Pépé le Moko review – mysterious and passionately despairing French noir with a luminous Jean Gabin
Powerful French film that inspired Casablanca stars Gabin as a holed-up gangster in Algiers lured to his doom by infatuation
‘This is big blissful entertainment’: global film critics on the one movie that defines their country
What single film best represents a nation? Here, 12 writers choose the one movie they believe most captures their home’s culture and cinema – from a bold cricket musical to a nine-hour documentary, gritty crime dramas to frothy tales of revenge
Viet and Nam review – hallucinatory love story feels the pain of a nation
Elusive film about a gay Vietnamese man looking for his dead father’s remains recalls the films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The shocking hit film about overworked nurses that’s causing alarm across Europe
A Swiss film about a nurse pushed to her limits one night is being praised for the picture it paints of treacherously underfunded healthcare. The director talks about the ‘heart-pounding’ story that inspired her
What Does That Nature Say to You review – funny and complex Korean dad-boyfriend standoff
Hong Sang-soo makes a genuinely intriguing addition to his booze- and conversation-fuelled oeuvre
‘You’re stealing my identity!’: the movie voiceover artists going to war with AI
As new tech imperils the £3bn dubbing artists industry, professionals including India’s Ryan Reynolds and India’s Jon Snow explain why audiences should listen to their fears
Three Friends review – charm aplenty in super-tasteful comedy that couldn’t be more French
All the typecast antics, such as having extramarital affairs, discussing feelings in depth and the occasional theatrical shrug are here in this typically bourgeois ensemble piece
Al Djanat: The Original Paradise review – striking account of Burkina Faso homecoming
Chloé Aïcha Boro’s watchful documentary charts the disharmony and legal wrangling caused by a dispute in her family over sacred burial land
Along Came Love review – l’amour, loss and lingering shame in eventful French relationship movie
Director Katell Quillévéré explores the ravages of romance in an intelligently performed period piece about a shamed mother and a closeted husband
Woman and Child review – drama of rage and pain in the Iranian marriage market
Saeed Roustaee’s new film takes aim at a slippery, entitled male who thinks he can lord it over a widow he plans to marry
Spring Night review – elliptical tale of Korean lovers is study of elemental passion
After meeting at a wedding, Su-hwan and Yeong-gyeong plunge into a desperate relationship fuelled by alcohol, and powered by tremendous performances
The Little Sister review – a discerning drama of queer Muslim coming-of-age
Hafsia Herzi manages sexuality with confidence in her first Palme d’Or competition film, featuring an affecting lead performance from newcomer Nadia Melliti
Holy Cow review – unlikely French teen cheesemaker drama with a big heart
A largely nonprofessional cast shine in Louise Courvoisier’s gritty rural tale that feels satisfyingly real
Holy Cow review – warmhearted story of smalltown teen turned competition cheesemaker
An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic drama
Four Mothers review – a put-upon writer is run ragged in Irish comedy charmer
James McArdle plays a novelist whose care-giving duties are suddenly expanded in this nicely acerbic remake of Italian hit Mid-August Lunch