Headhunters – review

Norwegian noir could be the new Swedish suspense – but not if this schlocky Jo Nesbø adaptation sets the tone, writes Paul MacInnes

A Gang Story – review

We could have done with the abridged version of French gangster Edmond "Mamon" Vidal's criminal career, writes Henry Barnes

A Cat in Paris – review

This is a whimsical childlike fable of a little girl and her clever cat that swiftly turns into a cops and robbers yarn, writes Andrew Pulver

North Sea Texas – review

This beautiful-looking film about fledging gay love on the Belgian coast drifts by placidly, writes Henry Barnes

Le Havre – review

Aki Kaurismäki is as offbeat as always, but this immigration-themed film gives him a new heartfelt urgency

This Must Be the Place – review

Sean Penn discovers his sense of humour as a retired goth rocker reconnecting with his past – but director Paolo Sorrentino's road-movie takes a puzzling left-turn, writes Peter Bradshaw

Switch – review

This wrongful accusation thriller is somewhere between Hitchcockian and laughably preposterous

The Island President – review

Ex-Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed comes across in this documentary as a kind of climate-change Prospero, writes Peter Bradshaw

Bonsái – review

Christián Jiménez's second feature could be quirky but is instead a crisp, subtle drama on the life and loves of an aspiring writer, writes Phil Hoad

Babycall – review

Noomi Rapace is wasted in this muddled thriller which can't deliver on its what's-that-on-the-baby-alarm? premise, writes Peter Bradshaw

Corpo Celeste – review

This accomplished, naturalistic tale of a girl preparing for her confirmation in southern Italy feels autobiographical, writes Peter Bradshaw

This is Not a Film – review

Smuggled out of Iran inside a cake, Jafar Panahi's latest film is a remarkable addition to the literature of oppression, writes Philip French