Clement Virgo’s stirring drama Brother is a soulful meditation on wounded masculinity, fractured identity and the power of family.

Gael García Bernal (Y tu mamá también) is magnificent as the eponymous Cassandro, a gay man who rises to superstardom despite prejudice in the macho world of Mexican wrestling in this feel-good biopic.

Shot in black and white, and with warmth and a wry sense of humour, director Babak Jalali has crafted a loving portrait of an insomniac Afghan woman unable to dream the American dream.

An aching, deeply romantic debut feature from playwright Celine Song (Endlings), Past Lives is a love story — indeed, several — told across three moments in time.