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Advocate
Biographical documentary about Lea Tsemel who defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from non-violent demonstrators to armed militants.
Biographical documentary about Lea Tsemel who defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from non-violent demonstrators to armed militants.
And Then We Danced
A dancer falls in love with his fiercest rival.
A dancer falls in love with his fiercest rival.
Atlantics
Love and loss in Dakar are given a supernatural twist.
Love and loss in Dakar are given a supernatural twist.
Bacurau
Villagers sold as human prey defend themselves from hunters using a psychotropic drug.
Villagers sold as human prey defend themselves from hunters using a psychotropic drug.
Beanpole
Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins of Leningrad after the Second World War.
Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins of Leningrad after the Second World War.
Bombshell
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Booksmart
Two studious high school BFFs decide to seize a last chance to party before graduation.
Two studious high school BFFs decide to seize a last chance to party before graduation.
The Chambermaid
Character study of a maid in a Mexican hotel.
Character study of a maid in a Mexican hotel.
Changing The Game
Transgender high school athletes from across the US compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
Transgender high school athletes from across the US compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
Clemency
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Corpus Christi
Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation in a Youth Detention Centre. The crime he commits prevents him from applying to the seminary... but Daniel has no intention of giving up his dream.
Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation in a Youth Detention Centre. The crime he commits prevents him from applying to the seminary... but Daniel has no intention of giving up his dream.
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The Disappearance Of My Mother
An ageing fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.
An ageing fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.
La Dolce Vita
A gossip writer's view of Rome's jet set at the hedonistic dawn of the cynical Sixties.
A gossip writer's view of Rome's jet set at the hedonistic dawn of the cynical Sixties.
Free Color
A documentary about the Kinetic-Optic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and his mission to free colour from shape.
A documentary about the Kinetic-Optic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and his mission to free colour from shape.
Harriet
The story of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into an American hero.
The story of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into an American hero.
Honeyland
When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland's basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.
When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland's basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.
Hustlers
A group of strippers hatch a plan to fleece their clientele.
A group of strippers hatch a plan to fleece their clientele.
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Jojo Rabbit
Satire following a lonely boy and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, whose nationalistic views are challenged when he discovers his mum is hiding a young Jewish girl.
Satire following a lonely boy and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, whose nationalistic views are challenged when he discovers his mum is hiding a young Jewish girl.
The Kingmaker
Documentary about the Marcos family and Imelda's continued influence on politics in the Philippines.
Documentary about the Marcos family and Imelda's continued influence on politics in the Philippines.
Lara
Lara has just turned 60; it’s a very special day that will culminate in a career-defining piano concert given by her son. Viktor remains elusive, however, and his mother’s repeated attempts to get through to him come to nothing.
Lara has just turned 60; it’s a very special day that will culminate in a career-defining piano concert given by her son. Viktor remains elusive, however, and his mother’s repeated attempts to get through to him come to nothing.
Let There Be Light
A Slovakian man, who works in Germany, returns home for Christmas to discover some brutal truths about his eldest son.
A Slovakian man, who works in Germany, returns home for Christmas to discover some brutal truths about his eldest son.
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Marriage Story
A couple find themselves in a messier divorce than they imagined.
A couple find themselves in a messier divorce than they imagined.
Martin Eden
A man struggles to better his circumstances, motivated by his love for a woman from a bourgeois family.
A man struggles to better his circumstances, motivated by his love for a woman from a bourgeois family.
Les Misérables
A man joins an anti-crime brigade and rapidly discovers the tensions between the various neighbourhood groups.
A man joins an anti-crime brigade and rapidly discovers the tensions between the various neighbourhood groups.
Monos
On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.
On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.
Motherless Brooklyn
A lonely private detective with Tourette's attempts to solve his friend's murder.
A lonely private detective with Tourette's attempts to solve his friend's murder.
Oleg
A migrant to Belgium loses his job and finds himself in trouble thanks to his non-citizen status.
A migrant to Belgium loses his job and finds himself in trouble thanks to his non-citizen status.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Documentary about the life of the neurologist.
Documentary about the life of the neurologist.
The Painted Bird
A lone Jewish boy has to fend for himself in Nazi-occupied eastern Europe.
A lone Jewish boy has to fend for himself in Nazi-occupied eastern Europe.
Pain And Glory
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
Papicha
A student becomes determined to stage a fashion show despite religious opposition.
A student becomes determined to stage a fashion show despite religious opposition.
Parasite
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Patrick
Patrick lives with his parents on a naturist campsite. When his dad dies and he finds himself in charge he has other things on his mind... namely a quest for his lost hammer.
Patrick lives with his parents on a naturist campsite. When his dad dies and he finds himself in charge he has other things on his mind... namely a quest for his lost hammer.
The Perfect Candidate
A young female Saudi doctor decides to run for election.
A young female Saudi doctor decides to run for election.
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
On an isolated island in Bretagne at the end of the 18th century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
On an isolated island in Bretagne at the end of the 18th century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Proxima
A female astronaut finds the demands of work take their toll on her single-mum relationship with her young daughter.
A female astronaut finds the demands of work take their toll on her single-mum relationship with her young daughter.
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Red Penguins
The story of what happened when Americans bought a Russian ice hockey team.
The story of what happened when Americans bought a Russian ice hockey team.
Retablo
A teenage boy finds his world turned upside down when he learns a secret about his beloved father.
A teenage boy finds his world turned upside down when he learns a secret about his beloved father.
Second Star On The Right
Unexpected unemployment and a friend's wedding force a thirtysomething woman to confront her dissatisfaction with her life.
Unexpected unemployment and a friend's wedding force a thirtysomething woman to confront her dissatisfaction with her life.
Sequin In A Blue Room
When a teenager's thrill-seeking leads to a memorable encounter at an anonymous sex party, he resolves to track down the mystery guy - even if he has to rely on a menacing former hook-up to help him.
When a teenager's thrill-seeking leads to a memorable encounter at an anonymous sex party, he resolves to track down the mystery guy - even if he has to rely on a menacing former hook-up to help him.
Song Without A Name
Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980s. Georgina is a young woman from the Andes whose newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where she meets Pedro Campos, a lonely journalist who takes on the investigation.
Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980s. Georgina is a young woman from the Andes whose newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where she meets Pedro Campos, a lonely journalist who takes on the investigation.
The Swallows Of Kabul
Summer 1998 - Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
Summer 1998 - Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
Synchronic
A pair of paramedics find their friendship put to the test after a series of deaths are linked to a drug.
A pair of paramedics find their friendship put to the test after a series of deaths are linked to a drug.
System Crasher
Nine-year-old Benni radically defies every rule. But this feared ‘system crasher’s’ only desire is to stop living in a residential home and go back to her mother.
Nine-year-old Benni radically defies every rule. But this feared ‘system crasher’s’ only desire is to stop living in a residential home and go back to her mother.
Tel Aviv On Fire
Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier, but trouble brews when soldier and the show's backers disagree about how the it should end.
Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier, but trouble brews when soldier and the show's backers disagree about how the it should end.
The Truth
A reunion between a French cinema star and her daughter descends into confrontation.
A reunion between a French cinema star and her daughter descends into confrontation.
Tu Me Manques
Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new play in honour of his lost love.
Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new play in honour of his lost love.
Two Of Us
Two retired women, who have been in a secret relationship for decades, find their relationship turned upside down when the truth begins to come out.
Two retired women, who have been in a secret relationship for decades, find their relationship turned upside down when the truth begins to come out.
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Varda by Agnès
A masterclass from the French filmmaker.
A masterclass from the French filmmaker.
The Vast Of Night
A late night radio presenter and a switchboard operator begin to suspect something odd is happening in their small town.
A late night radio presenter and a switchboard operator begin to suspect something odd is happening in their small town.
Weathering With You
A boy falls in love with a girl who can control the weather.
A boy falls in love with a girl who can control the weather.
The Whistlers
Film noir sees a corrupt cop learn a whistling language to beat detection while trying to double-cross the mob.
Film noir sees a corrupt cop learn a whistling language to beat detection while trying to double-cross the mob.
A White, White Day
An off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
An off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
Zero Impunity
Hybrid documentary exploring the use of rape and sexual violence in global conflict.
Hybrid documentary exploring the use of rape and sexual violence in global conflict.
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