France

This incisive drama, from Academy Award nominee Scandar Copti, envelops us into the chaotically intertwined lives of a family navigating the unique challenge of being Palestinians living in Israel.

A masterpiece of cinematic invention and political bravery, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident deservedly won the Cannes Palme d’or and opens NZIFF 2025 on a powerful and inspiring note.

David Cronenberg’s sardonic self-portrait of his own struggle with grief is couched within a chilly and unsettling story of a tech-savant and his morbid invention which brings bereavement into the app age.