Koko-di Koko-da review – grisly Groundhog Day for grieving couple
Johannes Nyholm directs this strange psychological horror about a couple haunted by their dead daughter’s musical box
Socrates review – homelessness and homophobia in São Paulo
A gay teenager comes of age in a desperate situation in this audacious and elegant debut made on a shoestring
Battling on: what Russia’s unrelenting appetite for second world war films means
Heroism, tragedy – and lots of tanks … the Russian obsession with the war is as strong as the west’s – but it conveys a very different message
The Lost Prince review – father-daughter storybook tale is full of heart
Michel Hazanavicius’s latest offering transports mechanic Djibi and his child from a Paris tower block to a fantasyland
Away review – silent, surreal and entrancing animation
This silent adventure film about a man who parachutes out of a plane and lands on an island is both wondrous and weird – see it before Tenet
Love You Forever review – loopy, time-bending romcom
The story of a Chinese dancer who discovers a novel based on her own life and written by a mysterious admirer has a certain charm but outstays its welcome
Perfumes review – admirably refreshing French comedy-drama
Grégory Montel is chauffeur to challenging fragrance designer Emmanuelle Devos in this layered look at relationships
Coup 53 review – riveting documentary on a very British coup
Taghi Amirani’s gripping film about the move against Iran’s prime minister highlights an inglorious chapter of history
Wonders in the Suburbs review – charming genuine oddity of a film
With a superstar French cast including Emmanuelle Béart, this is a weirdly likable first solo directing credit for Jeanne Balibar
Ava review – smart teenage thriller amps up the micro-tyrannies
Sadaf Foroughi turns the family drama trope on its head in this superb story of a girl in Iran at war with her mother
Pinocchio review – Matteo Garrone crafts a satisfyingly bizarre remake
Drawing on the original children’s story for his new live-action version, the Gomorrah director combines sentimentality and the grotesque in a unique way
Message Man review – gorily efficient Indonesia-set actioner
There’s an awkward white-saviour dimension to Corey Pearson’s revenge thriller – but it picks up speed in a tuk-tuk
The Tree House review – voyage into Vietnamese inner space
Minh Quý Truong’s intriguing ethno-fictional movie essay takes the point of view of a future space traveller on a fascinating Vietnamese ethnic group
The Trial review – coolly observational view of Brazil’s crypto-coup
Maria August’s somewhat dry chronicle of Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is a reminder that democracy can sometimes be undermined from within the system
Casting review – film-set furore is a meta-salute to Fassbinder
A director fends off meddling execs and egotistical actors while remaking a German classic in this ensemble satire