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Where To? and The River Train
The River Train (El Tren Fluvial) (Country: Argentina; Year: 2026; Director: Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A Vignale; Writer: Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A Vignale; Stars: Milo Barria, Rita Pauls, Mariano Barria, Lucrecia Pazos, Mailen Barria, Diego Puente, Pehuén Pedre, Fabián Casas)
Nine-year-old Milo lives in a remote Argentinian village where he studies the Malambo, a folk dance full of bravura. He is an excellent dancer, but Milo’s only desire is to escape the countryside on a train for the Buenos Aires of his dreams.
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Trial Of Hein (Country: Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Kai Stänicke; Writer: Kai Stänicke; Stars: Paul Boche, Stephanie Amarell, Philip Froissant, Emilia Schüle, Jeanette Hain, Zhenja Isaak, Aaron Hilmer, Andreas Nickl, Maju Margrit Sartorius, Philip Günsch, Emil Hauss, Frederick Lepthien, Emilia Packard, Irene Kleinschmidt, Lena Maria Eikenbusch)
A man returns to his island village after 14 years and finds himself facing a trial to decide if he is really who he claims to be.
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Where To? (Year: 2026; Director: Assaf Machnes; Writer: Assaf Machnes; Stars: Ehab Salami, Ido Tako, Milan Peschel, Rama Nasrallah, Raheeq Haj Yahia-Suleiman)
A middle-aged Palestinian Uber driver forms a bond with a young Israeli who becomes a regular passenger.
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