Androids Dream
Benidorm, 2052.
Avant Pétalos Grillados
An institution for the disabled, frequented by bodybuilders, is invaded by alien creatures.
The Blue Room
Psychological thriller about a couple's torrid affair.
Catch Me Daddy
A young woman on the run from her family finds herself in danger when her brother comes looking for her.
Chigger Ale
One night a pintpot Hitler clone goes to Fendika, a grassroots tavern in Addis Ababa...
Corn Island
An old peasant and his innocent 16-year-old granddaughter sow corn on an island in the middle of the Inguri River dividing Georgia from Abkhazia.
Crumbs
When the spaceship in the sky begins to reactivate, Candy sets off on a quest across a post- apocalyptic Ethiopian landscape to ask Father Christmas to grant him his heart's desire.

D

The Duke Of Burgundy
The relationship of a couple in a sado-masochistic relationship comes under strain.
Favula
A cross between Snow White and Cinderella set in a tropical jungle.
The Fire
A 24 hour delay in being able to purchase their first home together causes tensions to rise and Lucía and Marcelo's relationship to begin to unravel.
The Fool
A smalltown plumber takes on corrupt bureaucracy.
The Forbidden Room
A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
Hill Of Freedom
A man travels to Seoul in a bid to win back a woman he still cares for.

I

Land Ho!
Two old friends take a trip to Iceland.
La La La At Rock Bottom
A young girl with a band tries to help an amnesiac petty criminal.
The Lesson
A provincial schoolteacher is faced with tough choices due to mounting debts.
Love At First Fight
Between his friends and the family business, Arnaud’s summer looks set to be a peaceful one. Peaceful until he runs into Madeleine, as beautiful as she is brusque.

M

La Maladie Blanche
In an isolated village in the Pyrenees, the nocturnal world entangles stories of shadow puppets, magic mirrors, and prehistoric paintings for a father and his young daughter.
Manglehorn
Tale of a locksmith who can't come to terms with losing the love of his life.
The Mysterious Death Of Pérola
Living alone in an old and gloomy apartment, Pérola feels fear to the extent that dream, fantasy and reality lose their borders.
Noah's Ark
In Spain 2020, two security guards suddenly lose their jobs and join forces to build a machine to escape the world of economic crisis.
Not All Is Vigil
Docufiction study of an elderly married couple.
Obra
In São Paulo, a young architect discovers a clandestine burial on the worksite of his first important project, located in a lot belonging to his family.
The Princess of France
A year after his father’s death, Victor returns to Buenos Aires in order to reconquer the life he was forced to abandon. He brings a new project with him for his former theater company: a radio-play of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost.
Queen Of Earth
Following her father's suicide and breaking up with her boyfriend, Catherine seeks refuge with her friend Virginia, but the young woman's shaky grasp on reality strains their relationship to breaking point.

R

Under The Skin
An alien in human form takes a roadtrip across Scotland.

V

White Bird In A Blizzard
A teenager's life is thrown into turmoil when her mother disappears.
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