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- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsBérénice BejoDaniel BrühlAntonio de la TorreMaría Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl's parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl's extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever. With standout performances from Academy Award® nominee Bérénice Bejo, BAFTA nominee Daniel Brühl, and multiple-time Goya Award winner Antonio de la Torre, The Movie Teller is a celebration of our capacity to defy even the harshest circumstances, to find love, community, inspiration, and hope where there seems to be none. Through the stories we weave, we can elevate our lives with shared human emotion.
- DirectorMichael NoerStarsTrine DyrholmFlora Ofelia Hofmann LindahlHerman TømmeraasNanna has invited her daughter Cille and her best friend to celebrate Cille's 18th birthday on a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean. But the first evening of the dream vacation itself turns into a nightmare.
- DirectorNora FifferStarsCarrie CoonLauren LapkusMike CastleThis new mom feels truly terrible at taking care of her newborn, as she stumbles through her days. On her desperate search for a friend, she tumbles into an unlikely bond with an estranged aunt-in-law she never knew.
- DirectorNathalie Saint-PierreStarsLou ThompsonÉdith CochraneDominik DagenaisClara and Sarah, two sisters, live with their parents on the fringes of society, within an evangelical Christian group in the countryside. When Sarah suddenly disappears, Clara's world collapses. The teenager also runs away in the hope of bringing her sister back. She arrives in Montreal and discovers a world that was until then unknown to her... The director of Catimini (2013), Nathalie Saint-Pierre, takes a new look at Montreal, its streets, its city center, its inhabitants, and delicately evokes the price of freedom.
- DirectorSimon ChambersLooking after his madcap gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon is engulfed in a whirl of Shakespeare and clutter, as uncle David lends his credit card to neighbors, greets visitors in the nude and teaches Simon a profound lesson on dying happy.
- DirectorKatalin MoldovaiStarsÁgnes KrasznahorkaiTunde SkovranSoma SándorWhen high-school literature teacher Ana Bauch innocently recommends a film to her students, a parent's complaint spirals her life into chaos.
- DirectorPaul MiddleditchHamish BennettStarsMinnie DriverRhys DarbyJulian DennisonA 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
- DirectorErlingur ThoroddsenStarsJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonElín HallSelma BjörnsdóttirAs Ódinn investigates decades-old deaths at a juvenile treatment centre, he begins to suspect that the sinister secrets he uncovers are connected to his ex-wife's mysterious suicide.
- DirectorNahid SedighStarsAhoora BahramiAmir AramMohammad AshkanfarBaha, a young man from a border town, learns that Bahram has been released from prison after twenty years. Bahram killed his wife having accusing her cheating on him. Baha decides to take to the road to bring him back from prison himself.
- DirectorTomas MasinStarsOskar HesJan NedbalAdam ErnestAdaptation of controversial real-life story from the 1950s.
- DirectorJennifer EspositoStarsJennifer EspositoAnnabella SciorraOdessa A'zionFollows the story of the loyal women of an organized crime family that dominated some of the boroughs of New York City in the late 20th century.
- DirectorJames A. WoodsNicolas WrightStarsZach BraffEvelyne BrochuLuc PicardFollows Gordon Kinski, a high school teacher from Brooklyn, who goes with his girlfriend and chef Sophie Tremblay to her hometown of Quebec City where she is testing for the Michelin 3-star restaurant of super-chef Ruby Collins.
- DirectorHala MatarStarsMaria BakalovaAbigail CowenJack FarthingA journalist and his female companion travel to interview a famous musician in Rome where a generous invite to a country estate becomes something much more than anyone expected.
- DirectorAdrien BeauStarsKacey Mottet KleinAriane LabedGrégoire ColinLost in a hostile forest, the Marquis d'Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, finds refuge in the home of a strange family.
- DirectorChelsea PerettiStarsChelsea PerettiAmy PoehlerAndy RichterFollows a newly minted female director in a local theater in Glendale, California, struggling to fill the shoes of her male predecessor, putting her Southern rural drama in jeopardy.
- DirectorTaeyang KimStarsPark Bong-JoonSuji JungLee Myung-haA man and a woman meet by chance and stroll through Seoul's changing streets.
- DirectorJuan Sebastián QuebradaStarsMiguel GonzalezIlona AlmansaJenny NavarreteA teenager who after the sudden and unexpected death of his younger brother, falls in love with his deceased brother's ex-girlfriend and, through that love, finds the strength to fight on.
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsRobert De NiroVera FarmigaTony GoldwynComedian Max co-parents autistic son Ezra with ex-wife Jenna. Faced with crucial decisions about Ezra's future, Max and Ezra go on a life-changing cross-country road trip.
- DirectorChloé RobichaudStarsSophie DesmaraisVincent LeclercNour BelkhiriaNaïlle enters Emma's life after she re-evaluates her professional and personal relationships with a demanding partner. The cellist and single mother offers Emma a new family dynamic.
- DirectorAyelet MenahemiStarsReymonde AmsellemTikva DayanRivka BaharMarie travels from France to Israel, where her family now lives, to marry her one true love. "Seven Blessings"is a week of festive meals in honor of the bride. This week turns into a sad comedy about family crimes, forgiveness and loss.
- DirectorNinna PálmadóttirStarsÞröstur Leó GunnarssonHermann SamúelssonAnna Gunndís GuðmundsdóttirAn aging farmer moves to the city for the first time and forms a bond with a paper boy.
- DirectorMaxime RappazStarsJeanne BalibarThomas SarbacherPierre-Antoine DubeyA woman finds an unexpected romantic connection.
- DirectorApolline TraoréStarsNafisatou CisseMike DanonLazare MinoungouAfter a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror.
- DirectorMatthew OgensJoel Kachi BensonFollows Anthony Madu, the Nigerian boy who became a viral sensation after a video showed him dancing ballet barefoot on a rainy street outside Lagos.
- DirectorLkhagvadulam Purev-OchirStarsTergel Bold-ErdeneNomin-Erdene AriunbyambaAnu-Ujin TsermaaZe, a 17-year-old, studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia. When Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened and another reality seems possible.
- DirectorJames ErskineRachel RamsayStarsElvira AracenBrandi ChastainBirte KjemsTold by the pioneering women who participated, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's Soccer World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history - until now.
- DirectorPascale Appora GnekindyNingyi SunAgainst the backdrop of civil war in the Central African Republic, a Chinese construction manager and local African laborer work on opposite ends of the spectrum to construct a sparkling new bank. As deadlines loom, unexpected twists threaten their jobs, relationships, and plans for a better life.
- DirectorHisham ZamanStarsSalah QadiRavand Ali TahaMohamed SalahThree teenage friends stuck in a frozen, hopeless place come up with a plan to escape over the mountain to a world where their dreams can be fulfilled. But when one of them falls in love, their plan begins to unravel.
- DirectorIvan SenStarsSimon BakerRob CollinsNatasha Wanganeen'Limbo' follows the investigation of a twenty year-old outback cold case murder by jaded detective Travis Hurley.
- DirectorKate CobbStarsScott Michael FosterKevin BigleyKate CobbLouie, an acclaimed writer, returns to his hometown after his father's death. Confronted with a host of people from his past, Louie is forced to reconcile with the stories he's stolen, misrepresented, or downright exploited for profit.
- DirectorCamille JapyStarsAriane AscarideBérénice BejoThomas ScimecaOdile is getting ready to celebrate her birthday. While her children and grandchildren are on their way for the evening, Jean, her husband, dies suddenly. Unable to face this reality, she hides it under her bed.
- DirectorMichael FioreStarsDavid DuchovnyJason BirchardTom BirchardAs the second generation owner of New York's beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka reluctantly retires after 54 years, his son Jason faces the pressure of stepping into his father's shoes as the war in Ukraine impacts his family and staff.
- DirectorMatt FinlinStarsKeith StataAmid a global pandemic, an entrepreneur looks back on his life's work owning and operating an idiosyncratic cinema in the forest of northern Ontario.
- DirectorKarianne Førland VennerødOlaug Spissøy KyvikStarsKarianne Førland VennerødPetter VennerødA serious and terminal diagnosis changes filmmaker Petter Vennerøds life abruptly. He wants you to join him on his last film journey - but it's urgent. The illness in his head is taking his words and thoughts.
- DirectorIvan OstrochovskýPavol PekarcikStarsNikita TyshchenkoViktoriia MatsYana Yevdokymova12-year-old Niki and 11-year old Vika are hiding from the terrifying war at a Kharkiv metro station. Daylight is synonymous with mortal danger, and they are not allowed to leave, living under the constant glow of their neon lights.
- DirectorDan PartlandStarsPhil VischerMarjorie Taylor GreeneKristin Kobes Du MezLooks at the implications of Christian Nationalism and how it distorts not only the constitutional republic, but Christianity itself.
- DirectorKenji TsukamotoAshima Shiraishi and her father travel from New York to South Africa to conquer a V14 boulder problem.
- DirectorLina SoualemStarsHiam AbbassUm AliNemat AbbassYears after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
- DirectorAlex LykosStarsAlex LykosGil Ben-MosheJanette LakissDisconnect Me focuses on Alex, who experiments with disconnecting from his smartphone and social media for 30 days. How will this impact his life both personally and professionally? In the grand scheme of things, how does this affect you?
- DirectorLois LipmanStarsTina CordovaTina Cordova leads the fight for justice for majority Indigenous and Latino Nuevomexicano communities in New Mexico. Locals have suffered for decades as a result of radiation produced by the world's first atomic attack at Trinity.
- DirectorAnssi KömiSuvi WestStarsÁile AikioEeva-Kristiina NylanderHeini WesslinA Indigenous Sámi people fights to get back their stolen ancestral heritage.
- DirectorMaciek HamelaA small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.
- DirectorHilla MedaliaFollows the fates of three families that are inextricably intertwined in a vicious cycle of violence in the city of Lod, Israel, where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side.
- DirectorNicolas PeduzziHow do you provide good care in a sick institution? In a hospital near Paris, a psychiatrist devotes himself to his mission at the risk of losing ground.
- DirectorAlex BravermanStarsDanny DeVitoMarilu HennerAndy KaufmanDocumentary about performance artist and "song and dance man" Andy Kaufman
- DirectorBrenda MatthewsNathaniel SchmidtStarsBrenda MatthewsMark MatthewsMac OckersA woman searches for her former foster family, uncovering secrets about her Aboriginal roots and the trauma of being separated from both families. Her journey explores policies, personal identity, and the possibility of reconciliation.
- DirectorChelsea GreeneRob GrobmanEdivan GuajajaraA poignant portrayal of the diverse group of native people who endeavour to save what is left of the Brazilian Amazon. It dissects the economic drivers that fuel large-scale environmental destruction, while exposing the corruption.
- DirectorThea SharrockStarsJessie BuckleyOlivia ColmanTimothy SpallWhen people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.
- DirectorBrendan WalshStarsEdie FalcoJeannie BerlinKayli CarterWanda wants to take care of everyone in her life. She barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
- DirectorOlmo SchnabelStarsDario Yazbek BernalJack IrvGerry BednobFollows the affair between the impulsive Alejandro and the college-age pet store employee Jack, exploring the underbelly of New York and a romance that sends them down a rabbit hole of vice.
- DirectorAdrian GoigingerStarsVoodoo JürgensBen WinklerAgnes HausmannErich "Rickerl" Bohacek is a likeable loser who on the one hand tries to build up a music career and on the other hand still wants to be a good father for his little son.
- DirectorLuna CarmoonStarsTim BowieJames CooperCeara CoveneyThe story follows Maria - a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident Micheal inspires her to revisit her childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.
- DirectorTarsem SinghStarsPavia SidhuYugam SoodGourav SharmaA young couple desperately want to be together but they are separated due to time, distance, and societal expectations.
- DirectorWregas BhanutejaStarsSha Ine FebriyantiAngga YunandaPrilly LatuconsinaAfter a viral altercation, Prani, a guidance counselor, faces backlash endangering her career and family.
- DirectorCaroline IngvarssonStarsAnna PróchniakKris HitchenThomas W. GabrielssonA Swedish TV presenter's well-ordered life unravels when she finally confronts her domineering husband about an accusation against him. Her subsequent flight precipitates a chain of lies and paranoia in this taut psychological thriller.
- DirectorSara Margrethe OskalStarsRisten Anine Kvernmo GaupNils Ailu KemiBerit Ánne Oskal KemiAfter living for many years in Oslo, Lena moves back to Sápmi in Northern Norway with her young son to explore Sami gender in an art project. While researching in the wintry tundra, she falls in love with reindeer herder Máhtte - whose mother, the head of the family, disapproves of the relationship. As decisions from the past come to haunt her, Lena struggles to find out whether her and Máhtte's lifestyles can ever be compatible.
- DirectorJavier MacipeStarsPepe LorenteMariela CarabajalNoelia Verenice LópezAt early 90s Mauricio, a Spanish rock and roll musician trying to reconnect with his vocation travels through Argentina, where he meets an elderly musician going through hard times.
- DirectorTarek AlbabaStarsRumana AhmedAngi AliNicole Serrano AlvarezOn February 10th, 2015, it took Craig Hicks 36 seconds to extinguish the lives of three young, Muslim Americans. Before they can grieve, the families are forced to become activists to set the record straight about the murders.
- DirectorShuai HanStarsBingbing FanLee Joo-youngYeong-ho KimTrapped in a life of oppression under her Korean husband, a Chinese woman sets out on a thrilling adventure with a mysterious green-haired girl, finding her chance to finally break free and claim her independence.
- DirectorChristian SparkesStarsFrances FisherClayne CrawfordAlix West LeflerAfter the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.
- DirectorPablo FeldmanSophia SabellaStarsSierra McCormickJason Butler HarnerRyan SimpkinsA teenager on the cusp of turning 15, straddles the line between childhood and adulthood when she is forced to move in with her father and his younger girlfriend after her mother's death.
- DirectorMeredith Hama-BrownStarsAlly MakiLuke RobertsNyha Huang BreitkreuzA Japanese-Canadian woman grapples with the death of her mother as she brings her family to a retreat. When her relationship with her husband begins to affect the children's emotional security, the family is changed forever.
- DirectorDane ClarkLinsey StewartStarsMichaela WatkinsSandy Jobin-BevansSorika WolfWhen her only daughter goes off to university, an empty-nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heartbroken ex-boyfriend, whom she can't stand.
- DirectorChloé LericheStarsJacques NewashishManawan, 1977. The police find a car containing five Atikamekws, all deceased. The initial suspects, two white Quebeckers, survived unscathed. The official version: drinking binge gone wrong. Until now, the crime has remained unsolved.
- DirectorCara MonesCaroline SuhStarsMichael Ian BlackCara BuckleyLouis C.K.An examination of Louis C.K., who was accused of sexual harassment in 2017. They explore his comeback and the unseen effects of this on the women who spoke publicly about his behavior.
- DirectorMinhal BaigStarsTyla AbercrumbieEchaka AgbaMadisyn BarnesTwo young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.
- DirectorJames HawesStarsAnthony HopkinsLena OlinJohnny FlynnSir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
- DirectorMatthew BerkowitzGregory HoblitStarsJon AmielJean-Jacques AnnaudBertrand BlierOscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory, A River Runs Through It, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire and many more in this cineaste's delight.
- DirectorVeljko VidakStarsAki KaurismäkiJim JarmuschNuppu KoivuIn the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to life thanks to director Aki Kaurismäki and his creation of the town's first cinema.
- DirectorJace AndersonStarsSekai AbenìKathleen TurnerJackie Earle HaleyAmbitious young actress Holly Sloan agrees to help her boyfriend Richard Metzger scam Hollywood legend Mariah McKay, but the two women strike up an unlikely friendship instead. Soon Holly must decide where her true loyalties lie.
- DirectorRobert BudreauStarsMartin FreemanJulia ButtersJacob TremblayA folktale about twin siblings who suspect their father is hiding secrets to their deceased mother's connection with the supernatural.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsSeydou SarrMoustapha FallIssaka SawadogoA Homeric fairy tale that tells the adventurous journey of two young boys, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe.
- DirectorJoseph SchumanAustin StarkStarsPeter SarsgaardBilly MagnussenSarah GadonDuring the Spanish Flu of 1918, a rebellious servant leads a revolt against his wealthy employer.
- DirectorDerik LynchMatthew ThorneStarsDerik LynchDale BakerDominic RobertsAn Anangu Yankunytjatjara man escapes the city life to return to country for spiritual healing.
- DirectorZeberiah NewmanMichiel ThomasStarsGregory ButlerTimothy SullivanTim Sullivan owns a candle shop in West Hollywood that employs newly sober, and homeless men and women to help pour the 20k Christmas candle orders every year.
- DirectorAemilia ScottStarsKate FlanneryDierdre FrielRachael HarrisFollows six women as they come to a consensus.
- DirectorLeila BasmaStarsRabih AbdoFarid ChawkiHiba Chihane17-year-old Nayla in a hot summer day on the southern seaside of Lebanon is faced with the same dilemma as any other young person in Lebanon: to leave or to stay. Two men in her life who have set ideas about it might get surprised.
- DirectorFatima KaciStarsAmira ChebliSiham EldawoMahamat Amine BenrachidRim is a Tunisian interpreter working in France on asylum procedures. Every day, she translates the stories of exiled men and women, whose voices raise questions about her own history.
- DirectorPat CollinsStarsBarry WardAnna BederkeRuth McCabeBased on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern's award winning novel of the same name, That They May Face the Rising Sun is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980's rural community in Ireland.