Bastards

...Denis puts great trust in her audience to sort out the nature of onscreen relationships.

Poetiskt och brutalt utan våld.

...är ett drömlikt pussel som prövar tålamodet.

French master Claire Denis gets seedy and sinister with an extraordinary modern riff on the classic noir thriller.

An impassioned, fly-on-the-wall look at a serious social issue.

Televisual it may be, but this account of a Moroccan woman's struggle to gain legal recognition for her young daughter (...) is more gripping than much cinematic fare on offer this week.