The tensions of exile and servitude are played out in deceptively low-key fashion in Where The Night Stands Still, an Italy-set Tagalog-language three-hander from Filipino director Liryc Dela Cruz.

The expansion moves Bellocchio away from the compressed lyricism of the film, but “Exterior Night” stands comfortably on its own as an intelligent account of, and response to, the sordid events.

No interaction. Don't make eye contact — you don't want to know what I have just done to your son the night before. Don't look at me.' Gemma went onto reveal that she was no stranger to wild ...