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The Date (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Alex Barrett; Writer: Alex Barrett, Áine O'Neill-Mason)
Following Jazmín, a single mother excitedly preparing for her first date in years, this film brings time itself to the fore: as condemnation and promise, punishment and absolution.
Far From The Trees (Country: Spain, Peru, Italy; Year: 2026; Director: Meritxell Colell Aparicio; Writer: Meritxell Colell Aparicio; Stars: Angélica Castelló, Jose Luis López Cama, Teresita Sánchez, Caterina Ramirez Guallar)
Adela, a Mexican sound artist and heir to her family's Catalan exile, embarks on a journey through Peru to record endangered languages. As altitude and distance awaken visions of the past, she must reconcile love, memory and belonging before the legacy she pursues vanishes.
Hearing (Thính Giác) (Country: Vietnam, Singapore, Norway, France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand, Taiwan; Year: 2026; Director: Lê Bảo; Writer: Lê Bảo; Stars: Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn, Ngọc Tản, Hà Vân, Linh Chi, Khánh Huyền)
In his work as a mechanic who installs decibel meters in public spaces and homes, Ninh observes the silence that haunts relationships. Wishing for his parents, who live apart and do not speak to each other, to reconcile, his fear of losing connection to his loved ones forces Ninh to face life’s unpredictable rhythms.
Jackrabbit (Country: United States; Year: 2026; Director: Jared Hogan; Writer: Jared Hogan; Stars: Frank Mosley, Kate Adams, Ember Ambrose, Charlee Rose Zahorick, Sam Dunning, Jim Hoffmaster, T.C. Matherne)
Take away the work, and a man has to meet whoever is left.
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (Nelson San, Anata Ha Hito Wo Koroshimashitaka?) (Country: Japan, US, Thailand; Year: 2026; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto; Writer: Shinya Tsukamoto; Stars: Rodney Hicks, Geoffrey Rush, Tatyana Ali, Mark Merphy)
The original story is a non-fiction account by Allen Nelson, an African American veteran of the Vietnam War, detailing his wartime experiences and the struggles he faced upon returning home.
Salón De Belleza (Country: Mexico, France; Year: 2026; Director: Nathalia Acevedo; Writer: Nathalia Acevedo, Diego Sepúlveda Martin, Mario Bellatin (based on his novel); Stars: Sam Louwyck, Erwan Kepoa)
Every beauty salon promises a transformation, and this one offers the last and gentlest of them.
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