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- DirectorJan-Hinrik DrevsStarsMatthias RimplerThe genesis of the universe and everything in it is described by the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements: known as Wu Xing. Change is the only constant. Balance and harmony are the objectives. On a cinematic journey throughout China, traversing seasons and geographical touch points, we discover how the Five Elements, remain vibrant and relevant in contemporary times.
- DirectorRuth PaxtonStarsSienna GuilloryJessica AlexanderRuby StokesA widowed mother is radically tested when her teenage daughter insists a supernatural experience has left her body in service to a higher power.
- DirectorAnders EmblemStarsAmalie Ibsen JensenMaria AgwumaroLars Halvor AndreassenWhen uncovering a story about injustice at work, young journalist Asta sees her personal life in a new light.
- DirectorQiu JiongjiongStarsTao GuNan GuanQiao HuThe leading clown role in a renowned theatre troupe passes on, and is welcomed into the Underworld. As he relives his vivid memories one last time before entering the afterlife, 50 years of art, struggle and love play out against the background of 20th century China’s tumultuous history.
- DirectorFelix van GroeningenCharlotte VandermeerschStarsLupo BarbieroCristiano SassellaElena LiettiAn epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
- DirectorCharlotte WellsStarsPaul MescalFrankie CorioCelia Rowlson-HallSophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't...
- DirectorMohamed DiabStarsSaba MubarakAli SulimanTara AbboudA Palestinian girl's world is turned upside down when she learns the man she grew up idolizing is not her real father.
- DirectorTerence DaviesStarsJack LowdenThom AshleyOrlando JoplingLegendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.
- DirectorAvruzki LikaStarsMargo OvcharenkoEvgeniya BerkovichMasha DemianovaThe documentary discovers one of the most significant photographers of her generation - Margo Ovcharenko. Margo works primarily with portrait photography. She studies the perception of her own appearance in people of her age and pushes the borders of beauty standards, sexes and gender roles. What would it take to make it as an artist in today? Galleries close, censorship is getting stronger every day, denials, stereotypes, lies, cheating and critic attacks.
- DirectorJim ArcherStarsDavid EarlChris HaywardLouise BrealeyAfter a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation. He builds a robot.
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsSong Kang-hoGang Dong-wonBae DoonaWhen a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption.
- DirectorEmin AlperStarsSelahattin PasaliEkin KoçErol BabaogluEmre, a young prosecutor newly appointed to the small town of Yaniklar, finds himself being pulled into a political conflict during his first criminal investigation.
- DirectorMaksym NakonechnyiStarsRita BurkovskaValivots LiubomyrMyroslava Vytrykhovska-MakarReturning home from the front line after being held captive for two months, soldier Lilia (29 y.o.) discovers that she is pregnant after being raped by her warden. Will she manage to survive this trauma and save the child in a society that is not ready to accept either of them?
- DirectorAlexey ChupovNatasha MerkulovaStarsYura BorisovTimofey TribuntsevAleksandr YatsenkoFast-paced story of pre-death repentance marathon for the captain of the National Security Service (NKVD) Fyodor Volkonogov set against the backdrop of 1938 political persecutions in the USSR.
- DirectorUlises PorraSilvina SchnicerStarsCecile van WelieMagnolia NunezRichard DouglasSara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that seems to transcend their class conditions: they are the closest thing to a daughter-mother, but an accident will test their intimate loyalty and the innocent illusion that nothing can separate them.
- DirectorSanna LenkenStarsSigrid JohnsonOscar TöringeFrida BeckmanA 13 years old girl wanting to become a stand-up comedian, a Comedy Queen.
- DirectorMira FornayStarsJan AlexanderIrena BendováJazmína CigánkováJaroslav K. seems to be a good son, father, and a decent husband. In reality, he is pathologically jealous of his beautiful wife Blanka, and his biggest nightmare is that she and their three kids might leave him one day. Jaroslav K. and his family do not shy away from violence and cheating, which eventually results in a tragedy. This drama about one strange family, scheming, and Jaroslav's efforts to have his way utilizes computer games aesthetics.
- DirectorMarie KreutzerStarsVicky KriepsFlorian TeichtmeisterKatharina LorenzA fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.
- DirectorDrey Jordan SingerStarsBria VinaiteShamier AndersonJahmil FrenchAn obscure woman conjures up a man's dark past.
- DirectorKatherine OostmanNancy StaffordStarsHannah AllineAbi Van AndelDanny VinsonAmanda's life might not be ideal--her ex-boyfriend is taking her money, her boss is threatening to fire her, and her landlord won't fix her apartment--but she's absolutely fine. She has things under control--until her estranged father comes back into her life, diagnosed with a fatal liver disease. Amanda discovers that she's a donor match and must make a choice: should she save her father who abused her, or walk away and let him die? The decision forces her to come face-to-face with who she really is.
- DirectorAkin OmotosoStarsDayo OkeniyiYetide BadakiUche AgadaBased on the real life story about the family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league.
- DirectorLaura BispuriStarsDominique SandaAlba RohrwacherMaya SansaNena's family, who reunite in their house by the sea to celebrate her birthday. Everybody is there. Even Paco, Alma's peacock.
- DirectorJustin P. LangeStarsFinn JonesJessica McNameeThomas Francis MurphyAfter a series of tragedies, Robert moves with his wife back to her childhood home. After he discovers an old portrait of a man who looks like him, he goes down a rabbit hole to discover the identity of this mysterious doppelganger.
- DirectorJustin P. LangeStarsFinn JonesJessica McNameeThomas Francis MurphyAfter a series of tragedies, Robert moves with his wife back to her childhood home. After he discovers an old portrait of a man who looks like him, he goes down a rabbit hole to discover the identity of this mysterious doppelganger.
- DirectorFernando León de AranoaStarsJavier BardemManolo SoloAlmudena AmorAwaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.
- DirectorKamel HarbStarsAhmad BdeirMahdi HachemMohamad MokademA dream of escaping the cruel reality they're living in boarding school, takes the boys far with their thoughts and plans. Only one obstacle is threat.
- DirectorPola BeckStarsYuval ScharfAylin TezelAleksandar JovanovicAfter her boyfriend becomes extremely ill, Mascha re-evaluates her path and decides to leave her previous life behind. But it's only by returning home that she can find peace.
- DirectorMichael KrummenacherStarsHedi KriegeskotteNicholas OfczarekHans MarquardtWhen the robber Hotzenplotz steals a grandmother's coffee grinder, Kasperl and his friend Seppel set out to get it back from him.
- DirectorVincent Maël CardonaStarsThimotée RobartMarie ColombJoseph OlivennesA kid living in Brittany in the 1980s is called up for military service and drafted to West Berlin.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeremy IronsGeneviève BujoldHeidi von PalleskeTwin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
- DirectorAriel EscalanteStarsCarlos UreñaSylvia SossaEsteban Brenes SerranoThe town Domingo lives in is being threatened by thugs hired by a developer to expel its inhabitants and pave the way for the construction of a highway. But his land hides a secret-the ghost of his wife who visits him within the mist.
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsKaren GillanAaron PaulBeulah KoaleA woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death.
- DirectorDebbie Tucker GreenStarsHayden McleanSharlene WhyteDavid GyasiFollows British and American Black characters of different generations navigating their way through today's society, offering a critical perspective on the state of the nation.
- StarsDallas JenkinsThis documentary presents the creative, artistic side of God as Creator of the universe, the Earth, and the pinnacle of His art, humankind.
- DirectorJoaquin del PasoStarsValeria LammLucciano KurtiEric David WalkerExposes the fault lines and schisms of contemporary Mexican society.
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsEnnio MorriconeSilvano AgostiAlessandro AlessandroniA documentary on the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.
- DirectorCharlotte Le BonStarsJoseph EngelSara MontpetitMonia ChokriA shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl.
- DirectorJi ZhangStarsDongyu ZhouHaoran LiuTing MeiSet in China's hardscrabble, industrial northeast, it tells the story of a young police officer investigating the murder of a taxi driver, only to find a childhood friend may be involved. To solve the case, he explores layer by layer, revealing a past buried 12 years ago.
- DirectorDominik GrafStarsVerena AltenbergerAlessandro SchusterJudith AltenbergerIn his film "Face of Memory", Dominik Graf tells of love, loss and finding a loved one again in another. At the age of 16, Christina experienced her great love with Jacob, 39. When he died in an accident, he left an irrevocable gap in Christina's life. 20 years later, young Patrick saves Christina from a thunderstorm. He falls in love with her and courts her. And for the first time since then, Christina is fascinated by a man again. From the start, Patrick reminds her of Jacob, from his kind and confident demeanor to his signature gestures. The two become passionate lovers. Christina is happy with Patrick, in whom she increasingly sees the rediscovered Jacob. But the more the two men become one for Christina, the more irritated Patrick is. He is no longer sure that Christina's love really means him. Despite their love, the two drift apart. But the thought of Christina won't let Patrick go even after the breakup.
- DirectorCiro De CaroStarsRosa PalascianoFabrizio CiavoniValerio Di BenedettoSurrounded by characters somewhat like herself, a young woman searches during one hot summer in Rome to find her own special place.
- DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsElliott Crosset HoveIngvar SigurdssonVic Carmen SonneAt the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.
- DirectorDaniel GellerDayna GoldfineStarsLeonard CohenNancy BacalSteve BerkowitzThis documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, "Hallelujah".
- DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsMaisa Abd ElhadiAli SulimanManal AwadA woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.
- DirectorLaura LucicWill o' the Wisp is a narrative about a broken girl who journeys an obscure path in order to share her flame with others. She mistreats her flame, throws it away, thinking it is too peculiar or different from the others, and not how she would like it to be. As such, she is a threat to her own flame. However, along the path, the girl meets a passing individual with whom she connects her flame, forgetting her distress for a moment. The two flames create a connection that affects the girl, sometimes in a comforting way, sometimes threatening her happiness.
- DirectorAntonia Campbell-HughesStarsCosmo JarvisRhys MannionAntonia Campbell-HughesA formidable man who cares for nothing is forced to confront his self-destructive core when a violent car crash involving a sexually charged boy who epitomizes life, challenges him to face his truth.
- DirectorMatthew J. SavilleStarsCharlotte RamplingMarton CsokasGeorge FerrierWhen a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
- CreatorPhilipp KässbohrerMatthias MurmannStarsLarissa Sirah HerdenAndreas DöhlerThomas SchubertSeries inspired by real events in the financial world, centers on narcissism, megalomania and double standards.
- CreatorAdi HasakStarsPeter StormareAnna FrielOlivia GrantFollows Sharon Pici, a Kansas City police officer, who experiences a supernatural nightmare after getting obsessed with an investigation.
- DirectorAurélia GeorgesStarsLyna KhoudriSabine AzémaMaud WylerNelie takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.
- DirectorFrancisca AlegriaStarsMía MaestroEnzo Ferrada RosatiBenjamin SotoCecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them.
- DirectorSaeed RoustayiStarsSaeed PoursamimiTaraneh AlidoostiNavid MohammadzadehLeila, who has spent her entire life caring for her family, makes a plan as her brothers are struggling to make ends meet.
- DirectorValeria Bruni TedeschiStarsNadia TereszkiewiczSofiane BennacerLouis GarrelFollows a troupe of young students at one of France's most prestigious performing arts academies as they navigate the ups and downs of art and love.
- DirectorGranz HenmanStarsSarah EngelsYuna BennettLutz BlochbergerToni (Sarah Engels) falls in love with Tom, but he has a dark secret.
- DirectorPietro MarcelloStarsRaphaël ThiéryJuliette JouanNoémie LvovskyThe emancipation of a woman over twenty years, between 1919 and 1939, a time of great inventions and great dreams.
- DirectorMantas KvedaraviciusHanna BilobrovaStarsNikolai ArabadzhiSafo BurievSveta BurievaIn 2022, Mantas Kvedaravicius returned to Mariupol, Ukraine, accompanied by his partner, Hanna Bilobrova, to re-engage with the people he had met and filmed in 2015 amidst the conflict. After his untimely passing, Hanna, the co-author of their film, and her team have put all their strength into continuing transmitting Mantas' work, his vision and his films. Also a Ph.D. in anthropology, Mantas Kvedaravicius wished to testify as a filmmaker as far as possible from the agitation of the media and the politicians. With huge force and sensitivity, MARIUPOLIS 2 depicts life as it continues amidst the bombing and reveals images that convey both tragedy and hope.
- DirectorGabriel MartinsStarsCícero LucasCarlos FranciscoCamilla DamiãoA lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.
- DirectorAnita Rocha da SilveiraStarsMari OliveiraLara TremourouxJoana MedeirosIn order to resist temptation, Mariana and her girlfriends try their best to control everything and everyone around them. However, the day will come when the urge to scream will be stronger than it ever has been.
- DirectorEmily AtefStarsVicky KriepsGaspard UllielBjørn FlobergHélène and Mathieu have been happy together for many years. The bond between them is deep. Faced with an existential decision, Hélène travels alone to Norway to seek peace and meet a blogger she found on the internet.
- DirectorYvan AttalStarsBen AttalSuzanne JouannetCharlotte GainsbourgA young man is accused of raping a young woman.
- DirectorKyle BaldaBrad AblesonJonathan del ValStarsSteve CarellPierre CoffinAlan ArkinThe untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.
- DirectorDavid FabrosStarsCarl GuevaraGwen ZamoraVincent De JesusA gay hairdresser gets into a coma and wakes up a straight guy, turning his life and relationships upside down.
- DirectorPeter KellerStefan SarazinStarsLuzer TwerskyHitham OmariMakram KhouryAn ultra-orthodox Jew and a Bedouin guide's car breaks down in the Sinai desert while en route for Passover rituals, forcing them to unite for survival as they seek their destination.
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsSamuel LabartheJean-Paul BordesMickaël ChirinianA film relating from the inside the Notre-Dame de Paris fire of April 2019.
- DirectorJoya ThomeStarsWhitney BjerkenYara StorpIt follows two teenage girls who are connected through their screens and their passion for gymnastics. They begin to find out who they are and what they want from life.
- DirectorAlbert SerraStarsBenoît MagimelPahoa MahagafanauMarc SusiniOn the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the high commissioner of the Republic and French government must investigate an ongoing rumor: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
- DirectorMarcelo GomesStarsKika SenaVinicius Batista da SilvaPatricia DawsonPaloma, a farm worker, wants a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. The local priest refuses her request. But Paloma, a transgender woman, will fight back for her dream.
- DirectorChristina KallasStarsVandit BhattLeon Addison BrownEllie FoumbiOn the eve of New York City's controversial "No Dancing" Law getting repealed, the lives of several strangers are forever changed by a shooting at a historic jazz bar in Harlem.
- DirectorSantiago MitreStarsDaniel HendlerVimala PonsSergi LópezJosé and Lucie live a beautiful marriage together, however, one day, boredom sets in and Lucie goes to see a therapist to save their marriage, while her husband goes to see Jean-Claude, their neighbour.
- DirectorAxelle RopertStarsJade SpringerLéa DruckerPhilippe KaterineA young girl surrounded by love but also caught in her parents' break up, and the impact of their divorce on her own search for love.
- DirectorKirill SerebrennikovStarsSemyon SerzinChulpan KhamatovaVladislav SemiletkovA day in the life of a comic book artist and his family in post-Soviet Russia. While suffering from the flu, Petrov is carried by his friend Igor on a long walk, drifting in and out of fantasy and reality.
- DirectorRoberto DoverisStarsJuan CanoIngrid IsenseeVioleta CastilloFollow Pablo, a young actor who dreams of starring in a film, but in order to pay the bills he has to work as a simulated patient in medical schools and in weird sessions of alternative therapies.
- DirectorGeoff MarslettStarsKiowa GordonLily GladstoneJohn WayTwo hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musician. The complex quantum time theory is blended with philosophical musings about art as the way we understand our history and memories, with gunfights, horses, dance halls, cacti, and saloons.
- DirectorKai WesselStarsMax HubacherTrystan PütterElisa SchlottAugust 28, 1988 - Europe's largest annual airshow - American Air Base in Germany. Three Italian aircraft collided in mid-air and rolled in flames into the crowd. 70 people died and more than 500 injured. I can never forget.
- DirectorSharipa UrazbayevaStarsAinur BermukhambetovaBolat MomyshzhanovRecently-married Anar has relocated to a remote rural village in Kazakhstan with her unreliable husband and her rebellious stepson, Adil. Separated from her parents, made unemployed, and soon to be abandoned by her man, she also has to deal with pregnancy while being anaemic. When her husband's creditors arrive and she learns that Adil was raped, she has to somehow find a way to fight back against sorrow and misfortune.
- DirectorRosa von PraunheimStarsKilian BergerBen BeckerKai SchumannYoung Rex starts an affair with his manager Fred who makes him a star and the sunny boy of the 1960s German pop music industry. Due to fan expectations Rex leads a mock marriage with his cousin Marion and never reveals that he is gay.
- DirectorGabriele Urbonaite
- DirectorChristian TafdrupStarsMorten BurianSidsel Siem KochFedja van HuêtA Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.
- StarsHans LöwJule BöweOlli DittrichSix cinematic perspectives. Six artistic visions. Six dramatic stories - an anthological high-end series, based on short stories by Ferdinand von Schirach, as an innovative showcase of six of the most significant and exciting directors.
- DirectorKirill SerebrennikovStarsAlyona MikhaylovaOdin Lund BironFilipp AvdeevTumultuous relationship between Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the most famous Russian composer of all time, and his wife Antonina Miliukova.
- DirectorRicky D'AmbroseStarsMonica BarbaroBrian d'Arcy JamesGeraldine SingerAn only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades.
- DirectorStephen KaramStarsRichard JenkinsJayne HoudyshellAmy SchumerDuring one evening, the Blake family gathers to celebrate thanksgiving in a broken-down flat newly rented by the daughter and her new man. As the darkness falls, we find that all have less to be thankful about.
- DirectorSophie LinnenbaumStarsFine SendelJule BöweHenning PekerHave you ever felt like a Supporting Character in your own life? What if you really are one...?
- DirectorJonas Kærup HjortStarsJoen HøjerslevJoen BilleAnne FlettingAn insignificant Water Inspector enters at a remote building only to find himself trapped inside, facing a Kafkaesque maze of obstacles.
- DirectorLe-Van KietStarsJoey KingOlga KurylenkoAntoni DavidovWhen a strong-willed princess refuses to wed the cruel sociopath, she is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, the princess must save the kingdom.
- DirectorLe-Van KietStarsJoey KingOlga KurylenkoAntoni DavidovWhen a strong-willed princess refuses to wed the cruel sociopath, she is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, the princess must save the kingdom.
- DirectorClaire DenisStarsVincent GalloTricia VesseyBéatrice DalleTwo American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them.
- DirectorHarry WootliffStarsRuth WilsonTom BurkeHayley SquiresIt follows a young woman living on the fringes of society who becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life.
- DirectorErige SehiriStarsAmeni FdhiliFide FdhiliFeten FdhiliAmong the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find - and flee - deeper connections.
- DirectorAlejandro Loayza GrisiStarsJosé CalcinaLuisa QuispeCandelaria QuispeIn the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. During an uncommonly long drought, Virginio and Sisa face a dilemma: resist or be defeated by the environment and time itself.
- DirectorXavier GiannoliStarsBenjamin VoisinCécile de FranceVincent LacosteLucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
- DirectorGina GammellRiley KeoughStarsAnjeliq AuroraSean BakerIona Red BearThe interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
- DirectorChloe OkunoStarsMaika MonroeKarl GlusmanBurn GormanA young American actress moves with her husband to Bucharest, and begins to suspect that a stranger who watches her from an apartment window may be a serial killer.
- DirectorHajni KisStarsGusztáv DietzZorka HorváthÉva Füsti MolnárA wild 12 year old girl who has been with her grandparents decides against their advice to seek out her father, a bouncer with a temper who is just getting out of prison.
- DirectorLucie SunkovaStarsMichal DomonkosZuzana KrónerováHannah McDonnellSuzie loves going with her parents to the garden settlement outside the city, where she discovers a magical secret painted on glass in vibrant oil colors, a world full of small wonders and natural beauty emerges.
- DirectorEric GravelStarsLaure CalamyAnne SuarezGeneviève MnichJust when Julie finally gets an interview for a job that will let her raise her children better, she runs into a national transportation strike.