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2073 (Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Asif Kapadia; Writer: Asif Kapadia, Tony Grisoni; Stars: Naomi Ackie, Samantha Morton, Hector Hewer)
Futuristic docudrama lamenting the state of the world to come.
Black Box Diaries (Country: US, UK, Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Shiori Ito)
Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems.
The Cats Of Gokogu Shrine (Gokogu no Neko) (Country: Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Kazuhiro Sôda)
Documentary about the cats that have set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado.
Families Like Ours (Familier Som Vores) (Country: Denmark, Sweden, UK; Year: 2024; Director: Thomas Vinterberg; Writer: Bo Hr Hansen, Thomas Vinterberg; Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, David Dencik, Asta Kamma August, Thomas Bo Larsen, Esben Smed, Paprika Steen, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Magnus Millang, Mads Hjulmand, Kenneth Wright, Philipp Droste, Alexander Behrang Keshtkar, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Amaryllis April August, Alex Dower)
When it becomes impossible to keep repairing the sea barriers in low-lying Denmark, the country is evacuated and once affluent Danes become refugees, with families torn apart in the process.
The Invasion (L’Invasion) (Country: Ukraine, Netherlands, France, US; Year: 2024; Director: Sergei Loznitsa)
Life in Ukraine under the shadow of war.
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Black Box Diaries and The Invasion
Israel Palestine On Swedish TV 1958-1989 (Israel Palestina i svensk tv 1958-1989) (Country: Sweden, Denmark, Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Göran Hugo Olsson; Writer: Göran Hugo Olsson; Stars: Yasser Arafat, David Ben-Gurion, Abba Eban, Per-Åke Holmquist)
A history of the Middle East conflict observed through Swedish eyes.
I Am Nevanka (Soy Nevanka) (Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Icíar Bollaín; Writer: Icíar Bollaín, Isa Campo, based on the book by Nevenka Fernández, Juan José Millás; Stars: Ricardo Gómez, Mireia Oriol, Carlos Serrano, Urko Olazabal, Miguel Garcés, Lucía Veiga, Pepo Suevos, David Blanka, Font García, Mercedes del Castillo, Luis Moreno, Javier Gálego)
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, the Finance Councillor of Ponferrada Town Council, is relentlessly hounded by the mayor, a man used to getting his way both politically and personally. Nevenka decides to report him, knowing that it will cost her dearly. Based on true events.
Julie Keeps Quiet (Julie zwijgt) (Country: Belgium, Sweden; Year: 2024; Director: Leonardo van Dijl; Writer: Ruth Becquart, Leonardo van Dijl; Stars: Tessa Van den Broeck, Grace Biot, Alyssa Lorette, Ruth Becquart, Koen De Bouw, Pierre Gervais, Claire Bodson, Laurent Caron)
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…
The Listeners (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Jordan Tannahill; Writer: Jordan Tannahill; Stars: Rebecca Hall, Claire Ashton, Gayle Rankin, Amr Waked, Karen Henthorn, Ian Mercer, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Samuel Edward-Cook, Mia Tharia, Franc Ashman, Ollie West, Lucy Sheen, Romy Kelleher)
TV drama series about a woman who trying to find out the truth about strange noise only she can hear.
Three Kilometres To The End Of The World (Country: Romania; Year: 2024; Director: Emanuel Parvu; Writer: Miruna Berescu; Stars: Laura Vasiliu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Adrian Titieni, Valeriu Andriuta, Ciprian Chiujdea)
A gay teenager's journey of self-discovery sees him clash with his parents.
Youth (Homecoming) (Quin Chun Gui) (Country: France, Luxembourg, Netherlands; Year: 2024; Director: Wang Bing; Writer: Wang Bing)
Third instalment of a documentary trilogy about young Chinese workers. It follows them over Chinese New Year.
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