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A young master at the Tsukiji Fish Market, accidentally drops his meal of mixed seafood into the Sumida River. Some time afterwards a gigantic mutated squid monster arises from the water.
A woman who is traumatised by an abusive relationship runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son, but in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying monster to deal with
A man is left in space due to an unfortunate accident while another man on Earth struggles to bring him back safely.
Documentary featuring a wealth of David Bowie archive.
A boy goes on a magical journey with June bug Mr. Zoomzeman and the Sandman to rescue his little sister from the evil Moon Man.
A deeply personal memoir about a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata. Their lives weave a story about what we discover when we push beyond loss.
When a grave illness strikes down her father Paris, Artemis decides to return home to Greece after an absence of some years and the pair embark on a new beginning.
A comatose five-year-old girl journeys through a dark industrial dreamscape, following her mother’s voice on a transistor radio to find her way back to consciousness.
A shy teenage boy who is devoted to his pet fish falls for a girl who is caught up with a gang of teenage assassins.
Claire was just a child when her best friend was abducted and murdered. 25 years later, Bill, the dead boy's father, has a plan to learn the truth about what really happened. With the help of psychic Eleanor, they venture deep into a haunted moor to find his son’s supposed resting place. But they find more than just the ghosts of dead children, for something dark and evil stirs at their presence.
Gaza lives with his father Ahad on the shores of the Aegean Sea. The intelligent kid would like to continue his studies, but Ahad sees his son’s future differently. He gets Gaza to help with his side business – smuggling refugees from the Mideast.
A lonely housewife's plan to end it all takes an unexpected turn when her last hurrah begins a radical journey of sexual exploration and personal re-invention.
Moroni Benally is running for the presidency of the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American nation in the US. Young, gay, Mormon and highly educated, he sets out to confront the political establishment in a homecoming that challenges what he imagined home, and himself, to be.
When, a mortuary science graduate takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary, what begins with routine work soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces, in this adaptation of the computer game.
Sam inquires about a Help Wanted sign outside a funeral home and in her interview with owner Montgomery Dark, four gruesomely disturbing stories are told.
August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca sees ominous patterns. His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown.
On holiday in Mallorca, Liv and Malte are attacked by three young men. Liv is raped and Malte is powerless to help her. They try to move on and rebuild their lives back in Germany but Malte cannot forgive himself. Then, one night in Cologne, he spots the guilty young man.
Six strangers are invited to a dinner party by a charming and enigmatic host, lured by the promise of substantial financial reward if they last the whole evening.
A young drifter finds shelter in a seedy motel and embarks on a dangerous love affair.
Six year old Iván is supposed to be on holiday with his father but calls his mother to say that he's alone on a beach and the phone he's using is running out of power.
Kate and her daughter Beth live alone in an isolated farmhouse in the woods, but when Kate slowly begins to suspect that something sinister is happening, her motherly instincts are put to the test.
During massive 1996 Rio storm, firefighter Ana and her firefighter team must evacuate a collapsing nursing home, but the mysterious residents have other sinister plans.
Krisha is the daughter of the Yates who are the nomad tribe of the tundra. To save her sick mother, she follows the words of Shaman and takes off on her adventure to the end of Northern land to find the red bear she saw in her dreams.
When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods - but every cure has costs
A love letter to the mosaic of queer lives in Saigon, a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive.
1975, Rosenkreuz Manor. Sigrun Fink, desperate for information about her biological family, starts a new position as nurse to the aging, ill and eccentric Baroness Heidenreich. For a shared longing binds them together: the old lady’s memory contains the secret to Sigrun's true identity; the nurse’s lifeforce holds the key to the future for the Baroness.
A documentary exploring the origins of the legend of the Mothman, a creature that reportedly haunted rural West Virginia in the 1960s.
Modern romantic musical based around the mythology of a famous Parisian nightclub in 1900. On re-release.
Documentary about the world's highest peaks.
When a fatal flu virus devastates Europe, city boy Jack takes refuge in the Alps but he’s ill-equipped to survive the harsh winter. Things only get worse when renegade Kara breaks into his house and commandeers his dwindling food supplies.
A disaffected teenager joins a band of radically idealistic travellers, but the situation gradually grows more sinister.
A documentary about ordinary people trying to help the refugees who pass through their countries.
Okju and Dongju move into their grandpa's house during their summer vacation after their father goes broke... but problems begin with their grandad falls ill.
The story of a boy raised by animals who comes back into contact with humans as he grows up.
A widowed cleaning lady in Fifties London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
Story of the artist and his bed-ridden, controlling mother.
The story of a husband and wife's killing spree.
A magician checks into a hotel full of strange occupants... and discovers there is no way to leave.
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
Looking after his gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon is engulfed in a whirl of Shakespeare and clutter, as uncle David lends his credit card to neighbours, greets visitors in the nude and teaches Simon a profound lesson on dying happy
In pursuit of a mummified princess, archaeologists accidentally restore her vengeful high priest to life.
A complex tongue-in-cheek adventure in London and the Sahara with gallant ex-legionnaire and beautiful Egyptologist fight supernatural beings.
Two women experience frustration in the late stages of pregnancy and dread what is to follow, but find relief with one another.
In a remake of the classic sitcom, a vampire falls in love with a Frankenstein-style monster and their family relocates to California.
Charles Dickens' tale gets the Henson twist.
A carnival showman who moonlights as a scientist kidnaps young women to use in his experiments.
Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home.
A documentary about how bringing war veterans and wild mustangs together is helping both to readjust.
A giant rat escapes from a scientist's laboratory and wreaks havoc on the local population.
A film about Spanish colonial rule and aswangs.
Stardust sleuth We Are Stardust's Jon Larsen on his micrometeorite quest
Hustle horror Barbara Crampton on comedy, horror, corporate culture and Grind
Changing identities, changing lives Rahemur Rahman and Lily Vetch on evolving hijra culture and Body Of Our Own
Changing hearts and minds Lexi Powner, Friedel Dausab, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera and James Lewis on Out Laws
Somewhere over the rainbow Arco director on how he managed to follow his dream with help from Natalie Portman
Sundance announces Sandbox Fund recipients Four UK nonfiction productions/co-productions among selection
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GSFF 19th edition opens in Glasgow with Downriver A Tiger
Cannes Barbra Streisand to receive honorary Palme d'Or
Thessaloniki Golden Alexanders announced
Cannes Lighton and McGoldrick join La Résidence
Cannes Park Chan-Wook named as Jury head