Japan is reaching a point of economic and social meltdown, school kids are revolting and teachers fear for their lives. In order to make an example the government introduces The Battle Royale Act - a problem class of teenagers are picked and sent to a secluded island where they are each given one weapon and must to fight to the death, with only one survivor permitted, and this year's choice, because one pupil knifed a teacher, is Class B from Zentsuji Middle School. Battle Royale had rave review find out more...

Directionless demobbed Danila drifts to St Petersberg on the heels of his elder brother, a hitman for the local mafia, to whom he becomes apprenticed. No mug with a gun Danila drifts between the dossers who live on the edge of society, the drug consuming youngsters on the rock scene, a woman he sleeps with and the hoodlums he works for. Brother is a gritty urban thriller and an acute observation of the grim reality that faces many young Russians in a nation ill at ease with capitalism. find out more...

The 'City of God' is a slum town within the confines of Rio De Janeiro and a place of such casual and seemingly infinite brutality that no one but its residents ever venture within its borders. Rocket is one young man who has made a conscious decision to escape his 'home town' and it is through his eyes that we view this mesmerizing vision of a society where violence and the ruthlessness to use it have run amok. 'City Of God' is a truly awesome film, a heart pounding journey, with relentless pac find out more...

Max is a cabbie, it's not a career, he's just waiting for the big break, but then he's been waiting for 12 years now. When Vincent climbs in to the back of his cab Max finds himself forced to confront his dreamer's apathy, because Vincent is no ordinary punter, he's a contract killer and he's got five lethal stops to make before the sun rises. Collateral is a tense, beautifully rendered action thriller from Michael Mann, and while it may lack the depth of characterisation of his seminal "Heat find out more...

In 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda long simmering resentment between the 2 largest ethnic groups erupted into one of history's worst ever bloodbaths. In the midst of this emerged a hero, the manager of Rwanda's only four-star hotel, who, armed with little more than his wit and tremendous courage, succeeds in keeping the fascist killing hordes from slaughtering him, his family, and the over 1,000 refugees sheltering in his hotel. An awesome indictment of racism, mass murder and the poli find out more...

Bobby Sands was the IRA member who led the 1981 Long Kesh hunger strike as part of a campaign to achieve the status of political prisoners and not that of criminals. The first section of film deals with daily prison life, the 'dirty' protest and the violence, the second is a long discussion on the meaning of life with a sympathetic priest and the third depicts the last weeks and death of a man voluntarily dying of starvation. find out more...

Two London based Irish hitmen await orders in Ye Olde Bruges of picturesque canals, churches and towers in this clever tragicomedy. Ken does the tourist bit while Ray chases skirt and rues the accidental killing of a child on his first and last job. Then Ken gets the word, and it's not what he expected. Meanwhile back in Blighty their gangland boss, Harry, has problems with his anger, his language and keeping his honour. A dark unpredictable tale, original and savvy. find out more...

Playing against time, like Memento, this is a gut wrenching exploration of an horrific act of indiscriminate brutality and the vicious revenge that is its consequence. Irreversible is an exceptionally powerful movie and one of the most disturbing pieces of cinema I've ever seen (the tortuously protracted rape scene would have Ghandi screaming for the death penalty). Awesome....but you have been warned. find out more...

It's 3:07am and two girls burst into a run down toilet, 11-year-old Joanne is crying her eyes out and her clothing is ripped, middle-aged hooker Kelly's face is bruised and starting to swell. Meanwhile gangster Duncan Allen lies in his bathroom bleeding to death and his suavely vicious son has found his dad and wants answers. Derek, Kelly's pimp, needs to find Kelly or it will be him who pays and Kelly and Joanne need to stay out of sight to stay alive. 'London To Brighton' is a hard, gritty urb find out more...

It's the old psycho-killer being tracked by the dedicated policeman plot again, but this time with a style, imagination and bizarre twists which make the whole thing a gripping thriller experience. With a cop who's none too sure of his sanity and a killer (Hannibal Lecter in his first movie appearance) as psychological adviser, things are bound to get interesting… find out more...