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Wrong Husband and Sandbag Dam
The Botanist
(Zhi Wu Xue Jia)
(Country: China; Year: 2025; Director: Jing Yi; Writer: Jing Yi; Stars: Nurdaolet Jalen, Eramazan Sarhet, Jomajan Songhat, Jahseleh Yesl, Ren Zihan)
A lonely boy immerses himself in a world of plants.
Christy
(Country: Ireland; Year: 2025; Director: Brendan Canty; Writer: Alan O'Gorman; Stars: Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis, Alison Oliver, Helen Behan, Chris Walley, Cormac De Bhál)
Two estranged brothers with chequered childhoods in the care system suddenly find themselves living under the same roof.
Circusboy
(Zirkuskind)
(Country: Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Anna Koch, Julia Lemke; Writer: Anna Koch, Julia Lemke)
Documentary focused on a boy who travels with his family and a circus.
Maya, Give Me a Title
(Maya, donne-moi un titre)
(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Michel Gondry; Stars: Maya Gondry, Miriam Matejovsky, Steven Matejovsky, Anita Matejovsky, Pierre Niney)
Stop-motion animation.
The Nature Of Invisible Things
(A natureza das coisas invisíveis)
(Country: Brazil, Chile; Year: 2025; Director: Rafaela Camelo; Stars: Camila Márdila, Larissa Mauro, Aline Marta Maia, Serena, Laura Brandão)
Two ten-year-olds meet in hospital and form a bond.
Only On Earth
(Country: Denmark, Spain; Year: 2025; Director: Robin Petré; Writer: Robin Petré)
A journey to southern Galicia where animals and humans are struggling to cope with the climate crisis.
Our Wildest Days
(I agries meres mas)
(Country: France, Greece; Year: 2025; Director: Vasilis Kekatos; Writer: Vasilis Kekatos; Stars: Daphné Patakia, Natalia Swift, Nikos Zeginoglou, Eva Samioti, Stavros Tsoumanis, Nikos Konstas, Ioko Ioannis Kotidis)
Chloe runs away to Greece with a band of teenagers.
Paternal Leave
(Country: Germany, Italy; Year: 2025; Director: Alissa Jung; Writer: Alissa Jung; Stars: Luca Marinelli, Arturo Gabbriellini, Juli Grabenhenrich, Joy Falletti Cardillo, Lucrezia Gaia Rinaldi)
A teenager travels to meet her biological father.
Playtime
(Hora do recreio)
(Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Lúcia Murat)
Docufiction sees Brazilian teens navigate complex social issues.
Sandbag Dam
(Zečji nasip)
(Country: Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania; Year: 2025; Director: Čejen Černić Čanak; Writer: Tomislav Zajec, Čejen Černić Čanak; Stars: Lav Novosel, Andrija Žunić, Leon Grgić, Franka Mikolaci, Tanja Smoje, Alma Prica, Filip Šovagović)
In a village threatened by flooding a young man's life is turned upside down by the rekindling of a forbidden romance.
Seaside Serendipity
(Umibe é Iku Michi)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2025; Director: Satoko Yokohama; Stars: Kumiko Asô, Erika Karata, Kengo Kôra, Koharu Sugawara, Konosuke Harada)
A collection of vignettes from a seaside town in summer.
Smile At Last
(Naerata ometi)
(Country: Soviet Union, Estonia; Year: 1985; Director: Leida Laius, Arvo Iho; Writer: Silvia Rannamaa, Marina Sheptunova; Stars: Monika Järv, Hendrik Toompere Jr., Tauri Tallermaa, Katrin Tamleht, Kerttu Aaving, Edith-Helen Kuusk, Siiri Sisask, Janika Kalmus, Helle Kuningas, Mari Lill, Evald Hermaküla, Eduard Tinn, Anneli Aunap, Rein Pakk, Manfred Kärblane)
Drama about a teenage girl in an Estonian orphanage.
Space Cadet
(Robot, Celeste & das All)
(Director: Eric San; Writer: Mylène Chollet)
Robot’s sole purpose has always been to nurture Celeste into the brilliant scientist she has now become. But as the young astronaut sets off on her first interstellar mission, Robot is left behind.
A Story About Fire
(Ran Bi Wa)
(Country: China; Year: 2025; Director: Wenyu Li; Writer: Wenyu Li; Stars: Xun Zhou, Haoyu Yang, Chunlei Kang, Bei Yile)
Story of a monkey raised by humans who heads out to steal fire.
Sunshine
(Country: Philippines; Year: 2024; Director: Antoinette Jadaone; Writer: Antoinette Jadaone; Stars: Maris Racal, Elijah Canlas, Annika Co, Jennica Garcia, Janina Lorelei, Xyriel Manabat, Meryll Soriano)
A young gymnast trying out for a national team discovers she is pregnant.
Tales From The Magic Garden
(Geschichten aus dem Zaubergarten)
(Country: Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, France; Year: 2025; Director: David Sukup, Leon Vidmar, Patrik Pass Jr., Jean-Claude Rozec; Writer: Kaja Balog, Arnost Goldflam, Blandine Jet, Petr Krajícek, Maja Kriznik, Marek Král, Patrik Pass Jr.)
Three children spend the night with their grandfather after losing their grandmother and discover the power of imagination.
The Tale Of Daye’s Family
(Daye: Seret Ahl El Daye)
(Country: Egypt, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2024; Director: Karim El-Shinnawi; Writer: Haitham Dabbour; Stars: Badr Mohammead, Islam Mubarak, Aseel Omran, Haneen Saeed, Mohamed Mounir, Ahmed Helmy, Mohamed Mamdouh, Ahmad Abdulhamid, Arfah Abdulrasool, Tamer Nabil, Amina Khalil, Lamis Elhadidy, Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj, Sabri Fawwaz, Mohamed Shahin)
Daye, an 14-year-old Nubian albino with a golden voice dreams of following his idol, Mohamed Mounir despite facing adversity due to his appearance.
Têtes Brûlées
(Country: Belgium; Year: 2025; Director: Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama; Stars: Lotte Diependaele, Safa Gharbaoui)
A young girl has to face the sudden death of her older brother.
Underage
(De Menor)
(Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Caru Alves de Suza; Stars: William Costa, Grace Orsato, Giulia Del Bel, Luan Carvalho, Benjamín Damini, Taciana Bastos, Rita Batata, Marina Medeiros, Carlota Joaquina, Giovanni Gallo)
Fictional TV series reveals how underprivileged youth can face unfair treatment at the hands of the justice system.
Village Rockstars 2
(Country: Singapore, India; Year: 2024; Director: Rima Das; Writer: Rima Das; Stars: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Junumoni Boro, Boloram Das, Manabendra Das)
A teenage girl continues to follow her music dream.
Wrong Husband
(Uiksaringitara)
(Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Zacharias Kunuk; Writer: Samuel Cohn-Cousineau, Zacharias Kunuk; Stars: Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Mark Taqqaugaq, Emma Quassa, Leah Panimera)
An Arctic fairy tale about a couple who, though promised to each other at birth, become separated.
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