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Carnival Is Over and Anora
Alpha.
(Country: Slovenia, Switzerland, Netherlands; Year: 2024; Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk; Writer: Jan-Willem van Ewijk; Stars: Kaija Ledergerber, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, David Urankar)
A man grieving for his mum has a visit from his father, who brings a lot of emotional baggage.
Anora
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Sean Baker; Writer: Sean Baker; Stars: Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Ivy Wolk, Lindsey Normington, Karren Karagulian, Ross Brodar, Mark Eydelshteyn, Emily Weider, Alena Gurevich, Paul Weissman, Luna Sofía Miranda, Masha Zhak, Vache Tovmasyan, Charlton Lamar)
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.
The Antique
(Country: Georgia, Finland, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Croatia; Year: 2024; Director: Russudan Glurjidze; Writer: Russudan Glurjidze; Stars: Salome Demuria, Sergey Dreyden, Vladimir Daushvili, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Marianne Schultz, Zurab Magalashvili, Dimitri Lupol, Leila Alibegashvilli, Eduard Cenzor, Zaza Salia, Sergey Shokolov, Sergej Stanojkovski, Dolores Portilya Sumin, Beka Tabukashvili)
Drama inspired by the unlawful deportation of thousands of Georgians by the Russian government in 2006.
Armand
(Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel; Writer: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel; Stars: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Vera Veljovic-Jovanovic, Loke Nikolaisen)
A mother is called into her child's infant school after he faces an accusation.
Bound In Heaven
(Country: China; Year: 2024; Director: Xin Huo; Writer: Yu Pan; Stars: Ni Ni, You Zhou, Fan Liao)
This film narrates the poignant tale of a terminally ill man and a woman caught in violence, weaving through their fugitive journey after an unforeseen incident.
Oh Canada and My Favourite Cake
Carnival Is Over (Os Enforcados)
(Country: Brazil, Portugal; Year: 2024; Director: Fernando Coimbra; Writer: Fernando Coimbra; Stars: Leandra Leal, Irandhir Santos, Thiago Thomé, Pêpê Rapazote, Ernani Moraes, Augusto Madeira)
After a man and wife inherit part of a mob gambling business, they attempt to scheme their way to the top.
Don't Cry, Butterfly
(Country: Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines; Year: 2024; Director: Duong Dieu Linh; Writer: Duong Dieu Linh; Stars: Nguyen Nam Linh, Bui Thac Phong, Le Vu Long, Le Tu Oanh)
Surreal portrait of a middle-aged woman who finds out her husband is cheating on her.
The Editorial Office (Redaktsiya)
(Country: Ukraine; Year: 2024; Director: Roman Bondarchuk; Writer: Alla Tyutyunnyk, Dar'ya Averchenko, Roman Bondarchuk; Stars: Dmytro Bahnenko, Zhanna Ozirna, Rymma Ziubina, Andrii Kyrylchuk, Oleksandr Shmal)
Satire sees a biologist mixed up in a web of fake news as he tries to reveal a story.
Familiar Touch
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Sarah Friedland; Writer: Sarah Friedland; Stars: Kathleen Chalfant, Andy McQueen, Carolyn Michelle, H Jon Benjamin, Katelyn Nacon, Alison Martin, London Garcia, Joahn Webb, Sandy Velasco)
Follows an octogenarian woman’s transition to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.
Gülizar
(Country: Kosovo, Turkey; Year: 2024; Director: Belkis Bayrak; Writer: Belkis Bayrak; Stars: Ecem Uzun, Hakan Yufkacigil, Bekir Behrem, Ernest Malazogu)
After Gülizar is sexually assaulted, her future husband Emre does not report the incident, but later decides to go after the attacker himself.
Familiar Touch and Armand
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Lahn Mah)
(Country: Thailand; Year: 2024; Director: Pat Boonnitipat; Writer: Pat Boonnitipat, Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn; Stars: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum, Sanya Kunakorn, Sarinrat Thomas, Pongsatorn Jonwilas)
A man quits work to care for his dying grandmother, motivated by her fortune. He schemes to win her favour before she passes.
Little Jaffna
(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Lawrence Valin; Writer: Yacine Badday, Arthur Beaupère, Malysone Bovorasmy, Gaëlle Macé, Marlène Poste, Lawrence Valin; Stars: Marilou Aussilloux, Kawsie Chandra, Karthipan Rajakumar, Vela Ramamoorthy, Puviraj Raveendran, Radhika Sarathkumar, Lawrence Valin, Palachandiran Thyshaant)
A policeman with Tamil heritage is tasked with infiltrating a Gang in Paris, that collects protection money from fellow countrymen in order to finance the Tamil Tigers’ fight for freedom in Sri Lanka... and soon finds himself on a collision course.
Love (Kjærlighet)
(Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Dag Johan Haugerud; Writer: Dag Johan Haugerud; Stars: Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Marte Engebrigtsen, Lars Jacob Holm, Thomas Gullestad, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Morten Svartveit)
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
Lust In The Rain
(Country: Taiwan, Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Shinzô Katayama; Writer: Yoshiharu Tsuge; Stars: Xing Li, Gô Morita, Eriko Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Naoto Takenaka)
An intense and bittersweet love between two men and one woman.
Mamifera
(Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Liliana Torres; Writer: Liliana Torres; Stars: Maria Rodríguez Soto, Enric Auquer, Ruth Llopis, Anna Alarcón, Ann Perelló, Amparo Fernández, Maria Ribera, Anna Bertran, Marina Rodríguez, Mireia Aixalà)
Lola, happily child-free at 40, confronts an unexpected pregnancy, triggering a clash with societal norms. Amidst her reluctance to embrace motherhood, her boyfriend Bruno's desire adds a surprising twist in their expectations.
The Editorial Office and Gülizar
The Missile
(Country: Finland, Estonia; Year: 2024; Director: Miia Tervo; Writer: Miia Tervo; Stars: Oona Airola, Pyry Kähkönen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Tommi Korpela, Jarkko Niemi, Emma Kilpimaa, Tommi Eronen, Ona Kamu, Sakari Kuosmanen, Milka Ahlroth, Kai Lehtinen, Turkka Mastomäki, Kari Väänänen, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Tiina Tauraite)
Lapland, 1984. Niina, a single mum struggling to get by, investigates a Soviet missile crash.
The Most Precious Of Cargoes
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2024; Director: Michel Hazanavicius; Writer: Jean-Claude Grumberg, Michel Hazanavicius; Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès, Dominique Blanc)
Animation about a woodcutter and his wife whose lives are transformed after they rescue a baby thrown from a train that passes near their home.
My Favourite Cake (Keyke mahboobe man)
(Country: Iran, France, Sweden, Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha; Writer: Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha; Stars: Lili Farhadpour, Esmaeel Mehrabi)
A 70-year-old decides to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life.
Oh Canada
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Paul Schrader; Writer: Paul Schrader; Stars: Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Richard Gere, Michael Imperioli, Kristine Froseth, Penelope Mitchell, Victoria Hill, Aaron Roman Weiner, Cornelia Guest, Dylan Flashner, Gregory Connors, Ryan Woodle, John Way, Jean Brassard, Gary Hilborn)
A documentary filmmaker, who is terminally ill, reflects on his life.
Perfumed With Mint
(Country: Egypt, Qatar, Tunisia, France; Year: 2024; Director: Muhammad Hamdy; Writer: Muhammad Hamdy; Stars: Mahdy Abo Bahat, Abdo Zin El Din, Alaa El Din Hamada, Hatem Emam Moustafa)
A lovesick physician and his old friend try to escape the ghosts of their past.
Bound In Heaven and Super Happy Forever
A Real Pain
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Jesse Eisenberg; Writer: Jesse Eisenberg; Stars: Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Sharpe, Ellora Torchia, Liza Sadovy, Kurt Egyiawan)
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Rita
(Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Paz Vega; Writer: Paz Vega; Stars: Paz Vega, Roberto Álamo, Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla)
Drama following the life of working-class siblings Rita and Lolo during the European football championships.
Sex
(Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Dag Johan Haugerud; Stars: Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Siri Forberg, Birgitte Larsen)
Two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their views on sexuality and gender roles.
The Story Of Frank And Nina
(Country: Italy; Year: 2024; Director: Paola Randi; Writer: Paola Randi, Valia Santella; Stars: Gabriele Monti, Samuele Teneggi, Ludovica Nasti, Marco Bonadei, Bruno Bozzetto, Anna Ferzetti, Margherita Di Rauso, Alessandra Casella, Giuseppe Dave Seke)
Three Milanese teenagers grapple with reality and search for their place in the world.
Super Happy Forever
(Country: Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Kohei Igarashi)
It's summertime. Sano, whose wife Nagi died recently, is staying at a seaside hotel in Atami with Miyata, his best friend. Overcome by grief and nostalgia for the place, strangely, he starts looking for a red cap that Nagi had once misplaced. Five years earlier. Nagi, a young photographer on a sightseeing trip to the same hotel, meets Sano. As the days go by, they grow closer and fall in love. Before leaving, Sano gives her a red cap.
The Time It Takes
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Dani Lotz; Writer: Dani Lotz; Stars: Joel Dik, Dani Lotz)
Universal Language
(Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Matthew Rankin; Writer: Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati, Matthew Rankin; Stars: Matthew Rankin, Mani Soleymanlou, Danielle Fichaud, Pirouz Nemati, Sobhan Javadi, Saba Vahedyousefi, Rojina Esmaeili)
Multilayered film that interweaves a story about a group of people trying to get frozen money out of the ice, a tale of a tour guide and a man who quits his job to visit his mother.
U Are The Universe
(Country: Ukraine, Belgium; Year: 2024; Director: Pavlo Ostrikov; Writer: Pavlo Ostrikov; Stars: Volodymyr Kravchuk, Daria Plahtiy, Alexia Depicker, Leonid Popadko)
In the distant future, a space trucker from Khmelnytskyi is employed by the biggest nuclear waste disposal company in Eastern Europe, which 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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