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Triptych explores the lives of three women in Mumbai.
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch.
After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of an ob-gyn, Nina, come under scrutiny amid rumors that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
A documentary portrait of pop music superstar Robbie Williams.
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids and Bailey who is approaching puberty seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.
When visionary architect László Tóth flees post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his legacy and witness the birth of modern America, his life is changed forever by a wealthy client.
An online scammer, reselling faulty products at preposterously high rates, is on the run after some of his customers decide to hit back.
Drama surrounding the election of a new Pope.
Three children learn to take care of one another during their mother's absences, as she tries to find a better way of living.
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Documentary about the return of artworks to Benin that were looted by French colonisers.
An ominous, bloody help note finds its way to the desk of a seasoned 'dead letter' investigator at a 1980's Midwestern post office, leading him down a violent, unforeseen path to a kidnapped keyboard engineer and his demented business associate.
A lawyer gets an offer to help a cartel boss start a new life.
After the sudden arrival of a stranger, Girl, threatens Mother and Father's family’s luxurious compound deep underground, Son begins to question their seemingly perfect existence.
When it becomes impossible to keep repairing the sea barriers in low-lying Denmark, the country is evacuated and once affluent Danes become refugees, with families torn apart in the process.
The story of how indie rock star Tegan's identity was stolen and weaponised in a complex catfishing scheme.
An animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive a catastrophe in a post-human world.
When an author dies, his best friend is left to deal with his literary legacy, his three former wives and a dog who isn't supposed to be allowed in her Manhattan apartment.
In Copenhagen in the aftermath of World War one, a young woman in desperate circumstances takes on a job which will lead her to still greater depths of despair.
Best friends Yuta and Kou are on the brink of graduating from high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake casts a shadow over daily life.
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation - only her sister understands and is able to help her.
Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears.
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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.
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…
Portait of the endangered tradition of haenyeo fishing and the threats it faces today.
A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show closes abruptly after a 30-year run.
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Power play and corruption unfold in a futuristic city.
A stranger’s appearance exposes the weird behaviour and the secret desires of a village's residents.
Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband's affair.
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israeli authorities and the unlikely alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
A documentary filmmaker, who is terminally ill, reflects on his life.
Absurdist drama sees family secrets gradually revealed during the preparations for a funeral.
Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of her flat-share, a Portuguese warehouse picker in Scotland seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self.
An FBI agent comes to believe a series of violent crimes are the work of domestic terrorists.
An Englishman in Uruguay adopts a penguin, smuggles it back to his home in Argentina, and gradually wakes up to the political violence going on around him.
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.
A louche older man pursues a younger boy toy in Mexico City before the pair go on the hunt for psychedelics in Ecuador.
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Once a rising star of musical theatre, a young man has to find his voice, career and identity all over again after his transition.
Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca after returning from the Trojan war.
When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.
Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Two days in the life of a bike delivery guy who is trying to get asylum.
A fading television star tries to restore her fame with the help of a suspicious drug.
A disabled college wrestler dreams of going professional.
In the distant future, a space trucker from Khmelnytskyi is trying to get rid of over three billion tons of waste. When he hears from a woman on a distant space station, he becomes determined to reach her.
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1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher's eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone's life.
Almut and Tobias are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives.
From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
A robot designed to assist humans finds herself stranded on an island populated only by animals.
William Tell has returned home weary after fighting with the Knights Templar in the Holy Land. Now he is called upon to help a farmer who is seeking revenge against the villains of the Hapsburg court.
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.
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