Few saw it coming, but cinema around the world in the 90s entered a golden age. The story starts in Iran, where the meet Abbas Kiarostami, who rethought movie making and made it more real. Then we meet Shinji Tsukamoto who laid the ground for the bold new Japanese horror cinema. From Tokyo, the story moves to Paris where one of the world’s greatest directors, Claire Denis, talks exclusively about her work. The story ends in Mexico with the blossoming of its new films.