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A woman's moral compass starts to slip after she is conned out of her savings by a phone scammer.
A repressed young man discovers the world with the help of an eccentric actress.
Two Italian boys travel to India to find themselves, but get more than they bargained for.
Two teenage wasters upset the wrong person.
A provincial schoolteacher is faced with tough choices due to mounting debts.
A cleaner reflects on life.
A young novelist eager to make a name for himself begins tutoring the son of one of the most influential writers in the world. Good intentions soon give way to suspicion as darker motivations surface and the lines of master and protégé are blurred.
A teacher and a student engage in an emotional conflict in a fight for justice.
Documentary charting the friendship that grew between two priests on either side of the Atlantic after their communities were rocked by school shootings.
Short documentary following a children's visit to a natural history museum.
An Englishman in Uruguay adopts a penguin, smuggles it back to his home in Argentina, and gradually wakes up to the political violence going on around him.
A film director explores the possibilities offered by tango.
Home truths Marijana Janković on Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of belonging
The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder
It Was Just An Accident screenwriter arrested in Iran Jafar Panahi speaks out
Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
We're looking forward to Sundance, the Berlinale and the Glasgow Film Festival.
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With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:
César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Critics' Circle Awards One Battle After Another wins fight
Oscars Sinners dominates the nominations
