Prayers for the Stolen – extraordinary tale of fear and friendship in Mexican drug country
Tatiana Huezo’s haunting film captures the desperate lives of a remote rural community at the mercy of marauding cartels
Compartment No 6 review – meet-uncute train romance is a Finnish Before Sunrise
An archaeology student is on her way to Russia’s remote north-west when she has to share a compartment with a shaven-headed drunk
‘I would never just direct a cute story’: Murina director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Her brilliant first film won a top prize at Cannes – the day after she gave birth. The Croatian filmmaker talks about being a child refugee – and why she wants to do a superhero movie
Prayers for the Stolen review – heart-rending tale of childhood blighted by drug cartels
Ana and her friends live in a Mexican village menaced by gangs and people traffickers in this complex and subtle story
Murina review – smouldering intensity, fragile manhood and young beauty
This confident debut is set on the rocky Adriatic coast where a spear fisher plays a dangerous game with his wife, daughter and a dodgy land deal
Small Body review – a sublimely shot parable of spiritual redemption
Mystery and an air of magic run through Laura Samani’s dark folktale about a young woman in shock after the stillborn death of her first child
‘It plunged me back to waiting for a period’: Annie Ernaux and Audrey Diwan on abortion film Happening
An award-winning new drama tells of a young woman’s quest for an illegal abortion in 1960s France. Its director and the writer on whose autobiography it is based explain why the subject is still important
‘You really hope they don’t have sex’: meet the man behind the Finnish answer to Lost in Translation
Juho Kuosmanen’s new film Compartment No 6 won the Cannes Grand Prix last year. He talks of how it was received in Russia, his underdog status and whether he is a romantic
Spiritwalker review – stylish South Korean body-swap actioner
An amnesiac wakes in a new body every 12 hours in Yoon Jae-geun’s bruising thriller already set for a Hollywood remake
The Audition review – Nina Hoss is compelling in brutal classical music drama
Hoss plays a violin teacher under pressure in her personal and professional life as she begins work with a new student
The Worst Person in the World – a mesmerising heroine for our times
Renate Reinsve’s barnstorming, flesh-and-blood performance is the heartbeat of Joachim Trier’s wistful tragicomic romance
Going for gold: where to stream the 2022 Oscar contenders
In the run-up to Sunday’s awards ceremony, here are the films, shorts and documentaries tipped for a statuette – most of which can be found online
Sex, strikes and Nazis: the revered director making Austria spill its secrets
The Austrian film-maker is best known for investigating the uncomfortable corners of her country’s history. Now she’s won an award for her latest film, which explores male sexual fantasy
The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic
Renate Reinsve is sublime as a young woman veering between lovers in a film that reminds us of the genre’s life-affirming potential
Why Drive My Car should win the best picture Oscar
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s light yet profound drama is the kind of thrilling discovery that foreign-language cinema is all about