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Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
When a man who thinks his child has been kidnapped discovers they've nabbed the wrong kid, he has to decide if the life of another's son is equally worth saving.
A civil servant, told he has incurable cancer, resolves to change his mundane life before he dies. Out on re-release.
A thief is draughted in to impersonate a warlord in medieval Japan.
A warlord splits his kingdom between his sons only to see the older two cause chaos as they battle for supremacy in this vivid Japanese reworking of King Lear.
Four separate versions of a death in the forest.
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
A village enlists a group of samurai to defend them from bandits.
The Scottish play transposed to a misty compound on the desolate slopes of Mount Fuji.
A mysterious ronin finds his services are popular in a town where two gangs are trying to wipe each other out.
Spirit of the age Arabella Oz on jealousy, therapy and Mallory's Ghost
A different life Ragnhild Nøst Bergem and Ola Henningsen on documentary Being Ola
Power and desire Gloria Mercer, Bethany Brown and Tandia Mercedes on A Safe Distance
Remodelling masculinity Logan Rozos and Lexie Bean on young trans men and What Will I Become?
An exercise in empathy Louise Weard on gender politics, transgressive cinema and Castration Movie
Scientific balance Tony Jones talks to us about opening a debate about lab animals with his documentary Sentient
We're looking forward to Fantaspoa and Overlook.
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest from the spring events:
GSFF 19th edition opens in Glasgow with Downriver A Tiger
Cannes Barbra Streisand to receive honorary Palme d'Or
Thessaloniki Golden Alexanders announced
Cannes Lighton and McGoldrick join La Résidence
Cannes Park Chan-Wook named as Jury head
