Filmrecensies van Victor Fraga

Petty thief holds the family of a beautiful baker hostage inside their own apartment, in John Garfield's very final film role. Recensie

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre becomes a proxy for the nuclear American family and the American Dream, as this superb doc dissects the entrails of the horror genre. Recensie

The ethics of solidarity are put to the most brutal test conceivable, as a Palestinian family resists Israel's 75-year-old occupation. Recensie

Bullied boy reconnects with his young and rebellious mother, in this beautifully shot yet muddled tale of community alienation from Armenia. Recensie

Vaguely disjointed yet amusing experimental sci-fi. Recensie

Desperate Afghan mother resorts to extreme measures in order to find her missing son, in this clumsy tale of two crossdressers. Recensie

The visuals, which are signed by the director alongside Dušan Husár, are much closer to the dreamy and metaphysical than to the documental. A film that will stay with you for a long time, for sensory and philosophical reasons alike. Recensie

Lesbian singer confronts Iranian censorship with her voice, in a movie that sets out to break (nearly) every conceivable film taboo. Recensie

Devoted teacher falls for asylum seeker of her daughter's age and with a very dangerous secret, in this scrumptious blend of refugee drama and psychosexual thriller. Recensie

Very long, slow and thoughtful Catalonian drama dissects the anatomy of sexual abuse and gender relations. Recensie

This is quiet, warm and very conventional little film. Recensie

Lithuanian migrant in Norway struggles to reconnect with his birth nation as he returns in order to sell his family property, in this quiet and observational drama. Recensie

Sad and sensitive young man seeks an old flame and instead finds darkness, in this charming nostalgia-fest from Portugal. Recensie

Obscure demon exerts full control over a motley crew of Hungarian outcasts, in this inventive yet inconsequential horror mockumentary. Recensie

Timid Karolinka struggles to fit into the girls choir, in this slow burn, finely acted and tender Czech-Slovakian drama. Recensie

This is a hyper-metatextual short movie aimed primarily at fans on Jenkin and cinephiles. It is charming and amusing to watch, yet not as mesmerising and hypnotic as Brexit drama Bait and folk horror Enys Men. Recensie

Russian aggression defaces Ukrainian landscape and wildlife, in his non-narrative, sensory and hypnotic doc. Recensie

While the story is very interesting, the script is often contrived, and the two child actors are not on a par with the far more skilled adults. Recensie

While not a realist film, The Baltimorons is a palpable and humanistic affair. Recensie

Iranian documentarist captures her video interactions with young photographer trapped in Gaza, in a historical register that's both heartwarming and harrowing. Recensie

Warm and tender tribute to passion through music has all the ingredients of a romcom (or rather, a bromcom), and is guaranteed to put a smile of your face. Recensie

The director of Sex and Lucia returns with a hyperbolical allegory of Spanish history, populated with charming characters. Recensie

Malta Story is an effective war movie, a propaganda film, a love letter to a colony, and a well-intentioned tribute to the resilience of a people. It’s just not very Maltese. Recensie

The first half of this film is charming and endearing. The humour of the second half, however, is a little stale, as the story becomes dogged by pointless twists and the repetitive CGI... Recensie