Xavier Dolan’s sparkling drama features the beloved director before the camera in a touching role. Dolan co-stars in this tender, heartfelt story of a friendship between men from different classes that is challenged by the possibility of separation—and attraction.

Tension simmers until it reaches an explosive boil in Géla Babluani’s taut, atmospheric noir. Etched in stark monochrome, this story of a hard-on-his-luck Georgian immigrant and his struggles to support his family arches with unexpected twists. A triumph of diabolical filmmaking imagination.