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UK 1982. An young aspiring Japanese-British writer plans to write a book based on her mother Etsuko’s post-war experiences in Nagasaki. Haunted by the suicide of her older daughter, Etsuko begins to recount her memories from 1952 as a young mother-to-be. The writer begins to find troubling inconsistencies in the recollections.
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honour Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated the next morning when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Five Indian doctors working in the US discuss their experiences with Covid-19.
A beautiful young woman exploits her sexuality to enjoy freedom and power in 1880s London.
Two astronauts wake up on a broken-down spaceship with no idea how they got there. What's worse is that they discover they're not alone...
A woman and her daughter are stalked by a trio of thieves on their first night in a luxury apartment, with contains a monitor-equipped safe room.
In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, a lonely girl encounters a mysterious faun.
A office worker seems to be the target of a conspiracy by pieces of paper to win him the woman of his dreams.
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
Three kung fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
A TV weatherman in an emotional crisis strikes up a platonic friendship with a married migrant worker.
A Sicilian slushie vendor is enrolled in a witness protection programme after observing a Mafia killing
Three sisters try to cope in the absence of parents, afraid that social services will split them up if they find out about their situation.
The crippled and angry victim of a hit and run, who takes a course on how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver. But when his teacher draws him into her search for a mysterious crystal known as the paragon, he finds himself trapped in a parallel universe and on the run from her evil brother and his band of enslaved psychics.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
A woman alone in her house can't be sure if the changing pictures and shapes around her are real, or whether something is watching her.
A medical diagnosis leaves a young dancer and his sister in care(e)r gridlock.
Documentary about drag nights in New York.
On the eve of New York City's controversial 'No Dancing' law getting repealed, the lives of several strangers are forever changed by a shooting at a historic jazz bar in Harlem.
A documentary following the students and family members who became fierce leaders of a national movement for gun reform following the shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
A Polish spy who works for the British during the Second World War. After a betrayal, she is compromised in Warsaw and finds herself in a murky world of treachery.
Three young brothers living in a cabin in the middle of the woods hide a dark, disturbing secret in their basement.
Two African-American women who can "pass" as white choose to live on opposite sides of the colour line in 1929 New York in an exploration of racial and gender identity, performance, obsession and repression.
Unfaithfulness dogs a couple on the verge of marriage.
A tragic love triangle spanning two decades.
The chief retainer of a small domain in Echigo called Nagaoka is caught between the Eastern and Western armies after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
When a man arrives at his former girlfriend's home to tell her he has just escaped from a kidnapper, it's the beginning of a long, rambling, comical story which just might hint at something serious.
A documentary constructed from home movies made inside Saudi terrorist training camps.
Patrick lives with his parents on a naturist campsite. When his dad dies and he finds himself in charge he has other things on his mind... namely a quest for his lost hammer.
In this colourful trip back in time, filmmaker and activist Pat Rocco shares his incredible life story as one of Hollywood's original boundary pushing gay pioneers.
Two British comic book geeks visiting America pick up a hitchhiking alien and determine to help him return to his mothership, but the FBI are on their tail.
A charity shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge.
Elpida is a housewife confronted with the first signs of menopause while trapped in a loveless marriage to a heartless, despotic man. When a young painter arrives to decorate her building, her grip on reality starts to slip.
From sold-out concerts to family moments with her parents and sister, the passage of time brings loss but also provides liberation for an artist whose body is a canvas for artistic expression.
The psychosexual journey of a young woman into the dark recesses of the Afrikaner psyche and its compromised past.
Steely Shin Myung is a fierce trans queen on the Seoul nightclub scene who reconnects with her Buddhist heritage after the death of her father.
When a Cornish fisherman's wife performs a medical miracle, a doctor goes to investigate, but discovers a lot more than he bargained for.
A hand-painted animated film about an early 20th Century Polish peasant woman who creates havoc by marrying an older rich man.
The tale of an impoverished, alcoholic man and a young boy on a long walk together.
A young photographer becomes fascinated by expressions of fear, with deadly consequences.
Peggy's social graces are put to the test when she throws a birthday party for her eight-year-old son.
A man carefully plans and carries out the murder of the man whom he blames for his girlfriend's death, only to wake up with a confirmed sense of déjà-vu and his target alive and well, repeating the same routine as the day before.
Two friends seek spiritual salvation in India, away from their hedonistic and disconnected London lives, in advance of the impending collapse of the cosmos.
A schoolboy becomes fascinated by the colony of penguins that has mysteriously appeared in the middle of his town.
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 graduation weekend away goes drastically wrong when a masked killer shows up.
An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
A documentary exploring live streaming, fame and fandom in China.
During a pandemic, a pregnant restaurateur tries to rob a priceless truffle from a reclusive veteran.
The story of culinary treasure the goose barnacle and its influence on life in the Algarve.
Passion piece Steve Oram on exploring a gentle character in a dangerous world in Crushed
'I wanted to talk about the things that truly matter' Yoon Dan-bi on young love and adolescence in The World Before
It's a steal Mikel Gurrea on mothers, daughters and heists in Saints
'We don't have nearly enough films that talk about Sudanese women' Suzannah Mirghani on culture and politics in Cotton Queen
A moment of change David Arrow and Amber Paul on November 1963 and making the Oscar-qualifying Drive
I Swear leads charge for Scottish BAFTAs Tourette's drama has seven nominations
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