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A documentary about long term political prisoners who, though they ‘converted’ through coercion, still hope for repatriation to North Korea.
A dramatisation of the historical Battle of Myeongnyang and its star naval admiral Yi Sun-sin, who led a small fleet to improbable victory over a much larger Japanese fleet.
A blow-up sex doll develops a sense of self and begins to explore the world around her.
A widower becomes infatuated with a shy ex-ballet dancer and her mysterious past.
Witty drama about eight years in a marriage.
Google's DeepMind team takes on one of the world's top Go players in a weeklong tournament.
Comedy chop-socky with serious martial arts moves from South Korea.
A teenager is caught between his desire to rebel and his desire to please his father.
The difficult life of a boy and his single mother looks set to change when they take in an Edo-era samurai warrior who has been magically transported to their time.
A woman falls for an older man after her husband is locked up for stealing.
The adventures of a boy, his grand-dad and a runaway dog in the French Alps during the German occupation
As a North Korean spy suspects he has been set up, a South Korean spy uncovers a conspiracy.
Selection of sketches and skits in aid of a good cause.
Exploration of disaffected youth in Japan.
Scientists and astronauts bore to the centre of the earth to repair faulty electro magnetic field.
A new job spells change for three friends in the Seventies.
Casinos and corruption in Korean crime thriller.
An ex-cop is drawn into a missing persons case.
The race is on to solve a mystery and find the six ancient swords which point the way to a legendary treasure - and a famous detective trapped in the body of a child is on the case.
Violent action flick sees sadistic cop hunt a gang of dangerous nutters.
Piccolo and his former student Gohan go on a mission to save the world.
The last days of Delius, as seen through the eyes of his musical assistant, Eric Fenby.
A cellist comes to terms with love and loss after he switches professions to deal with the dead.
A trilogy of apocalyptic science fiction tales.
A glimpse into an ageing woman’s oppressive world where alcohol is quickening the process of decline.
Japanese female fighter, famous for wardrobe malfunctions, takes on a gang of kidnappers.
Hanamichi Sakuragi is a delinquent with a long history of getting dumped by girls. After enrolling in Shohoku High School, Hanamichi becomes interested in a girl named Haruko who loves the game of basketball.
A young woman searching for her missing sister meets a mysterious plastic surgeon.
Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the British agent.
Third episode of Sono's 'Hate trilogy' tells the story of two women, within the framework of a detective narrative.
Nick Nolte, as a junkie gambler from the old school, organises an art heist in Monte Carlo.
People succumb to a terrible curse, in remake of Japanese original.
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation - only her sister understands and is able to help her.
A man travels to Seoul in a bid to win back a woman he still cares for.
Two brothers hatch a plot to make their reunion wish come true.
When a woman has a run of bad luck and her mother falls ill, she finds out that her family might not be everything she assumed it was.
A documentary travelogue and portrait of two cities in contrasting states: Dubai and Detroit.
Graffiti artists daub a town with a woman's missing poster after she disappears and a gang of vicious teen girls roams the streets.
The story of a man's faith in a horse that could jump.
An odd-couple friendship forms between two teens in small town Japan.
The life and music of young Louis XIV and an Italian composer, with Moliere as librettist.
Jet Li is a Chinese secret agent who gets framed for murder in Paris and fights his way out of it.
After losing his job, Hawazaki becomes a paid assassin of other unemployed men.
Massacre of Armenians in Turkey during the First World War.
The Battle of Iwo Jima as seen from the viewpoint of the desperately outnumbered Japanese defenders.
A drama centered on the relationship of a young woman and old man in Tokyo.
A mysterious murder is only the beginning of the strangest story ever told.
Lord Retsudo musters the last of his resources in an attempt to destroy the father and son team once and for all.
A girl who once lived in a cult commune falls in with gang of delinquents.
Tale of the French peasant girl who rose to oust the English.
The story of why Stanislav Petrov saved the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
New York, 1971. Eugene Smith, once a highly sought-after photographer, now lives as a recluse. But then an unexpected trip to the Japanese city of Minamata, where an unscrupulous corporation has been releasing untreated wastewater into the bay, brings new meaning to his life.
Mitsuko is in her ninth month of pregnancy, but that doesn't stop her taking the lead when all around her are floundering. Yuya Ishii's breathless comic drama has satire, brio and originality to burn.
Family life on a posh rural estate after the First World War.
In a future world where the remnants of humanity are threatened by a sentient forest, a youth must reinvent himself in order to prevent people from the past destroying all that he holds dear.
Three sisters take their 15-year-old half sister into their home and hearts.
An ex con is seduced by the allure of a thrill-seeking female gambler, while returning to his old gang to settle a score.
A farmer takes on the Redcoats in an act of revenge.
Comedian Bill Maher champions scepticism in an age of rising religious fundamentalism.
A former hitman trying to live a quiet life finds himself blackmailed at the same time as a boy arrives in desperate need of his guidance.
A young woman struggles to save her family's ailing clam-packing business.
A celebration of sadomasochism and other painful pleasures in a naughty nunnery.
A man sleeping rough at Seoul Station is the catalyst for a zombie apocalypse.
Pinky violence film about a female yakuza out for vengeance.
A young couple decide whether or not to have a baby.
A widow in debt finds a way to make grass - of a less than legal kind - grow greener.
The Man of Steel faces the threat of synthetic kryptonite.
Lippy, leggy FBI agent goes to Montreal to find a serial killer.
Hybrid of Yakuza gang action and hip-hop musical.
A man haunted by the memory of a woman from his past, falls for her lookalike.
Three off-beat visions of the famous city.
A Japanese TV host finds a trip to Uzbekistan to shoot an episode of her reality travel show begins to dissolve her chipper persona.
A young woman in small-town Japan leads a dull and solitary life, until she stumbles into a local spy ring.
Satire of racism and xenophobia in modern Prague.
A woman, refuses to believe her fiancé has been killed on the battlefield and goes in search of him.
Soldiers from opposing armies in the Korean War take refuge in a peaceful, isolated hill village.
An amphetamine-addicted housewife reaches breaking point with her ungrateful family.
A young girl sent to recuperate in the countryside finds an unsual friend.
A boy falls in love with a girl who can control the weather.
A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.
A young boxer struggling in a violent world becomes the inspiration for a comic.
The son of a murdered crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other.
A lonely, clifftop mansion is attacked in no-holds barred massacre.
Two high school kids who've never met - city boy Taki and country girl Mitsuha - are united through their dreams.
A young woman begins to uncover dark secrets as she searches for her husband who has disappeared shortly after their wedding night.
Man about town Gay Talese on Watching Frank, Frank Sinatra, and his latest book, A Town Without Time
Magnificent creatures Jayro Bustamante on giving the girls of Hogar Seguro a voice in Rita
A unified vision DOC NYC highlights and cinematographer Michael Crommett on Dan Winters: Life Is Once. Forever.
Poetry and loss Géza Röhrig on Terrence Malick, Josh Safdie, and Richard Kroehling’s After: Poetry Destroys Silence
'I’m still enjoying the process of talking about Julie and advocating for her silence' Leonardo van Dijl on Belgian Oscar nominee Julie Keeps Quiet
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