100 Litres Of Gold
A home brew plan causes comic complications in the run-up to a wedding.
Agent Of Happiness
Amber is one of the many agents working for the Bhutanese government to measure people’s happiness levels among the remote Himalayan mountains. But will he find his own along the way?
All We Imagine As Light
Triptych explores the lives of three women in Mumbai.
Anora
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch.
Armand
A mother is called into her child's infant school after he faces an accusation.
Blueberry Dreams
Amid border tensions in Abkhazia, a family tries to farm blueberries.
The Brutalist
When visionary architect László Toth flees post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his legacy and witness the birth of modern America, his life is changed forever by a wealthy client.
Carnival Is Over
After a man and wife inherit part of a mob gambling business, they attempt to scheme their way to the top.
Chainsaws Were Singing
Adventures await when new lovers are separated by a chainsaw killer in this absurdist musical.
Cuckoo
On a trip to the German Alps with her father and stepmother, Gretchen discovers that the resort town where they’re staying hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.

D

Drowning Dry
Two familes try to cope with trauma after a weekend getaway turns sour.
Dying
Ensemble drama about members of an estranged family.
The Editorial Office
Satire sees a biologist mixed up in a web of fake news as he tries to reveal a story.
Elaha
A German-Kurdish woman tries to decide whether to cover up the fact that she is no longer a virgin in the run up to her wedding in this poignant exploration of cultural pressure and self-determination.
Familiar Touch
Follows an octogenarian woman’s transition to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.
Fantômas
Fantômas is pursued by Inspector Juve (Edmund Breon) and newspaper reporter Jérôme Fandor (Georges Melchior) as he carries out his nefarious schemes.
Flow
An animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive a catastrophe in a post-human world.
Girls Will Be Girls
In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.
Heretic
Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.
Holy Cow!
After the sudden death of his father an 18-year-old finds himself looking after his sister... and changing his life.
Holy Electricity
When young Gonga and his uncle Bart stumble upon a case of rusty crosses in a scrapyard, they repurpose them into neon crucifixes and start selling them in their neighbourhood.

I

I'm Still Here
Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence.
Intercepted
The destruction caused by the war against Ukraine is shown in lengthy tableaux. Intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families set up a parallel world.
The Invasion
Life in Ukraine under the shadow of war.
Kneecap
There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap. This anarchic Belfast trio becomes the unlikely figurehead of a civil rights movement to save the mother tongue.

M

Made In Ethiopia
An exploration of the rapid industrialisation in modern-day Ethiopia and China's economic gamble in Africa, seen through the experiences of three women.
The Marriage Of Maria Braun
A heart-breaking study of life for one woman in post-war West Germany. Out to own now on the RW Fassbinder Commemorative Collection: Vol 2.
My Favourite Cake
A 70-year-old decides to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life.
A New Kind Of Wilderness
In a forest in Norway, a family lives an isolated lifestyle in an attempt to be wild and free, but a tragic event changes everything, and they are forced to adjust to modern society.
Oh Canada
A documentary filmmaker, who is terminally ill, reflects on his life.
Once Upon A Time In A Forest
Biodiversity and generation gaps collide in a politically urgent and thoughtful film about two young activists' fight to save the vast Finnish forests.
Pooja, Sir
When two boys are kidnapped in a border town in Nepal, Detective Inspector Pooja is sent from Kathmandu to solve the case. However, upon her arrival, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, compelling her to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman.

R

Rome, Open City
Neo-realist masterpiece about the impact of the Second World War on the Italian people.
The Room Next Door
When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
Scared Shitless
A father and son plumbing duo face a gruesome challenge: rid a building of a toilet-dwelling creature before it unleashes itself to the rest of the world.
September 5
Set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage.
Silent Men
An exploration of modern-day masculinity.
Spilt Milk
A wannabe detective's hunt for his older brother reveals a dangerous side of Eighties Dublin.
A Swedish Love Story
Two youngsters fall in love.
Toxic
Two teenage girls, eager to escape from the bleakness of their industrial town, form an unexpected bond at a local modelling school that pushes their bodies to the limit.

V

Wet Monday
On the day dedicated to the celebration of innocence, a girl is robbed of her own, and her ignorant surroundings push her into treating it like a normal event.
When The Light Breaks
From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
A Yard Of Jackals
A quiet man’s life is shattered by sinister neighbours.
Young Hearts
A 14-year-old boy feels attracted to his new neighbour, Alexander. Soon he realises that he's truly in love for the first time, but interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers.
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