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Dry Leaf and Maddie's Secret
Dry Leaf (Country: Germany, Georgia; Year: 2025; Director: Alexandre Koberidze; Writer: Alexandre Koberidze; Stars: David Koberidze, Irina Chelidze, Giorgi Bochorishvili, Otar Nijaradze, Vakhtang Panchulidze)
A father goes looking for his missing photographer daughter across rural Georgia.
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The Inseminator (Country: Vietnam; Year: 2014; Director: Kim Quy Bui; Stars: Viet Son Le, Thu Trang Nguyen, Trung Kien Nguyen)
Feeling that his end is near, a father seeks extreme measures to guarantee that his mentally disabled son can continue the family lineage.
Maddie's Secret (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: John Early; Writer: John Early; Stars: Kristen Johnston, Vanessa Bayer, Kate Berlant, Conner O'Malley)
A food influencer secretly struggles with bulimia as she navigates online fame, close friendships, and a painful past.
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The Peril At Pincer Point (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine; Writer: Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine; Stars: Jack Redmayne, Alyth Ross, Os Leanse, Mike Mackenzie, Dashiell Upton, Jason Hogan, Mat Wright, Noah Stratton-Twine, Isobel Laidler, Oliver Woolf)
A lazy sound designer is sent to the remote island where a film was shot to capture a sound powerful enough to elevate its finale. Once there, eerie local fables surface: for years, ambitious and headstrong youth have lost their souls to a ghostly sea captain for his spectral crew.
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