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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023

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Amelia's Children (Country: Portugal; Year: 2023; Director: Gabriel Abrantes; Writer: Gabriel Abrantes; Stars: Alba Baptista, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Carloto Cotta)
An adoptees search for his biological family turns to horror when he discovers he is linked to them by a monstrous secret.
Dream Scenario (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Kristoffer Borgli; Writer: Kristoffer Borgli; Stars: Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Jessica Clement, Star Slade, David Klein, Kaleb Horn, Liz Adjei, Paula Boudreau, Marnie McPhail, Noah Lamanna, Tim Meadows, Dylan Baker, Maev Beaty, Marc Coppola)
A family man discovers he has begun to appear in other people's dreams making him an overnight celebrity.
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Failure! (Country: Mexico; Year: 2023; Director: Alex Kahuam; Writer: Alex Kahuam; Stars: Ted Raimi, Merrick McCartha , Noel Douglas Orput, Melissa Diaz)
Due to a massive debt with his bank, James is given one hour to choose between financial ruin or murder to protect his family. Shot in one single take with no cuts.
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Mars Express (Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Jérémie Périn; Writer: Jérémie Périn, Laurent Sarfati; Stars: Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Njo Lobé, Marie Bouvet, Sébastien Chassagne, Marthe Keller, Geneviève Doang, Thomas Roditi, Thierry Jahn, Serge Faliu, Eilias Changuel, Bárbara Del Sol, Nathalie Karsenty, Angéline Henneguelle, Charlotte Juniere)
In the near future, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. Animation.
There's Something In The Barn (Country: Norway; Year: 2023; Director: Magnus Martens; Writer: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown; Stars: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Henriette Steenstrup)
An American family fulfils their dream of moving back to the old country after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.
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Failure! Failure!
Failure! and Amelia's Children
Tiger Stripes (Country: Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar; Year: 2023; Director: Amanda Nell Eu)
A carefree 11-year-old girl begins to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.
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