The Milk of Sorrow

The slums of Lima are the setting for an exploration of women's woe, writes Philip French

The Disappearance of Alice Creed; Revanche

Two outstanding thrillers recall Hitchcock and Hollywood films noirs, writes Philip French

This Peruvian lament examining how distress passes down the generations is subtle and wonderfully moving, says Catherine Shoard

A convoluted and somewhat over-elaborate Austrian film tackling revenge is saved by astute directing and good performances, writes Peter Bradshaw

Agnès Varda's French New Wave classic, about two hours in a young singer's evening, looks like a brilliant, pioneering film, says Peter Bradshaw

A sad, deeply felt film – part documentary, part fiction – about the radical changes taking place in China. By Peter Bradshaw

Three children are taught to fear the world by their deceitful father in a chiling movie that evokes the Josef Fritzl case, writes Philip French

A scarily ingrown family are at the heart of this brilliant Greek black comedy, with a hint of Michael Haneke

Flamboyant cult German director, belatedly appreciated

Ben Hopkins's second film set in Turkey is a satisfying fable, says Philip French

Lu Chuan's re-creation of the siege of Nanjing in 1938 is relentlessly horrific, says Philip French

Knockabout globalisation drama about a Turkish salesman by British director Ben Hopkins. By Catherine Shoard

Visceral dramatisation Chinese film about the Japanese attack on Nanking. By Cath Clarke

Debut director's much-praised French film about twins. By Peter Bradshaw