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A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncovers a family legacy more dangerous than she'd imagined.
Mimmi, Emma and Rönkkö are girls at the cusp of womanhood, trying to draw their own contours. In three consecutive Fridays two of them experience the earth-moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she’s never experienced before: pleasure.
An anthology of short films with lesbian characters.
A compendium of short films about lesbian and bisexual women.
A girl in an orphanage employs fantasy as a means of escape.
A policewoman tries to help a young girl who is being abused by her violent stepdad.
A dark and monstrous creature becomes the guardian of an innocent human child.
A man remembers a little girl he used to see in the hallways of his apartment building.
A lonesome guy desperate for human connection decides to steal the bicycle of the town’s self-appointed vigilante; as the 'sole witness' of the crime, he is inducted into joining her nightly escapades.
A woman whose daughter went missing 16 years ago becomes obsessed with a young woman she meets by chance.
A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.
A serial killer escapes from prison, with dramatic consequences for the one girl who escaped her clutches.
The girl with the dragon tattoo finds herself framed for murder as a historic conspiracy faces possible exposure.
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.
The story of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, who rose to international stardom before becoming the subject of scandal when it emerged that they had never sung a word on their records.
16 women filmmakers make their voices heard with this anthology of genre-themed short films, all made in direct response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, America's most segregated city, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get a group of elderly Russians to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a young black woman with ALS.
Sissy St. Claire graces the small screen for her first ever television special, an evening full of music and laughter, glamour and entertainment. But Sissy's live event quickly begins to curdle into a psychedelic nightmare.
After having her identity stolen, a woman enlists her son's pregnant girlfriend to help her try and track down the perpetrators.
Safe within their glasshouse sanctuary, a family survives a memory-shredding neurotoxin that has poisoned the air outside - until a stranger forces them to confront a truth they have done their best to forget.
After a champion boxer loses everything and goes to prison, he becomes determined to win back his life and the one he loves.
A live concert movie from the 2011 Glee tour, intercut with stories from fans about how the show has changed their lives.
After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.
Three women live in a palace where all needs are met but they can't leave. They develop secret touch-signals and practice death rituals, believing it's their escape. Tensions rise as they struggle between comfort and freedom.
A young woman struggles with her desire for the maid who helped to raise her.
Eccentric twins proclaim themselves prophets to a priest, blurring reality and delusion as they involve him in their supposed divine mission.
Convinced that his wife is possessed by dark forces, a desperate husband puts his faith in the power of a pitiless self-proclaimed exorcist, who is convinced that salvation can be found only through his hands.
In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips their family and close-knit community apart.
A dark and twisted comedy which explores the depths and depravity of the Brighton underworld.
A documentary looking at the implications of Christian nationalism from the perspective of other US Christians.
When a vice detective finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by a Satanic cult, he quits the police force, gets tattoos and infiltrates the cult to hunt down its charismatic leader, with the help of a recovering drug addict who has an agenda of her own.
A quartet of drag queens meet on a group therapy retreat that will change their lives forever.
A young man gets out of his depth after being rescued from poverty and obscurity by a businessman with dark secrets.
A bold young girl with a mysterious destiny sets off to rescue endangered children from the frozen north.
An Asian Canadian teenager grapples with his identity when he falls for the boy next door. What will his family think? And how will he tell his girlfriend?
A woman in a besieged medieval Jewish community looks for a solution in forbidden magic.
Two female cable car operators fall in love as they pass each other in their gondolas.
When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. Her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, and Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.
A Southern belle is caught up in a torrid affair as the US Civil War rages around her.
When three boys get lost together in the forest, the adventure they share will change them forever.
Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage — tries to make amends by taking in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, Daniel, into her home.
A young woman meets a handsome young millionaire and romance blossoms between them - but he lives with a man who pretends to be a dog.
Indy is a good boy; a faithful dog, he is always by his human Todd’s side. When Todd seeks quiet in an empty family home in the countryside, Indy finds there is a strange, malevolent presence lurking in the shadows — an evil that only he can sense.
When an injured teenager stumbles into a remote Christian community he is cared for and supported. Then the children become convinced that he has holy powers.
The different expectations brought to a threesome by each half of a couple and the woman they meet lead to unexpected problems.
A woman moves in with her estranged mother, who is a devoted servant to an elderly white woman in a house haunted by the spectre of South Africa's past.
The story of Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.
In the aftermath of a sexual assault, a teenager is further traumatised by others' behaviour.
'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
The serpent's call Composer Stephen Lukach on creating tension and awe in Beware Boiúna
I Swear leads charge for Scottish BAFTAs Tourette's drama has seven nominations
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