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Peter Sarsgaard calls for “collective action” at Karlovy Vary opening

Festival paid tribute to Jiri Bartoska, screening an hour-long interview with the late president.

Dmytro Hreshko

Ukraine’s Dmytro Hreshko on documenting the ecological impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion

Hreshko’s documentary Divia, which world premieres at Karlovy Vary, has been a labour of love during extraordinarily difficult times.

Dragonfly

‘Dragonfly’ review: Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn headline potent Paul Andrew Williams drama

Williams returns to the big screen with unnerving study of a community in crisis

A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things

‘A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things’: Karlovy Vary Review

Mark Cousins examines the life and work of Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in his latest cine-essay

Pierce

‘Pierce’: Karlovy Vary Review

Two estranged brothers reconnect through fencing in this sharp Taiwan-set ’sophisticated genre piece’

Tiny Lights

‘Tiny Lights’: Karlovy Vary Review

Delicate Czech drama spends a day in the life of a six-year-old girl as she navigates family discord

Loveable

‘Loveable’: Karlovy Vary Review

The breakdown of a marriage is not what it first appears in this shape-shifting Norwegian debut