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China Sea (Kinų jūra) (Country: Lithuania, Taiwan, Poland, Czech Republic; Year: 2025; Director: Jurgis Matulevičius; Writer: Saule Bliuvaite; Stars: Marius Repsys, Jag Huang, Severija Janusauskaite, Vaidotas Martinaitis)
A 'cancelled' MMA fighter finds refuge in a Taiwanese family’s restaurant but struggles to change his path.
Full Review See: Jurgis Matulevicius on toxic masculinity, trauma and broken dreams in China Sea
Invisibles (Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Junna Chif)
An escort questions her life until a disabled client makes her confront who she is and who she might become.
Mo Papa (Country: Estonia; Year: 2025; Director: Eeva Mägi)
Drama follows a 28-year-old who has just been released from prison after serving ten years for a tragic accident.
Nino In Paradise (Nino Dans la Nuit) (Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2025; Director: Laurent Micheli)
Nino Paradis tries and fails to disappear into the French Foreign Legion. Back in Paris, he reunites with his ride-or-die crew.
Oh, What Happy Days! (Ah Che Roozhayeh Khoshi Bood) (Country: Iran, USA, France, Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Homayoun Ghanizadeh)
A woman facing blackmail is forced into a real-time call with her family.
Round 13 (13ème Round) (Country: Tunisia, Cyprus, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2025; Director: Mohamed Ali Nahdi)
Ex-boxer Kamel’s world shatters when his beloved son is diagnosed with a life-threatening tumour.
The Silent Virgin (La virgen silenciosa) (Country: Mexico; Year: 2025; Director: Xavi Sala)
A young Mexican woman is caught between a repressive mother and a nation in turmoil.
Street Wanderers (Los caminantes de la calle) (Country: Argentina, Peru; Year: 2025; Director: Juan Martin Hsu)
A prosecutor and a Chinese police officer risk everything to take on a brutal mafia in Argentina.
A Summer Tale (Cuento de verano) (Country: Argentina; Year: 2025; Director: Matías Szulanski)
After a heart attack, Buenos Aires hustler Jorge races to prove he’s a “good guy”... whatever that means.
That Burning House (Shi Le Yuan) (Country: Taiwan; Year: 2025; Director: Yin-chuan Tsai)
In the Home of Happiness, which cares for abandoned children and orphans, a dedicated social worker tries to save a broken system.
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