MAMI 2023: 26 movies to watch at Mumbai Film Festival
The list below features movies and documentaries from Argentina, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, Vietnam, Ukraine, and the US.
Akhil Arora, a member of the Film Critics Guild and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic with over eight years of experience
It lives! The Mumbai Film Festival, better known as MAMI—named after its organising body, Mumbai Academy of Moving Image—is back in physical form after a gap of four years. (There were a couple of years when it went online only in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.) And thanks to the riches of its primary sponsor Jio—owned by one of Asia’s richest men, Mukesh Ambani—MAMI 2023 promises to be bigger than ever. For one, it will run for a full 10 days: October 27 to November 5. Across the opening weekend, films will be screened at the glitzy 2,000-plus-seater Grand Theatre at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
In total, over 250 movies will be shown, with more than 40 world premieres and 45 Asia premieres. So, how do you select to watch? Well, here’s a guide to just that. Let’s get the big caveat out of the way: I’ve only picked—going by reviews and film festival awards—new feature-length movies and documentaries, ones that made their bow this year. MAMI 2023 has a lot more on offer, including a bunch of shorts, retrospectives, tributes, and even recaps of past years when the festival went online. My selection spans five continents and 15 countries, with titles coming in from Chile to Japan, and from Finland to Vietnam.
It’s much tougher to pick Indian films at MAMI 2023, though, given the paucity of reviews. But a few promising ones include Kanu Behl’s second feature after a nine-year gap Agra, Karan Tejpal’s Stolen about two brothers looking for a kidnapped baby, and Varun Grover’s semi-autobiographical debut feature All India Rank. And don’t forget the documentaries Against the Tide about two fishermen from Mumbai’s Koli community, and While We Watched which finds Ravish Kumar tackling threats and misinformation as press freedom disintegrates around him. Okay, it’s time to look at everything else, starting with movies before jumping into docus.
Movies at MAMI 2023
Anatomy of a Fall
Director: Justine Triet
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Samuel Theis
Genre: Courtroom drama thriller
Runtime: 152 minutes
Languages: French, English, German
Awards: Palme d’Or at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 96% from 147 reviews
Metacritic: 87/100 from 37 reviews
Synopsis: For the past year, Sandra, a German writer, her French husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he died by suicide or was killed. Samuel’s death is considered suspicious, presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. Little by little, the trial becomes not just an investigation of the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Anatomy of a Fall:
- 6 pm on Saturday, October 28 at The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
- 9:30 pm on Tuesday, October 31 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
La Chimera
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Cast: Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini
Genre: Period romantic drama
Runtime: 133 minutes
Languages: Italian, English
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% from 45 reviews
Metacritic: 86/100 from 12 reviews
Synopsis: Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, and goes inside the earth—in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for La Chimera:
- 12:30 pm on Saturday, October 28 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 4:30 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 4 at INOX R-City Mall, Ghatkopar
- 8 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 1 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
Green Border
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Tomasz Włosok
Genre: Political drama
Runtime: 152 minutes
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Polish
Awards: Special Jury Prize at 2023 Venice, the festival’s third most prestigious prize
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% from 23 reviews
Metacritic: 83/100 from 12 reviews
Synopsis: When a family of Syrian asylum seekers is left stranded in the forest, a group of Belarusian border guards shepherds them into Poland. When they encounter the Polish military, they’re forced back over into Belarus. Julia, a psychologist who lives alone near the border, witnesses this cyclical, inhumane back-and-forth and joins up with a group of activists working to rectify the situation.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Green Border:
- 10 am on Sunday, October 29 at The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
- 6 pm on Tuesday, October 31 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
Priscilla
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Dominczyk
Genre: Biopic
Runtime: 113 minutes
Languages: English
Awards: Best Actress (Cailee Spaeny) at 2023 Venice
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% from 86 reviews
Metacritic: 81/100 from 34 reviews
Synopsis: When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a gentle best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Priscilla: 9 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
Evil Does Not Exist
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Cast: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 106 minutes
Language: Japanese
Awards: Grand Jury Prize at 2023 Venice, the runner-up to the Golden Lion
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% from 43 reviews
Metacritic: 78/100 from 15 reviews
Synopsis: Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will hurt the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life deeply.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Evil Does Not Exist:
- 9:45pm on Friday, October 27 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 10 am on Thursday, November 2 in Audi 6 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
Afire
Director: Christian Petzold
Cast: Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 103 minutes
Language: German
Awards: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at 2023 Berlin, the runner-up to the Golden Bear
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% from 110 reviews
Metacritic: 82/100 from 28 reviews
Streaming: £10 on Curzon Home Cinema (UK)
Synopsis: While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon and photographer Felix are surprised by the presence of Nadja, a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Afire:
- 3:30 pm on Saturday, October 28 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 5 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 1 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
- 7 pm on Wednesday, November 1 in Audi 4 at INOX R-City Mall, Ghatkopar
Earth Mama
Director: Savanah Leaf
Cast: Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Doechii
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 97 minutes
Language: English
Rotten Tomatoes: 96% from 49 reviews
Metacritic: 85/100 from 20 reviews
Streaming: $6.99 to rent and $19.99 to buy (US)
Synopsis: A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Earth Mama:
- 12:30 pm on Tuesday, October 31 in Audi 6 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
- 4 pm on Thursday, November 2 in Audi 2 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
Monster
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Sōya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 126 minutes
Language: Japanese
Awards: Queer Palm, Best Screenplay at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% from 60 reviews
Metacritic: 80/100 from 18 reviews
Synopsis: When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Monster:
- 1:30 pm on Saturday, October 28 at The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
- 1:15 pm on Thursday, November 2 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
Maestro
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan
Genre: Biopic
Runtime: 129 minutes
Language: English
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% from 80 reviews
Metacritic: 77/100 from 28 reviews
Streaming: December 20 on Netflix (worldwide)
Synopsis: A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Maestro: 2:45 pm on Sunday, October 29 at The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
The Beast
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Cast: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay
Genre: Sci-fi romantic drama
Runtime: 145 minutes
Languages: French, English
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% from 34 reviews
Metacritic: 80/100 from 15 reviews
Synopsis: In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her previous lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she has known him forever. A melodrama crossed by the genre, which unfolds over three distinct periods, 1910, 2014 and 2044.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for The Beast:
- 6:15 pm on Sunday, October 29 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 10 am on Tuesday, October 31 in Audi 6 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 8:30 pm on Thursday, November 2 in Audi 2 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
The Pot-au-Feu (The Taste of Things)
Director: Trần Anh Hùng
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel
Genre: Historical romantic drama
Runtime: 134 minutes
Language: French
Awards: Best Director at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% from 35 reviews
Metacritic: 80/100 from 10 reviews
Synopsis: Peerless cook Eugenie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last 20 years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’s most illustrious chefs. But Eugenie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin. So, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for The Pot-au-Feu:
- 12 pm on Friday, October 27 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 3:30 pm on Sunday, October 29 in Audi 4 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
- 1 pm on Thursday, November 2 at INOX R-City Mall, Ghatkopar
Fremont
Director: Babak Jalali
Cast: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 91 minutes
Languages: English, Dari, Cantonese
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% from 74 reviews
Metacritic: 72/100 from 21 reviews
Streaming: $4.99 to rent and $14.99 to buy (US)
Synopsis: Donya works for a fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, she struggles to settle into her new life. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Fremont:
- 12 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 1 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
- 10:30 am on Monday, October 30 in Audi 5 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
- 7 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 5 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
Dream Scenario
Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera
Genre: Surrealist comedy
Runtime: 100 minutes
Language: English
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% from 57 reviews
Metacritic: 76/100 from 16 reviews
Synopsis: Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Dream Scenario:
- 9 pm on Sunday, October 29 in Audi 2 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
- 10 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 5 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
Perfect Days
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Min Tanaka, Tokio Emoto, Aoi Yamada, Sayuri Ishikawa, Arisa Nakano, Yumi Aso, Tomokazu Miura
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 123 minutes
Language: Japanese
Awards: Best Actor (Kôji Yakusho) at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% from 48 reviews
Metacritic: 72/100 from 13 reviews
Synopsis: Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine, he enjoys his passion for music and books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Perfect Days:
- 4:30 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 3 at INOX R-City Mall, Ghatkopar
- 6 pm on Monday, October 30 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 8:30 pm on Wednesday, November 1 in Audi 6 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
Tótem
Director: Lila Avilés
Cast: Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañon, Marisol Gasé, Saori Gurza, Mateo García Elizondo, Teresita Sánchez, Juan Francisco Maldonado, Iazua Larios, Alberto Amador
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 95 minutes
Language: Spanish
Awards: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Competition) at 2023 Berlin
Rotten Tomatoes: 96% from 25 reviews
Metacritic: 85/100 from 8 reviews
Synopsis: Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping with the preparations for a surprise party for her father. Throughout the day, chaos slowly takes over, fracturing the family’s foundations. Sol will embrace the essence of letting go as a release for existence.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Tótem:
- 5 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 3 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
- 1 pm on Tuesday, October 31 in Audi 5 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 4:30 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 2 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
Fallen Leaves
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen
Genre: Comedy-drama
Runtime: 81 minutes
Language: Finnish
Awards: Jury Prize at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% from 46 reviews
Metacritic: 79/100 from 8 reviews
Synopsis: Two lonely people meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives. Their path towards this honourable goal is clouded by the man’s alcoholism, lost phone numbers, not knowing each other’s names or addresses, and life’s general tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking their happiness.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Fallen Leaves:
- 10:30 am on Saturday, October 28 at The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
- 4 pm on Sunday, October 29 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 6 pm on Tuesday, October 31 in Audi 5 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
The Delinquents
Director: Rodrigo Moreno
Cast: Daniel Elías, Margarita Molfino, Esteban Bigliardi
Genre: Heist comedy-drama
Runtime: 180 minutes
Language: Spanish
Rotten Tomatoes: 84% from 51 reviews
Metacritic: 84/100 from 14 reviews
Synopsis: Morán and Román are two bank employees who at some point in their lives question the routine life they carry out. One of them finds a solution, committing a crime. Somehow he succeeds and commits his destiny to his partner. This decision will lead to a resounding change in their lives in search of a better existence.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for The Delinquents:
- 7:30 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 6 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 10 am on Wednesday, November 1 in Audi 1 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Director: Phạm Thiên Ân
Cast: Lê Phong Vũ, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quỳnh, Nguyễn Thịnh, Vũ Ngọc Mạnh
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 182 minutes
Language: Vietnamese
Awards: Caméra d’Or (best first film) at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% from 16 reviews
Metacritic: 93/100 from 5 reviews
Synopsis: Thien has to take the remains of his dead sister-in-law to the family village, accompanied by his five-year-old nephew. In the hinterland of Vietnam, spectres of his own youth, of his brother, who has left to rebuild his life elsewhere, and of the war also await him.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell:
- 1 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
- 4:30 pm on Tuesday, October 31 in Audi 6 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 10 am on Thursday, November 2 in Audi 5 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
The Settlers
Director: Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Cast: Alfredo Castro, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, Camilo Arancibia
Genre: Western drama
Runtime: 97 minutes
Languages: Spanish, English
Awards: FIPRESCI Un Certain Regard at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% from 21 reviews
Metacritic: 82/100 from 7 reviews
Synopsis: Chile, beginning of the 20th century. A wealthy landowner hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia. The expedition, composed of a young Chilean half-blood, an American mercenary, and led by a reckless British lieutenant, soon turns into a “civilizing” raid.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for The Settlers:
- 7 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
- 1 pm on Monday, October 30 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
20,000 Species of Bees
Director: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Cast: Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Sara Cózar, Martxelo Rubio
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 125 minutes
Languages: Spanish, Basque
Awards: Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (Sofía Otero) at 2023 Berlin
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% from 22 reviews
Metacritic: 86/100 from 4 reviews
Streaming: €4.99 to rent and €11.99 to buy (Spain)
Synopsis: An eight-year-old child struggles with the fact that people keep addressing her in confusing ways. During a summer in the Basque Country among the beehives, she explores her identity alongside the women of her family, who simultaneously reflect on their own lives and desires.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for 20,000 Species of Bees:
- 10 am on Saturday, October 28 in Audi 1 at PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu
- 1:30 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 5 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 3 pm on Wednesday, November 1 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
Documentaries at MAMI 2023
Our Body
Director: Claire Simon
Runtime: 168 minutes
Languages: French, Spanish, English
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% from 18 reviews
Metacritic: 95/100 from 10 reviews
Synopsis: Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynaecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. We see cancer screenings and fertility appointments, a teenager dealing with an unwanted pregnancy, and a trans woman considering the beginnings of menopause. Through these encounters and many more, the specific fears, desires and struggles of these individuals become the health challenges we all face, even the filmmaker herself.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Our Body:
- 7 pm on Saturday, October 28 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
- 11:30 am on Sunday, October 29 in Audi 5 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 11 am on Thursday, November 2 in Audi 4 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
20 Days in Mariupol
Director: Mstyslav Chernov
Runtime: 94 minutes
Languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian
Awards: World Cinema Documentary Competition (Audience Award) at 2023 Sundance
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% from 52 reviews
Metacritic: 84/100 from 18 reviews
Synopsis: On the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a team of Ukrainian journalists enter the strategic eastern port city of Mariupol. During the subsequent siege and assault, as bombs fall, inhabitants flee, and access to electricity, food, water, and medicine is severed, the team—the only international journalists left—struggles to cover the war atrocities and transmit their footage.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for 20 Days in Mariupol:
- 3:30 pm on Saturday, October 28 in Audi 5 at PVR Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
- 4:30 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 2 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
- 1 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
Kokomo City
Director: D. Smith
Runtime: 73 minutes
Languages: English
Awards: Panorama Audience Award Winner – Documentary at 2023 Berlin, NEXT (Audience Award) at 2023 Sundance
Rotten Tomatoes: 99% from 68 reviews
Metacritic: 79/100 from 20 reviews
Streaming: $6.99 to rent and $16.99 to buy (US)
Synopsis: Filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City—Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, and Dominique Silver—who unapologetically break down the walls of their profession.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Kokomo City:
- 10:30 am on Friday, October 27 in Audi 3 at INOX R-City Mall, Ghatkopar
- 10:30 am on Tuesday, October 31 in Audi 4 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
- 7 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
Beyond Utopia
Director: Madeleine Gavin
Runtime: 115 minutes
Languages: English, Korean
Awards: U.S. Documentary Competition (Audience Award) at 2023 Sundance
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% from 22 reviews
Metacritic: 83/100 from 8 reviews
Synopsis: A suspenseful, riveting portrait of the lengths people will go to gain freedom, Beyond Utopia follows various families as they attempt to flee North Korea, one of the most oppressive places on Earth, a land they grew up believing was a paradise. At the film’s core is a courageous pastor, a man of God on a mission to help a mother reunite with the child she was forced to leave behind, and a family of five—including small children and a grandmother—embarking on a treacherous journey into the hostile mountains of China. Leaving their homeland is fraught with unimaginable danger yet these individuals are driven to take the risk.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Beyond Utopia:
- 1 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 2 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
- 7:30 pm on Monday, October 30 in Audi 4 at INOX R-City Mall, Ghatkopar
- 10:30 am on Friday, November 3 in Audi 2 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
Close to Vermeer
Director: Suzanne Raes
Cast: Abbie Vandivere, Anna Krekeler, Gregor J.M. Weber, Jonathan Janson, Pieter Roelofs, Betsy Wieseman
Runtime: 79 minutes
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% from 20 reviews
Metacritic: 85/100 from 5 reviews
Streaming: $4.99 to rent and $12.99 to buy (US)
Synopsis: In the year before he retires, Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and flamboyant curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, works on his big dream: the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. Together with Weber, a number of enthusiasts and experts go in search of what truly makes a Vermeer a Vermeer.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Close to Vermeer:
- 11 am on Saturday, October 28 in Audi 6 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
- 9 pm on Thursday, November 2 in Audi 3 at PVR Infiniti Mall, Andheri
Four Daughters
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast: Hend Sabri, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Ichraq Matar, Nour Karoui, Majd Mastoura
Genre: Docu-drama
Runtime: 107 minutes
Languages: Arabic
Awards: L’Œil d’Or (best documentary) at 2023 Cannes
Rotten Tomatoes: 94% from 33 reviews
Metacritic: 75/100 from 12 reviews
Synopsis: Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters’ life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.
MAMI 2023 showtimes for Four Daughters:
- 4 pm on Friday, October 27 in Audi 4 at PVR Jio World Drive, BKC
- 12 pm on Wednesday, November 1 at Regal Cinema, Colaba
- 4 pm on Friday, November 3 in Audi 5 at INOX Inorbit Mall, Malad
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