27 Nights
The story of Martha Hoffman, an eccentric and wealthy patron who is committed to a psychiatric clinic by her daughters. The expert witness Casares investigates whether this is a scheme to control their mother’s fortune or if Martha truly suffers from a form of dementia that endangers her well-being and that of her family.
Ballad Of A Small Player
When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation.
Belén
An innocent woman jailed for self-inducing an abortion fights for her freedom.
Bugonia
Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

D

Die, My Love
A woman battles her demons.
Flow
An animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive a catastrophe in a post-human world.
Franz
The life of the writer Franz Kafka, from his birth to his death.
La Grazia
A president faces choices in his final months in office.

I

The Ice Tower
Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart ... The 1970s. Jeanne, a young runaway, falls under the spell of Cristina, the enigmatic star of The Snow Queen, a film which is being shot in the studio where Jeanne has taken refuge.
I'm Still Here
Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence.
It Was Just an Accident
What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.
Jay Kelly
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly and his devoted manager Ron embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey. Both are forced to confront choices they've made, their relationships with loved ones and the legacies they'll leave behind.
Lurker
A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

M

Maspalomas
An accident forces a septugenarian to return to his home town and the daughter he abandoned years before.
The Message
A young girl and her grandparents travel the Argentinian countryside as she gives pet owners psychic readings of their animals.
Nouvelle Vague
This is the story of Godard making Breathless, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made Breathless.
Nuremberg
Drama chronicles the events that brought the Nazi high command to justice following the Second World War.
The President’s Cake
While people struggle daily to survive under sanctions in Saddam's Iraq, nine-year-old Lamia must use her wits to gather ingredients for a cake to celebrate President Saddam Hussein's birthday or face the consequences.

R

Redoubt
At the peak of the Cold War, farm worker Karl-Göran Persson starts fortifying his house. He gathers scrap metal and casts it into the walls to build a fortress meant to protect himself and his neighbours setting him on the path to conflict with his community
The Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realises that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.
Sentimental Value
In the wake of their mother's death, two sisters grapple with their relationship with their filmmaker father as he tries to involve one of them in his latest project.
Sirât
A father arrives at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco with his son, looking for his daughter who has been missing for months.
Six Days In Spring
Despite adversity, Sana wants her twins to have a spring vacation, but all her plans fall through. Together, they decide to stay in a luxury villa on the Riviera, owned by Sana's former in-laws. Without telling anyone. Six days of sunshine that mark the end of innocence.
Sleepless City
Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, lives in the largest illegal slum in Europe, on the outskirts of Madrid. Proud to belong to his family of scrap dealers, he follows his grandfather everywhere. But when demolition companies start closing in on their land, the family is divided and choices must be made.
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
A scriptwriter is processing what is happening in her life. She meets an innkeeper while traveling.

V

Weightless
A girl finds boundaries tested and broken on a trip to summer camp.
When The Geese Flew
A teenager finds his life shifting as his sister prepares to leave home.
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