THE TRIBE New Auteurs

Set in a Ukrainian school for the deaf and mute, THE TRIBE follows new student Sergey as he gets a crash course in who’s really in charge. The decrepit institution is awash in drugs, prostitution and organized petty crime. This incredible film has one particularly daring aspect:It is acted entirely in sign language without the aid of subtitles or voice-over. The audience follows the story through the physicality of the performances and the emphatic intensity of the signing. Heightened by a hormone-laced narrative, with kids engaging in explicit sex and violence, THE TRIBE is an unforgettable cinematic experience, from its epic, wordless opening shot to the brutal finale.