110901 (September 11) Top Ten List: #5 of 2002 (world premieres)
Top Ten List: #2 of 2003 (U.S. releases)
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Director: Samira Makhmalbaf. Cast: Maryam Karimi. Screenplay: Samira Makhmalbaf.
Director: Claude Lelouch. Cast: Emmanuelle Laborit, Jérôme Horry. Screenplay: Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven.
Director: Youssef Chahine. Cast: Nour El-Sherif, Ahmed Seif Eldine. Screenplay: Youssef Chahine.
Director: Danis Tanovic. Cast: Dzana Pinjo, Aleksandar Seksan, Tatjana Sojic. Screenplay: Danis Tanovic.
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo. Cast: Lionel Zizréel Guire, Rodrigue André Idani, René Aimé Bassinga, Lionel Gaël Folikoue, Alex Martial Traoré. Screenplay: Idrissa Ouedraogo.
Director: Ken Loach. Cast: Vladimir Vega. Screenplay: Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Vladimir Vega.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Screenplay: Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Director: Amos Gitaï. Cast: Keren Mor, Tomer Russo, Liron Levo. Screenplay: Amos Gitaï and Marie-José Sanselme.
Director: Mira Nair. Cast: Tanvi Azmi, Kapil Bawa, Taleb Adlah. Screenplay: Mira Nair.
Director: Sean Penn. Cast: Ernest Borgnine. Screenplay: Sean Penn.
Director: Shohei Imamura. Cast: Tomorowo Taguichi, Kumiko Aso, Akira Emoto, Mitsuko Baisho, Tetsuro Tamba, Ken Ogata. Screenplay: Daisuke Tengan.