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The Mother Of All Lies and How To Have Sex

Hit Man (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell; Stars: Adria Arjona, Glen Powell, Retta, Austin Amelio, Molly Bernard, Jo-Ann Robinson, Ritchie Montgomery, Morgana Shaw, Richard Robichaux, Roxy Rivera, Mike Markoff, Jordan Salloum, Kate Adair, Bryant Carroll, Nathalie J. Alarcon)

Based on the true story of an undercover cop who posed as a hitman.

How To Have Sex (Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Molly Manning Walker; Writer: Molly Manning Walker; Stars: Mia McKenna Bruce, Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Sam Bottomley, Enva Lewis, Laura Ambler)

Three friends contend with peer pressure in their decision to “do it”.

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US premiere

Àma Gloria (Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Marie Amachoukeli; Writer: Marie Amachoukeli, Pauline Guéna; Stars: Arnaud Rebotini)

Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.

Full Review See: Àma Gloria director Marie Amachoukeli on her child's eye view of the world

US premiere

The Mother Of All Lies (Country: Morocco, France, Qatar; Year: 2023; Director: Asmae El Moudir)

The filmmaker doesn’t have any pictures of herself as a child. This is the starting point of a documentary investigation that unfolds the secrets of a Casablanca family.

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