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When the harmony in a village is threatened by outside elements, two sisters must fight to save their people and restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land.
Polymath Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, novelist, composer, singer, screenwriter, producer and actor, who for a decade was the most prolific indie filmmaker in the UK! Witness how this 20th century Renaissance man created his own innovative micro-film industry in Manchester.
Whether it is right to enforce democracy upon those who remain slaves.
A documentary in which a young woman speaks out about her experience of being raped as a child.
Probation officer Cathy Madden is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after 20 years in prison. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.
A real estate worker who is about to marry his boss' daughter falls down a deep manhole and can't work out how to escape.
A man loses his grip on reality after becoming involved in a libertarian masculinity cult.
A documentary about the final years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield's life and untimely death. Was that ill-fated car crash really caused by a curse after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan?
A story inspired by the original Ramayana, retold in a futuristic universe, involving brave warriors who possess ancient powers from another dimension.
A petty criminal moves from Gdansk to São Paulo to try and do the right thing after he learns that a woman he barely knows is pregnant as a result of their one night stand.
In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of its president, Park, who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.
Tension mounts on a passenger train after it is stopped by paramilitaries.
The spectacular yet melancholy story of an alien from a dying planet who comes to Earth in search of water but indulges a little too much.
A legendary American war veteran is recruited to hunt a mythical creature.
When a man discovers he has cancer, he tries to trick death. As a disguise, he chooses to take the identity of a woman.
He goes by the names of Alexandre, Ricardo or Daniel. He calls himself a surgeon or an engineer, Argentinean or Brazilian. He lives with four women at the same time, adapting his story and even his personality traits to each one. A first-person investigation with the help of a private detective on a fraud with a thousand faces.
Sophie wakes up, hears scary noises from her parents' bedroom and sees her dad dead. A psychologist arrives there to determine what happened.
A young Māori woman travels to Victorian England after receiving a letter promising information about her birth parents. As she peels back the layers of colonial deceit, she is driven to avenge her shattered ancestry.
Marcel, a one-inch-tall shell, lives a miniature life with his grandma Connie and their pet lint, Alan. When the trio goes viral, they get millions of fans and new hope for finding their long-lost family.
When a man arrives at her court claiming to be the son she thought long dead, Queen Margrete fears that her life's work, the Kalmar Union and the peace it has brought to warring states, could be in peril.
An elderly woman's bond with her nurse prompts her to confess long-suppressed passions and find peace with herself.
A dancer faces trouble on the home front.
A portrait of France's most famous Queen.
Marion, the only female bull jumper in France, prepares for her performance in a packed arena.
A family struggle to live with the world's worst dog, who is loveable but just won't behave.
A determined boy scout rescues his friend so she can go to camp with him.
After an accident, a little dog remembers all the different masters she's had successively and loved unconditionally.
A thirtysomething woman checks herself into a retreat which promises to take less-than-perfect women and transform them into 'marriage material'.
A surreal portrait of married life told across a day in three parts. A couple navigates life's smaller ruptures - the world distorts, the body surprises - but their bond holds, serene and slightly off-kilter.
In Brazil, a lower-middle-class Black family of four tries to keep their spirits up and their dreams going in the months that follow the election of a right-wing president, a man who represents everything they are not.
The story of the US Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate, and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
A young man who believes he's a vampire goes to stay with a relative who plans to destroy him.
A man struggles to better his circumstances, motivated by his love for a woman from a bourgeois family.
A small, nightly visitor brings comfort to a lonely girl growing up in a large vicarage, but soon she will realise that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
When a small town grocery workers gets hormone replacement therapy, she undergoes a sexual awakening - but with something darker lurking just under the surface.
A girl finds a strange plant that gives her magical powers but finds herself in danger as a result.
A documentary about the life of artist Mary Cassatt and her paintings, pastels and prints.
Someone has died after drinking the bootleg liquor brewed by Se-jong and his two younger brothers. While on a mission to retrieve their deadly booze before another person perishes from it, they come across two homicidal cultists who are terrorising the villagers.
A cruel prince devotes himself to Satan and lives a life of excess, but just beyond his castle gates lurks a deadly plague.
A group of Salem witch trial re-enactors find themselves at the centre of a modern day witch hunt.
Far from his home in Shanghai, Cheng is in search of a cherished benefactor whom he promised to visit. He is welcomed by diner owner Sirkka. He repays her kindness by cooking food that the entire community appreciates.
A meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager, is persuaded to take on her great niece as an apprentice.
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
A punk kid gets superpowers from alcohol and tries to reshape society, but a violent error sparks global tensions with him at the centre.
An interview with an alleged Daesh recruiter, conducted during her time in a detention camp.
A fabric business owner dreams of his son taking over from him one day, but his son has embarked on a secret career as a stand-up comedian.
Visually dazzling sci-fi thriller. Re-released in 4K restoration.
Thomas and Oscar have spent a year as foster parents to a wonderful child, a calling that's shown them new dimensions of what 'family' can mean. However, when the young boy is reunited with his birth mother, the couple's differing views on what the experience meant come into focus.
A young man has to come to terms with his sexuality.
A detainee at the US military's Guantanamo Bay detention centre is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defence attorney for his release.
'History is constantly repeating itself' Ferit Karahan on recurring cycles and the end of childhood in Djinn Wedding
Expanding the possible Fernanda Salgado on fantasy, reality, Jan Švankmajer and Ana, En Passant
A burning thing Sneha Mehta and Teddy Stern on falling in love with Mumbai, and making Getar Hero
Nothing is impossible Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns
‘The only thing that makes a story universal is emotions’ Warsaw’s Industry panel discuss reaching audiences abroad
European Film Academy shortlist announced 68 features vie for nomination
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French Film Festival UK Programme announced
London Winners announced
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Warsaw What Belongs To Others takes top prize
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