Derek Winnert

Where Are You Going, Habibi? [Wo willst du hin, Habibi?] *** (2015, Cem Alkan, Martin Walde, Tuncay Gary) – Classic Movie Review 12,725

The engaging 2015 German film Where Are You Going, Habibi? stars Cem Alkan as Ibo, a super-nice young German of Turkish descent living with his traditionally minded family, but leading a double life as a […]

Nov, 22 · in Reviews

Beyond the Walls [Hors les murs] **** (2012, Matila Malliarakis, Guillaume Gouix, David Salles) – Classic Movie Review 12,724

The turbulent, troubling 2012 Belgian drama film Beyond the Walls [Hors les murs] stars Matila Malliarakis as young pianist Paulo, who meets Albanian bartender Ilir (Guillaume Gouix). Ilir brings him home drunk and they become […]

Nov, 21 · in Reviews

Punch *** (2022, Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes) – Classic Movie Review 12,723

The excellent New Zealand drama film Punch stars Jordan Oosterhof as 17-year-old Jim, who is training with his boozy dad (Tim Roth) for his first pro fight. But Jim has a life-changing rethink after getting […]

Nov, 18

Label Me *** (2019, Nikolaus Benda, Renato Schuch) – Classic Movie Review 12,722

Renato Schuch stars in the exceptional 2019 German drama film Label Me as Syrian refugee Waseem, who lives in a German homeless shelter, and Nikolaus Benda plays wealthy German man Lars, who lives in a […]

Nov, 18

Sebastian *** (1995, Hampus Björck, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ewa Fröling, Helge Jordal) – Classic Movie Review 12,721

The thoughtful 1995 Swedish drama film Sebastian [När alla vet] chronicles a teenage boy’s coming out. Happily, the main problems of 16-year-old Sebastian (Hampus Björck) are very Swedish: he has kind parents, great friends, and […]

Nov, 17

Hard *** (1998, Noel Palomaria, Malcolm Moorman, Charles Lanyer) – Classic Movie Review 12,720

A gay serial killer plays cat and mouse with a rookie gay police detective in the R-rated 1998 thriller film Hard. Unusually, it is both grisly and thoughtful. ‘A cop with a secret. A killer […]

Nov, 17

Sanctuary [Freistatt] **** (2015, Louis Hofmann, Alexander Held, Stephan Grossmann, Katharina Lorenz, Max Riemelt, Uwe Bohm, Langston Uibel) – Classic Movie Review 12,719

The 2015 German film Sanctuary [Freistatt] is a complex, excellent drama, with Louis Hofmann brilliant as earnest young tearaway Wolfgang, who is sent off by his family in summer 1968 to the awful Church Welfare […]

Nov, 16

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