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A husband and wife in an ailing marriage discover that actions really do have consequences in this twist on the time loop motif.
A husband and wife in an ailing marriage discover that actions really do have consequences in this twist on the time loop motif.
American Doctor
When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
Black Money For White Nights
After years of saving money from the small bribes they collect, 60-year-old Marina and her husband Gosha from Bulgaria are preparing for their dream trip to St Petersburg to witness the White Nights. But when Russia invades Ukraine and the travel agency vanishes with all their savings, the couple’s dream collapses.
After years of saving money from the small bribes they collect, 60-year-old Marina and her husband Gosha from Bulgaria are preparing for their dream trip to St Petersburg to witness the White Nights. But when Russia invades Ukraine and the travel agency vanishes with all their savings, the couple’s dream collapses.
The Bog
A small-town detective reopens a decades-old murder case after a boy’s body is found in a Latvian bog, confronting memories and secrets no one wants to unearth.
A small-town detective reopens a decades-old murder case after a boy’s body is found in a Latvian bog, confronting memories and secrets no one wants to unearth.
La Bola Negra
Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
Brace Your Heart
Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd thriving, local leader Heaika falls for her, and though hesitant, she feels compelled to accept. But everything changes when Nejla, Heaika's cousin, arrives.
Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd thriving, local leader Heaika falls for her, and though hesitant, she feels compelled to accept. But everything changes when Nejla, Heaika's cousin, arrives.
Candidates Of Death
A father goes on holiday with his son and two of his friends, during which time they make an amateur horror film together. As the years pass, they continue to shoot scenes for their “handcrafted,” carefree, imaginative horror project, with even more passion, dutiful consistency, and unwavering commitment: the documentary chronicles a decade of this adventure.
A father goes on holiday with his son and two of his friends, during which time they make an amateur horror film together. As the years pass, they continue to shoot scenes for their “handcrafted,” carefree, imaginative horror project, with even more passion, dutiful consistency, and unwavering commitment: the documentary chronicles a decade of this adventure.
Closure
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
The Comet
Eight-year-old Émile is enjoying the last of the warm summer evenings with his sister Françoise. While they are eagerly scanning the night sky for shooting stars, they are suddenly interrupted by a despicably cruel act.
Eight-year-old Émile is enjoying the last of the warm summer evenings with his sister Françoise. While they are eagerly scanning the night sky for shooting stars, they are suddenly interrupted by a despicably cruel act.
Corpus
Three young men travel to a remote house on the promise of a party, to find just three women who have a secret and sinister agenda.
Three young men travel to a remote house on the promise of a party, to find just three women who have a secret and sinister agenda.
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Dangerous Liaisons
Making a game out of sex, love and relationships has dire consequences in eighteenth century France.
Making a game out of sex, love and relationships has dire consequences in eighteenth century France.
Death In Venice
An ageing composer becomes obsessed with a beautiful teenage boy as cholera ravages the City of Bridges.
An ageing composer becomes obsessed with a beautiful teenage boy as cholera ravages the City of Bridges.
The Debut
A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.
A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.
The Devil's Bride
When a miller captures a fallen devil, the two make a pact, but nothing goes to plan for either of them in this groundbreaking Soviet rock opera based on a Lithuanian folktale.
When a miller captures a fallen devil, the two make a pact, but nothing goes to plan for either of them in this groundbreaking Soviet rock opera based on a Lithuanian folktale.
Dice-Ching-O-Mat
A middle-aged sinologist from Latvia goes out to save his family through the doors of a charming Soviet elevator.
A middle-aged sinologist from Latvia goes out to save his family through the doors of a charming Soviet elevator.
Fatherland
Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
La Gradiva
A group of French high-school students travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. There, they are drawn into a dizzying descent.
A group of French high-school students travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. There, they are drawn into a dizzying descent.
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The Incomer
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
I Play Rocky
Sylvester Stallone, then a failing actor, writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime - Rocky Balboa.
Sylvester Stallone, then a failing actor, writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime - Rocky Balboa.
Josephine
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.
The Leader
In 1997, 39 members of the American cult known as Heaven's Gate committed the largest mass suicide to ever take place on American soil. This is their story.
In 1997, 39 members of the American cult known as Heaven's Gate committed the largest mass suicide to ever take place on American soil. This is their story.
Letters from the Silenced Country
A hybrid documentary portraying contemporary Belarus through the individuals who have endured imprisonment, repression, and exile — voices from a silenced country, suffocated by the regime.
A hybrid documentary portraying contemporary Belarus through the individuals who have endured imprisonment, repression, and exile — voices from a silenced country, suffocated by the regime.
A Long Winter
Returning to his childhood home deep in the mountains, Mike is drawn back into the quiet rituals of family life as the clan prepares for the winter ahead.
Returning to his childhood home deep in the mountains, Mike is drawn back into the quiet rituals of family life as the clan prepares for the winter ahead.
Low Expectations
A successful young artist's career derails, forcing her back to her hometown. While teaching high school to make ends meet, she navigates depression and rediscovers herself in unexpected ways.
A successful young artist's career derails, forcing her back to her hometown. While teaching high school to make ends meet, she navigates depression and rediscovers herself in unexpected ways.
Lucky Liam
Taken to a forest to be killed, Lucky Liam sees a chance to survive when a rookie hitman awkwardly interrupts the execution.
Taken to a forest to be killed, Lucky Liam sees a chance to survive when a rookie hitman awkwardly interrupts the execution.
Ludwig
The king of Bavaria struggles with his inner demons.
The king of Bavaria struggles with his inner demons.
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Minotaur
A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence begins to unravel.
A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence begins to unravel.
The Naughty Seat
Never trust a penguin with your soup.
Never trust a penguin with your soup.
No Paradise If You Are Killed By A Woman
A Kurdish female sniper, has survived war but when she learns the younger sister she believed was dead may still be alive in Mosul, she returns on a rescue mission that forces her to confront the trauma of her past.
A Kurdish female sniper, has survived war but when she learns the younger sister she believed was dead may still be alive in Mosul, she returns on a rescue mission that forces her to confront the trauma of her past.
Nuisance Bear
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
Papaya
Papaya, a tiny seed in the Amazon rainforest who is passionate about flying, must keep moving to avoid taking root. But when she discovers the power of her roots, it triggers a revolution that transforms her world and fulfils her dreams in an unexpected way.
Papaya, a tiny seed in the Amazon rainforest who is passionate about flying, must keep moving to avoid taking root. But when she discovers the power of her roots, it triggers a revolution that transforms her world and fulfils her dreams in an unexpected way.
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Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma
When the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed to a new director, she visits the original movie's star only to fall into a blood-soaked world of desire and delirium.
When the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed to a new director, she visits the original movie's star only to fall into a blood-soaked world of desire and delirium.
Tin Castle
Along a long-forgotten road, the O’Reillys live in a rundown trailer stranded in the middle of the fields. Pa’, Lisa, and their ten children weather the seasons in their tin castle, heirs to a way of life on borrowed time. Under threat of eviction, their tenuous balance falters, yet – steadfast in their tradition – they resist.
Along a long-forgotten road, the O’Reillys live in a rundown trailer stranded in the middle of the fields. Pa’, Lisa, and their ten children weather the seasons in their tin castle, heirs to a way of life on borrowed time. Under threat of eviction, their tenuous balance falters, yet – steadfast in their tradition – they resist.
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What Belongs To Others
Kasia earns her living by breaking into other people's homes. One day on the job she finds a dead body of a man and decides to move into his apartment and find out who he was. As she starts to piece together his memories, relationships and secrets, it awakens in her a dream of another life and gives her strength to make changes in her own.
Kasia earns her living by breaking into other people's homes. One day on the job she finds a dead body of a man and decides to move into his apartment and find out who he was. As she starts to piece together his memories, relationships and secrets, it awakens in her a dream of another life and gives her strength to make changes in her own.
Wild Horse Nine
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Rapa Nui.
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Rapa Nui.
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