Black Nights Latest Reviews

The Weeping Walk
The Weeping Walk
A family goes on a pilgrimage to honour a matriarch's last wish.
Pink Lady
Pink Lady
An ultra-Orthodox couple try to save their marriage after the husband is blackmailed for being gay.
Silent Men
Silent Men
An exploration of modern-day masculinity.
September 5
September 5
Set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage.
Drowning Dry
Drowning Dry
Two familes try to cope with trauma after a weekend getaway turns sour.
100 Litres Of Gold
100 Litres Of Gold
A home brew plan causes comic complications in the run-up to a wedding.
Spilt Milk
Spilt Milk
A wannabe detective's hunt for his older brother reveals a dangerous side of Eighties Dublin.
A Yard Of Jackals
A Yard Of Jackals
A quiet man’s life is shattered by sinister neighbours.
Fantômas
Fantômas
Fantômas is pursued by Inspector Juve (Edmund Breon) and newspaper reporter Jérôme Fandor (Georges Melchior) as he carries out his nefarious schemes.
Flow
Flow
An animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive a catastrophe in a post-human world.
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Lord of misrule
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Life lessons
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An epic work of art
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Marriage of creativity
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A stylised world
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Concrete ideas
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Growing pains and gains
Saulė Bliuvaitė on developing and shooting Golden Leopard winner Toxic
All the buzz
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Measuring happiness
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Home truths
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