Abdul Latif

Latif is a film enthusiast from Bogor, Indonesia. He is especially interested in documentaries and international cinema, and started his film review blog in 2017. Every year, Latif covers the Berlinale, Cannes and Venice, and he frequently attends festivals in his home country (Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, Jakarta Film Week, Sundance Asia,…).

Cannes 2024

Abdul LatifMay 17, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Un Certain Regard): The Shameless (by Konstantin Bojanov) | Review

Konstantin Bojanov's India-set film "The Shameless" is an unwavering tale of forbidden love set within the local brothel culture, filled…
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Cannes 2024

Abdul LatifMay 15, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Un Certain Regard Opening Film): When the Light Breaks (by Rúnar Rúnarsson) | Review

Icelandic auteur Rúnar Rúnarsson opened the Un Certain Regard section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival with "When the Light…
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Cannes 2024

Abdul LatifMay 15, 2024

Cannes 2024: Directors’ Factory Philippines

The first Directors' Factory to take place in Southeast Asia, this year's program features promising future filmmakers from the Philippines,…
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Cannes 2024

Abdul LatifMay 15, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Critics’ Week): Simon of the Mountain (by Federico Luis) | Review

Federico Luis skillfully explores a subtly nuanced coming-of-age tale centered on the disabled community in his insightful and finely crafted…
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Cannes 2024

Abdul LatifApril 27, 2024

Exclusive: Poster for Cannes 2024 Short Entry Ootid by Eglė Razumaitė

The much-anticipated "Ootid" ("Ootidė") from Lithuania is among the 11 films vying for this year’s Palme d’Or for Short Film…
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Spotlight: Documentary

Abdul LatifApril 22, 2024

Visions du Réel 2024: Kamay | Review

This bitter and powerful documentary by Ilyas Yourish & Shahrokh Bikaran follows a Hazara family in central Afghanistan fighting for…
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Spotlight: Documentary

Abdul LatifApril 20, 2024

Visions du Réel 2024: In Limbo (by Alina Maksimenko) | Review

In her first documentary feature, premiering at Visions du Réel 2024, Alina Maksimenko captures the first days of the Russian…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers

Abdul LatifMarch 14, 2024

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2024: Forest (Las) | Review

Lidia Duda's most recent documentary Forest delves into the refugee crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, portraying the struggles of a…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers

Abdul LatifMarch 11, 2024

SXSW 2024: Hunting Daze (Jour de Chasse) | Review

Premiering at SXSW 2024, this shocking and head-spinning ‘cabin in the woods’ horror is the directorial debut feature of Who…
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SXSW 2024

Abdul LatifMarch 11, 2024

SXSW 2024: Yasmeen’s Element | Review

A wondrous little charmer from Pakistan, Amman Abbasi’s second feature Yasmeen’s Element is a spirited journey into women’s education set…
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