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Across The Sea (La mer au loin) (Country: France, Qatar, Morocco, Belgium; Year: 2024; Director: Saïd Hamich; Writer: Saïd Hamich; Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Grégoire Colin, Ayoub Gretaa, Sarah Henochsberg, Omar Boulakirba, Rym Foglia, Ali Mehdi Moulai)
Nour, 27, immigrated illegally to Marseille. With his friends, he makes a living as a small-time dealer, leading an unconventional life… Meeting Serge - an unpredictable, charismatic cop - and his wife Noémie, turns his life upside down.
Animale (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2024; Director: Emma Benestan; Writer: Emma Benestan; Stars: Oulaya Amamra)
Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual bull race, but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.
Baby (Country: Brazil, France, Netherlands; Year: 2024; Director: Marcelo Caetano; Writer: Marcelo Caetano, Gabriel Domingues; Stars: João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer, Luiz Bertazzo)
After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.
Block Pass (La Pampa) (Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Antoine Chevrollier; Writer: Bérénice Bocquillon, Antoine Chevrollier, Faïza Guène; Stars: Damien Bonnard, Mathieu Demy, Léonie Dahan-Lamort, Sayyid El Alami, Florence Janas, Artus Solaro, Amaury Foucher, Axelle Fresneau)
Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other's side. Training at the motocross track is their way to beat boredom. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo's secret.
Blue Sun Palace (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Constance Tsang; Writer: Constance Tsang; Stars: Ke-Xi Wu, Kang-sheng Lee, Haipeng Xu)
A sudden loss catalyses an unlikely bond between two migrants in the Chinese community of Queens. Navigating lives far from home and the painstaking labor that supports them, they journey through grief together in hopes of finding family.
The Brink Of Dreams (Rafaat einy ll sama) (Country: Egypt, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2024; Director: Ayman El Amir, Nada Riyadh; Writer: Nada Riyadh; Stars: Majda Masoud, Haidi Sameh, Monika Youssef)
In a remote conservative village in the South of Egypt, a group of disenfranchised Coptic girls rebel by forming an all-female street theatre troupe.
Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes) (Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Jonathan Millet; Writer: Jonathan Millet; Stars: Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter)
Hamid, is part of a secret group pursuing the Syrian regime’s fugitive leaders. His mission takes him to France, on the trail of his former torturer whom he must confront. Based on true events.
Julie Keeps Quiet (Julie zwijgt) (Country: Belgium, Sweden; Year: 2024; Director: Leonardo Van Dijl; Writer: Ruth Becquart, Leonardo Van Dijl; Stars: Koen De Bouw, Ruth Becquart, Claire Bodson, Laurent Caron, Tessa Van den Broeck)
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…
Locust (Country: Taiwan, France, US; Year: 2024; Director: KEFF; Writer: KEFF; Stars: Wei-Chen Liu, Rimong Ihwar, Devin Pan, An-Shun Yu, Yi-Jung Wu, Ruei-Siou Fan, Nien-Hsien Ma, Yu-Yan Chen)
As the 2019 Hong Kong protests erupt across the strait, Zhong-Han, a silent twenty-nothing in Taiwan, leads a double life - working at a family restaurant by day, and running with a group of local gangsters by night. But when the ownership of the restaurant changes hands, it sets off an unexpected chain reaction that forces Zhong-Han to witness and confront the corrupt power games of his country.
Queens Of Drama (Les Reines du drame) (Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2024; Director: Alexis Langlois; Writer: Carlotta Coco, Thomas Colineau, Alexis Langlois; Stars: Asia Argento, Alma Jodorowsky, Thomas Poitevin, Bilal Hassani, Louiza Aura, Raya Martigny, Jean-Biche, Drag Couenne, Nana Benamer, Dustin Muchuvitz, Julia Fiquet, Gio Ventura, Elodie Barthels)
2055. Steevyshady, an overly botoxed Youtuber tells their idol’s mad destiny: we follow pop diva singer Mimi Madamour from the very peak of her career in 2005, all the way down to the pits of hell, a downfall brought about by her love story with punk icon Billie Kohler. For half a century these drama queens have sung their passion and their rage high upon a stage.
Simon Of The Mountain (Simon de la montaña) (Country: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay; Year: 2024; Director: Federico Luis; Writer: Tomas Murphy, Federico Luis, Agustín Toscano; Stars: Lorenzo Ferro, Pehuen Pedre, Kiara Supini)
Simon is 21 years old. He introduces himself as a mover's helper. He claims not to know how to cook or clean the bathroom, but he does know how to make a bed. Recently, he seems to have become a different person…
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