Solférino) / Justine Triet |
Honorable Mentions:
The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears; A Castle in Italy; Bloody Beans; Salvation Army