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A Banquet and Shepherd
A Banquet
(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Ruth Paxton; Writer: Justin Bull; Stars: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, Lindsay Duncan, Kaine Zajaz, Richard Keep, Deka Walmsley, Rina Mahoney, Jonathan Nyati, Walter van Dyk, Andrew Steele, Adam Abbou, Finn Bennett, Dylan Clout, Selena Thompson)
A young woman undergoes a disturbing transformation after her daughter's newfound faith threatens her health.
Dashcam
(Country: UK, US; Year: 2021; Director: Rob Savage; Writer: Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, Jed Shepherd; Stars: Seylan Baxter, Amar Chadha-Patel, Angela Enahoro, Annie Hardy, George Keeler, Faith Kiggundu, Mogali Masuku, Jemma Moore, James Swanton, Caroline Ward, Emma Louise Webb)
The Grandmother (La Abuela)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2021; Director: Paco Plaza; Writer: Carlos Vermut; Stars: Karina Kolokolchykova, Chacha Huang, Almudena Amor, Vera Valdez, Michael Collis, Karina Kolokolchykova, Chacha Huang, Almudena Amor, Vera Valdez, Michael Collis)
A woman's trip to care for her grandmother turns into a terrifying nightmare.
Inexorable
(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2021; Director: Fabrice du Welz; Writer: Joséphine Darcy Hopkins, Aurélien Molas, Fabrice du Welz; Stars: Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Jackie Berroyer, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Salée, Anaël Snoek, Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Jackie Berroyer, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Salée, Anaël Snoek)
Trouble lies ahead for a family who have just moved into a chateau, after they hire a young woman as a nanny on impulse.
Juju Stories
(Country: Nigeria, France; Year: 2021; Director: Abba Makama, C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, Michael Omonua; Writer: Abba Makama, C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, Michael Omonua; Stars: Belinda Agedah Yanga, Paul Utomi, Elvis Poko, Don Ekwuazi, Nengi Adoki, Bukola Oladipupo, Timini Egbuson, Seun Kentebe, Sarah Joe, Oluwabunmi Sogade, Okey Michael Ejoor, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Eric Nwanso, Ebuka Mike Uzoma, Mena Sodje)
A trio of stories about juju in contemporary Lagos.
Inexorable and The Medium
Lamb
(Country: Iceland, Sweden, Poland; Year: 2021; Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson; Writer: Valdimar Jóhannsson, Sjón; Stars: Noomi Rapace, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason)
A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.
The Medium
(Country: Thailand; Year: 2021; Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun; Writer: Na Hong-jin, Banjong Pisanthanakun; Stars: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn, Boonsong Nakphoo, Arunee Wattana, Thanutphon Boonsang, Pakapol Srirongmuang, Akkaradech Rattanawong, Chatchawat Sanveang, Yossawat Sittiwong, Arnon Losiripanya, Klangchon Chuekham, Sayan Phiwchan, Sakchai Yukhachen)
Supernatural mockumentary.
Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Ana Lily Amirpour; Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour; Stars: Kate Hudson, Ed Skrein, Craig Robinson, Jeon Jong-seo, Charlie Talbert, Rae Gray, Sylvia Grace Crim, Ritchie Montgomery, Jibrail Nantambu, Billy Slaughter, GiGi Erneta, Tiffany Black, Evan Whitten, Colby Boothman, Kent Shocknek)
A girl with unusual and dangerous powers who escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans.
The Rope
(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Dominique Rocher; Writer: Eric Forestier, Eric Forestier, Dominique Rocher; Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Jean-Marc Barr, Jakob Cedergren, Suzanne Clément, Planitia Kenese, Tom Mercier, Richard Sammel, Christa Théret, Gilles Vandeweerd, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Tibo Vandenborre)
Mini-series sees scientists discover a mysterious rope in a forest.
Shepherd
(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Russell Owen; Writer: Russell Owen; Stars: Tom Hughes, Greta Scacchi, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss, Jamie Marie Leary, Shuggie)
A grieving widower is overcome by malevolent forces.
Dashcam and Lamb
She Will
(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Charlotte Colbert; Writer: Kitty Percy, Charlotte Colbert; Stars: John McCrea, Malcolm McDowell, Amy Manson, Alice Krige, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Aris, Daniel Lapaine, Olwen Fouéré, Kenneth Collard, Kota Eberhardt, Jack Greenlees, Joanna Bacon, Layla Burns, Apple Yang, Catriona McNicoll)
A woman goes on a healing retreat after a double mastectomy and starts to confront past trauma.
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