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107 Mothers
Docufiction considering the lives of mothers in Odessa women's prison.
Docufiction considering the lives of mothers in Odessa women's prison.
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic
A blind man with MS encounters trouble on a day trip to visit a friend he has never met.
A blind man with MS encounters trouble on a day trip to visit a friend he has never met.
Californie
Jamila is an exuberant Moroccan girl with street smarts, who seems to have enormous potential to achieve great things - or else trigger mega-disasters. Californie follows her day in and day out from age 9 to 14, in the small town in southern Italy where she lives.
Jamila is an exuberant Moroccan girl with street smarts, who seems to have enormous potential to achieve great things - or else trigger mega-disasters. Californie follows her day in and day out from age 9 to 14, in the small town in southern Italy where she lives.
The Card Counter
William Tell, a former serviceman who became a poker player, leads a solitary existence on the casino trail. His path crosses with Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man obsessed with his plan for revenge and he tries to steer him away from violence.
William Tell, a former serviceman who became a poker player, leads a solitary existence on the casino trail. His path crosses with Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man obsessed with his plan for revenge and he tries to steer him away from violence.
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Django & Django
Homage to director Sergio Corbucci led by Quentin Tarantino.
Homage to director Sergio Corbucci led by Quentin Tarantino.
Dune
A young man must survive on the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.
A young man must survive on the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.
Dusk Stone
Less than a year ago, Greta's son mysteriously disappeared by the sea. As she and her husband Bruno are struggling with grief, Bruno claims to have seen something that confirms the locals' rumours: the appearance of a strange shape coming from the sea.
Less than a year ago, Greta's son mysteriously disappeared by the sea. As she and her husband Bruno are struggling with grief, Bruno claims to have seen something that confirms the locals' rumours: the appearance of a strange shape coming from the sea.
Erasing Frank
The singer of a banned punk band is taken to a psychiatric hospital in an attempt to silence him.
The singer of a banned punk band is taken to a psychiatric hospital in an attempt to silence him.
Full Time
Julie goes to great lengths to raise her two children in the countryside while keeping her job in a Parisian luxury hotel. When she finally gets a job interview for a position she had long been hoping for, a national strike breaks out, leading to a race against time.
Julie goes to great lengths to raise her two children in the countryside while keeping her job in a Parisian luxury hotel. When she finally gets a job interview for a position she had long been hoping for, a national strike breaks out, leading to a race against time.
The Great Movement
Mystical portrait of the contemporary central South American cityscape and those who work within its bowels and environs.
Mystical portrait of the contemporary central South American cityscape and those who work within its bowels and environs.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
Exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
Exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
Halloween Kills
The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn’t over yet.
The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn’t over yet.
The Hand Of God
The story of a young man’s heartbreak, liberation and passion for football in Naples, Italy, in the Eighties.
The story of a young man’s heartbreak, liberation and passion for football in Naples, Italy, in the Eighties.
Happening
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing.
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing.
The Hole In The Fence
Trouble brews at a secluded exclusive summer camp in the Mexican countryside for boys from a prestigious private school.
Trouble brews at a secluded exclusive summer camp in the Mexican countryside for boys from a prestigious private school.
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Il Buco
Drama based on the true adventures of a group of young speleologists who in 1961 descended into a hole in the mountains of Calabria to explore what was then the third-deepest known cave on Earth.
Drama based on the true adventures of a group of young speleologists who in 1961 descended into a hole in the mountains of Calabria to explore what was then the third-deepest known cave on Earth.
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato On The Road Of Excess
A documentary portrait of the famous film director.
A documentary portrait of the famous film director.
Inu-oh
Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics, and the horrified adults cover every inch of his body with garments, including a mask on his face... but through his creative abilities he forges a different destiny to the one they intend.
Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics, and the horrified adults cover every inch of his body with garments, including a mask on his face... but through his creative abilities he forges a different destiny to the one they intend.
Karmalink
In a near-future world, a boy and his friend try to untangle the mystery of his past-life dreams.
In a near-future world, a boy and his friend try to untangle the mystery of his past-life dreams.
The King Of Laughter
At the beginning of the 20th century, the great comic actor Eduardo Scarpetta was the king of the box office but when he decided to stage a tragedy, trouble ensued...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the great comic actor Eduardo Scarpetta was the king of the box office but when he decided to stage a tragedy, trouble ensued...
The Last Duel
Based on actual events, this historic drama unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals.
Based on actual events, this historic drama unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals.
Last Night In Soho
Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be.
Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be.
Leave No Traces
Poland, 1983. The country is shaken by the case of Grzegorz Przemyk - a high school student beaten to death by militia. Based on true events, the film follows the story of Jurek - the only witness of the beating, who overnight became the number one enemy of the state.
Poland, 1983. The country is shaken by the case of Grzegorz Przemyk - a high school student beaten to death by militia. Based on true events, the film follows the story of Jurek - the only witness of the beating, who overnight became the number one enemy of the state.
The Lost Daughter
A holidaying professor finds an encounter with another family triggers memories of motherhood from her past
A holidaying professor finds an encounter with another family triggers memories of motherhood from her past
Lovely Boy
Nic, alias Lovely Boy, is a rising star on Rome's trap scene who becomes sucked into a spiral of self-destruction and has to go to a remote rehab centre.
Nic, alias Lovely Boy, is a rising star on Rome's trap scene who becomes sucked into a spiral of self-destruction and has to go to a remote rehab centre.
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Madeleine Collins
Judith manages a busy double life between Switzerland and France. On the one hand there's Abdel, with whom she has a little girl, and on the other Melvil, with whom she has two older boys. Gradually, this delicate balancing act starts to crack.
Judith manages a busy double life between Switzerland and France. On the one hand there's Abdel, with whom she has a little girl, and on the other Melvil, with whom she has two older boys. Gradually, this delicate balancing act starts to crack.
Miracle
Divided into two chapters, Miracol follows a young novice as she sneaks out of an isolated convent to attend to an urgent matter. The second part deals with a determined police detective trying to understand what happened to her.
Divided into two chapters, Miracol follows a young novice as she sneaks out of an isolated convent to attend to an urgent matter. The second part deals with a determined police detective trying to understand what happened to her.
Official Competition
In search of significance and social prestige, a billionaire businessman decides to make a film to leave his mark. To do it, he hires the best: a stellar team... but they have egos to match.
In search of significance and social prestige, a billionaire businessman decides to make a film to leave his mark. To do it, he hires the best: a stellar team... but they have egos to match.
Once Upon A Time In Calcutta
After the loss of her daughter, Ela not only loses her identity as a mother, but also the only reason to be with her husband. But she finds starting the new life she wants isn't easy.
After the loss of her daughter, Ela not only loses her identity as a mother, but also the only reason to be with her husband. But she finds starting the new life she wants isn't easy.
The Other Tom
Elena is a single mother dependant on Social Services and finds her custody of her child under threat after he is diagnosed with ADD.
Elena is a single mother dependant on Social Services and finds her custody of her child under threat after he is diagnosed with ADD.
Our Father, The Devil
A former child soldier struggling to come to terms with her past finds her world turned upside down with the arrival of a priest whom she belives she recognises.
A former child soldier struggling to come to terms with her past finds her world turned upside down with the arrival of a priest whom she belives she recognises.
Out Of Sync
A sound designer finds herself out of step with the world as her brain begins to deliver sound on a delay.
A sound designer finds herself out of step with the world as her brain begins to deliver sound on a delay.
Parallel Mothers
Two women, a generation apart, find themselves inextricably linked by their brief time together in a maternity ward, bound by a secret with ties to a deep trauma in Spanish history.
Two women, a generation apart, find themselves inextricably linked by their brief time together in a maternity ward, bound by a secret with ties to a deep trauma in Spanish history.
Pilgrims
A pair of old friends revisit the scene of a crime with unexpected consequences.
A pair of old friends revisit the scene of a crime with unexpected consequences.
The Power Of The Dog
A widow and her son are tormented by her new husband’s sullen and bullying brother.
A widow and her son are tormented by her new husband’s sullen and bullying brother.
Private Desert
Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her.
Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her.
Promises
A mayor in the final term of her political career faces a choice between integrity and ambition.
A mayor in the final term of her political career faces a choice between integrity and ambition.
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Rhino
Starting out as a petty thief, a young man nicknamed “Rhino” quickly works his way up the criminal hierarchy in 1990s Ukraine. Rhino has only known power and cruelty, but with nothing left to lose, could he finally find a chance at redemption?
Starting out as a petty thief, a young man nicknamed “Rhino” quickly works his way up the criminal hierarchy in 1990s Ukraine. Rhino has only known power and cruelty, but with nothing left to lose, could he finally find a chance at redemption?
Spencer
The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities, across which handful of days, the film is set.
The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities, across which handful of days, the film is set.
The Stranger
In a small village in the occupied Golan Heights, the life of a desperate unlicensed doctor, who is going through an existential crisis, takes another unlucky turn when he encounters a man wounded in the war in Syria.
In a small village in the occupied Golan Heights, the life of a desperate unlicensed doctor, who is going through an existential crisis, takes another unlucky turn when he encounters a man wounded in the war in Syria.
True Things
Kate is sleepwalking through life when a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger awakens her.
Kate is sleepwalking through life when a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger awakens her.
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You Resemble Me
Cultural and inter-generational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris.
Cultural and inter-generational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris.
Zalava
In 1978, the inhabitants of a small village claim there is a demon among them. When sergeant arrests the exorcist, the villagers fear and anger escalates.
In 1978, the inhabitants of a small village claim there is a demon among them. When sergeant arrests the exorcist, the villagers fear and anger escalates.
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