Have your say in who wins
By rating the films you’ve watched in the International Competition section, you can help decide the winner of the Dragon Award Best International Film. The prize will be awarded on the final Saturday of the festival during the Dragon Awards Gala, and voting is open until 11:00 PM on Friday, 31 January.
This year, 18 films are competing—an impressive selection of the world’s most exciting, moving, and thought-provoking films released over the past year. Some of these films have already been celebrated and awarded, while others are new discoveries of the highest artistic quality. So, explore the films in this section, and don’t forget to rate the ones you’ve seen during this year’s festival to have your say in who wins the Dragon Award Best International Film 2025.
- 5 = Outstanding
An unforgettable cinematic experience that truly made an impact and stands in a league of its own. - 4 = Really Good
A well-made and impressive film that’s easy to recommend. - 3 = Good
An enjoyable film that may not stand out but offers a satisfying experience overall. - 2 = Had its moments
A film with some positive elements, but it didn’t quite hit the mark. - 1 = Not My Cup of Tea
The film didn’t work for me, but someone else might enjoy it.
Voting starts as the festival opens.
All We Imagine as Light
Cannes-awarded, visually poetic, and beautifully nuanced debut about two women in Mumbai longing for freedom and connection.
Beloved Tropic
Pregnant immigrant and wealthy matriarch form unexpected friendship in gem from Panama.
Honeymoon
A young couple becomes trapped in an apartment on the outskirts of Kiev when the Russians invade, in a claustrophobic thriller-drama that makes the war in Ukraine palpable on a daily level.
Inside
Guy Pearce and breakout star Vincent Miller deliver riveting performances in a taut Australian prison drama about survival, loyalty, and redemption – crafted by Palme d’Or-winning feature debut director Charles Williams.
Ma – Cry of Silence
Female collective resistance in Myanmar takes center stage in this powerful drama about struggle, solidarity, and justice, inspired by real events.
Maybe It's True What They Say About Us
Maladjusted daughter escapes from cult in tense family drama, skillfully inspired by and critically analyzing the sensationalism of the true crime wave.
Measures for a Funeral
The astonishing life story of forgotten violinist Kathleen Parlow takes a young academic on a journey through time and space, culminating in the festival’s most mesmerizing final scene.
Memoir of a Snail
An unforgettable, award-winning cinematic gem about a defeated woman’s transformative journey from trauma to self-realization, in stop-motion format
Pheasant Island
When a dead body is found on the mysterious Pheasant Island, ethics, morals, civil courage, and relationships are put to the test for a young Basque couple in this thrilling and engaging debut.
Santosh
A newly appointed female police officer is handed a murder case and has to confront a corrupt, sexist police force in a gripping Indian crime drama.
September Says
Single mum and troubled teenage sisters in Yorgos Lanthimos' actress wife Ariane Labed's fascinating and well-acted directorial debut.
Super Happy Forever
A bittersweet, multi-award-winning Japanese indie about love, loss, and longing that dissolves the boundaries of time and space in a tranquil seaside town.
The Quiet Son
A single father of two loses one of his sons to far-right forces in this top-tier French drama, which rightfully earned Vincent Lindon the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival.
The Village Next to Paradise
Somalia’s first film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival is a powerful and deeply moving breakthrough about daring to believe in a brighter future.
Three Friends
Golden Lion-nominated French dramedy and domestic box-office hit about three women whose tangled love lives become increasingly intertwined.
Three Kilometres to the End of the World
A clinically striking and scathing Romanian tragedy in true Mungiu style, set in an isolated Danube Delta community where homophobia and repression trump humanity.
To a Land Unknown
Two Palestinian refugees in Athens struggle desperately to move further into Europe in this compassionate and nuanced thriller.
Vermiglio
A gorgeously crafted family drama set against the breathtaking backdrop of northern Italy’s mountains, where a soldier fleeing World War II sparks passion in a young woman and unsettles the family patriarch.
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