Bouchra is the debut feature from directors Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki. The film follows Bouchra, a jackal, as she navigates her tumultuous relationship with her mother and the conflict between her queer identity and her family’s traditional beliefs.
Bouchra (2025)
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‘The Last Resort’, ‘Calle Malaga’, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Among Göteborg Film Festival 2026 Winners
(courtesy Göteborg Film Festival) The Last Resort directed by Maria Sødahl has won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at the 2026 Göteborg Film Festival.
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‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘With Hasan in Gaza’ Top Film Comment’s Best Films of 2025
One Battle After Another, With Hasan in Gaza Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has topped Film Comment’s annual end-of-year critics’ top films released in 2025 list, followed by Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent.
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‘Sirât’ ‘One Golden Summer’ Win Awards at 61st Chicago International Film Festival
Sirât by Oliver Laxe Spain’s Oscar submission, Sirât, directed by Oliver Laxe, has won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.
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Kevin Shaw’s One Golden Summer Headlines Opening Night of Chicago Film Festival
One Golden Summer (Chicago Tribune TCA) The 61st Chicago International Film Festival will open with World Premiere of Kevin Shaw’s documentary One Golden Summer, the true story behind Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League team’s heartbreaking fall from grace and the subsequent road to redemption, as told by the players themselves.