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In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas, but three and a half years later he is found alive thousands of miles away in Spain with a shocking story of kidnap and torture... but all is not what it seems in this tale that is truly stranger than fiction.
A troubled woman on the rebound gets in over her head with a seductive stranger before realising that all is not what it seems.
Out-of-work actors pose as ship's stewards after accidentally stowing away.
'Children can understand a lot more than we think..' The makers of Little Amélie on why perceptions about animation are changing
'This was absolutely the most personal film for me' Lovisa Sirén on highlighting bond between mother and child in Without Kelly
'I don't like that feeling of things that look alike' The Love That Remains director Hlynur Pálmason on the idiosyncratic and personal
Like being a magician Corin Hardy on the art of illusion, emotional world building and Whistle
Embracing vulnerability Sophie Hyde on language, identity, the freedom to explore, and Jimpa
Twinless in real life Nurse Annabel Southern remembers her twin sister Jo and how it felt to lose her
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With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:
César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Critics' Circle Awards One Battle After Another wins fight
Oscars Sinners dominates the nominations
