57,000 Kilometres Between Us
A teenager struggles for connections - both real and virtual - as her step-father presents an airbrushed version of their lives online.
Aguirre: The Wrath Of God
Klaus Kinski plays a mad conquistador searching for El Dorado.
Alone In Four Walls
Inside a juvenile Russian reform school.
Behave
Fly-on-the-wall look at the juvenile detention system in Brazil.
Blind Loves
The complexities of love and relationships as experienced by various visually impaired people.
The Burrowers
When a town's prime lass is kidnapped in the Old West, a posse get together to bring her back. Easier said than done when the kidnappers are underground monsters.

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Deadgirl
After two teenagers find a dead girl in the basement of a disused mental asylum, the boundary between right and wrong becomes sickeningly blurred.
The Disappeared
A youth released from a mental hospital tries to get back to normal but is haunted by the voice of his younger brother, who disappeared.
Dream
A woman acts out the dreams of a stranger.
Fear Eats The Soul
Touching romance between a lonely widow and an immigrant worker.
Flow: For Love Of Water
Examination of the global water crisis.
Genova
In a foreign city, a young girl begins to catch glimpses of the mother she lost in a car crash.
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Classic western in which three men variously scheme, save and double-cross each other in the search for a legendary stash of gold.
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Manchurian homage to Sergio Leone sees unlikely protagonists vie over a treasure map.

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Jesus Christ Saviour
Klaus Kinski (so immortally captured in Werner Herzog's My Best Fiend) gives a showstopping performance with a defiant monologue.
The Juche Idea
Deconstruction of the North Korean official state ideology.
Left Bank
Atmospheric horror film in the vein of Rosemary's Baby, with a descent into obsession and madness with the previous occupants of her boyfriend's flat.

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Martyrs
After being abducted and abused when she was younger, a young girl seeks revenge on those she believes to be responsible. Plus read our .
Momma's Man
A man in mid-life crisis retreats to his parents' loft.
Mum And Dad
Brit horror, sees an airport worker face the perils of a close-knit family. In cinemas and on DVD this Boxing Day. Plus read our with Perry Benson.
My Name Is Bruce
Washed-up actor Bruce Campbell is forced to save the town of Gold Lick from ghost Guan-Di.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
Documentary charting a key moment in Aussie cinema.
Parting Shot
A frustrated young nurse finds her life transformed after she meets a troublesome teenager.
Patti Smith: Dream Of Life
Intimate portrait of the icon.

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Rumba
Offbeat comedy in the style of Tati.
Soi Cowboy
An uneven relationship between a westerner and a Thai former sex worker.
Stalker
Sci-fi drama in which three men make a journey into the unknown in search of their deepest desire.
Standing Up
Training to kill, Afghan style, in the new American sponsored army.
Style Wars/Style Wars: Revisited
Remastered 21-year-old documentary about graffiti artists in New York.
Tabu: A Story Of The South Seas
FW Murnau's tale of love on the run in the South Seas.
Time To Die
An old woman talks to her dog in an attempt to retain a modicum of independance in a material world that does not appreciate a child's desire to play on a swing.

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The Wrecking Crew
Examination of the influential group of LA-based session musicians who worked alongside many of the greats, including Elvis Presley and The Byrds.
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