13 February 2026

The President’s Cake
While people struggle daily to survive under sanctions in Saddam's Iraq, nine-year-old Lamia must use her wits to gather ingredients for a cake to celebrate President Saddam Hussein's birthday or face the consequences.
Little Amélie
Amélie is a little Belgian girl born in Japan. Thanks to her friend Nishio-san, the world is full of adventure and discovery. But on her third birthday, an event changes the course of her life. For Amélie, everything is at stake at that age, happiness as well as tragedy.

20 February 2026

A Knight's Tale
A peasant pretends to be a nobleman in order to compete on the jousting circuit.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
The Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realises that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.
The Testament Of Ann Lee
An epic fable inspired by the life of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers, a radical religious movement that began in the late 1700s.
The Moment
A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

27 February 2026

The Spin
Two men go on a road trip across Ireland in search of a priceless record.
Sirât
A father arrives at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco with his son, looking for his daughter who has been missing for months.

06 March 2026

Sound Of Falling
Four girls, Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka, each spend their youth on the same farm in northern Germany. As the home evolves over a century, echoes of the past linger in its walls. Though separated by time, their lives begin to mirror each other.
Dolly
A young woman fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise her as a child.

13 March 2026

The Straight Story
True life story of a man who crossed America on a lawnmower to see his brother.
The Tasters
Seven women are forced to taste Hitler's food to check for poison. As they spend time together, their relationships evolve between loyalty and betrayal.

20 March 2026

Moulin Rouge!
Modern romantic musical based around the mythology of a famous Parisian nightclub in 1900. On re-release.
The Killer
A Triad hitman takes on one last job before leaving for a new life with a blind woman.

26 March 2026

La Grazia
A president faces choices in his final months in office.

27 March 2026

William Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet
Star crossed teenage lovers in Hawaiian shirts, under neon lights.
DJ Ahmet
Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia find refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and first love.
Two Prosecutors
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination... the desk of a newly appointed local prosecutor, who embarks on a quest for justice.
Orwell: 2+2=5
Delves deep into Orwell’s final months and visionary works to explore the roots of the vital and troubling concepts he revealed to the world in his dystopian masterpiece… Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, the omnipresent spectre of Big Brother… disturbing socio-political truths which resonate ever-more powerfully today.
Underland
Documentary following explorers into places rarely glimpsed by human eyes: caves, flooded drains and underground laboratories.
Redoubt
At the peak of the Cold War, farm worker Karl-Göran Persson starts fortifying his house. He gathers scrap metal and casts it into the walls to build a fortress meant to protect himself and his neighbours setting him on the path to conflict with his community

03 April 2026

Amelie
A girl with an eccentric, repressed childhood grows up attracted to the odd detail in everyday life and to the strangest people.

10 April 2026

California Schemin'
Two Scottish lads from Dundee conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, bagging a record deal and appearing on MTV until their scam unraveled.

13 May 2026

Top Gun
A trainee fighter pilot romances his instructor.

30 April 2027

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