Where Do We Go Now? – review

This cross-cultural feelgood film is machine-tooled to raise smiles, but leaves you feeling a little queasy, writes Catherine Shoard

Planet of Snail – review

This study of how a couple in South Korea cope with disability is inspiring and saddening in equal measure, writes Catherine Shoard

Silent Souls – review

Funeral practices among the Meryan ethnic group in Russia leave Peter Bradshaw in quasi-necrophile rapture

The new Indian cinema: sex, crime and censorship

The London Indian film festival showcases the controversial new movies that are winning international acclaim but offending the establishment by exposing hypocrisies at home

Requiem for a Killer – review

Jérôme Le Gris's thriller pays tribute to Hitchcock but has little of the Master's sophistication, writes Philip French

Kosmos – review

Reha Erdem's enigmatic political allegory about the conflict between Turks and Armenians has rich echoes of Polanski, writes Philip French

A Royal Affair – review

This excellent drama set in the Danish royal court of the 1770s makes a great companion to the likes of Amadeus and The Madness of King George, writes Philip French

Polisse – review

Maïwenn's drama about French child protection services is an excellent if harrowing piece of cinéma vérité, writes Philip French

Arirang – review

Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk's re-enactment of his own nervous breakdown will exasperate and infuriate, writes Peter Bradshaw

Mads Mikkelsen: the blockbuster villain with leading-man ambitions

From Bond villain to mythical monster bait, Mads Mikkelsen knows his place on the Hollywood roll call. But with his arthouse career booming, he's ready for the big time, he tells Henry Barnes