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Bionico's Bachata (La Bachata De Bionico) (Country: Dominican Republic; Year: 2024; Director: Yoel Morales; Writer: Cristian Mojica, Yoel Morales; Stars: Manuel Raposo, Ana Minier, El Napo, Yasser Michelen, Barbara Plaza, Donis Tavaras)
Bionico is a hopeless romantic addicted to crack, who must take control of his life before his fiancée leaves a rehabilitation centre.
Krzyk - Losing Control (Krzyk: Losing Control) (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Ewa Wikiel; Writer: Halina Rasinski, Ewa Wikiel; Stars: Gina Henkel, Anton Weil, Pawel Delag, Wiktoria Gorodecka, Natalia Mateo, Marek Pys)
When a young bacteriologist witnesses a car accident, she becomes entangled in the life of the deceased, which triggers the suppressed loss of her unborn child.
Malta (Country: Colombia, Argentina, Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Natalia Santa; Writer: Natalia Santa; Stars: Estefanía Piñeres, Patricia Tamayo, Emmanuel Restrepo, Diego Cremonesi)
Mariana is young, systematic, unattached and wants to go far away. Malta is her destination. Before she gets there, inspired by an improbable love affair, she will make another trip, one inside herself.
My Sextortion Diary (Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Patricia Franquesa; Writer: Patricia Franquesa; Stars: Patricia Franquesa)
A thriller documentary about how the filmmaker responded to a digital blackmail situation after her computer was stolen.
Natatorium (Country: Iceland, Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Helena Stefánsdóttir; Writer: Helena Stefánsdóttir; Stars: Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Arnar Dan Kristjánsson, Elin Petersdottir, Kristín Pétursdóttir, Stefania Berndsen, Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltasarsson, Jónas Alfreð Birkisson, Valur Freyr Einarsson)
A young girl stays with her estranged grandparents in the city while she auditions for an art group. When the family gathers after a long time to celebrate the girl's acceptance into the group, an ugly family secret emerges.
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