MIFF 2022: best films to see before the festival ends

The 70th edition of the Melbourne International Film Festival is nearing its end – here's what to see before you miss your chance.

After its much anticipated return to cinemas, the Melbourne International Film Festival is about to come to an end once more – but only for a year this time, as usual (we hope).

“I felt that it was essential to bring a moral perspective to this film, and for that reason, it’s a fictionalised film that does not represent the victim in any way, which is highly unusual for a film of this type,’ Wright says. ‘It does not represent any violence, or the family, and focuses instead on the operation that took place and the impact that it had on those people.”‘

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com