best movies of 2009

in no specific order, these are my favorite films discoverd in 2009:



Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (USA 2009; dir. Bradley Beesley)




Encounters at the End of the World (South Pole 2007; dir. Werner Herzog)



Japón (Mexico 2002; dir. Carlos Reygadas)



Milk (USA 2008; dir. Gus Van Sant)



City of Borders (Israel 2009; dir. Yun Suh)



Welcome (France 2009; dir. Philippe Lioret)



Shelter (USA 2007; dir. Jonah Markowitz)



Gomorra (Italy 2008; dir. Matteo Garrone)



Ander (Euskadi 2009; dir. Roberto Castón)



The Yes Men Fix the World (USA 2009; dir. Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonnano)



Afterschool (USA 2008; dir. Antonio Campos)