Adrianne & The Castle
A musical documentary about grief and the creative power of love, told through the astonishing story of Alan and Adrianne St-George and their hand-built castle in rural Illinois.
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 About My Mother
Melodramatic look at love and friendship.
Armand
A mother is called into her child's infant school after he faces an accusation.
Better Man
A documentary portrait of pop music superstar Robbie Williams.
Black Dog
A man forges a bond with a dog after returning to his hometown following a spell in prison.
Conclave
Drama surrounding the election of a new Pope.

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Dahomey
Documentary about the return of artworks to Benin that were looted by French colonisers.
Drowning Dry
Two familes try to cope with trauma after a weekend getaway turns sour.
Emilia Perez
A lawyer gets an offer to help a cartel boss start a new life.
Flow
An animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive a catastrophe in a post-human world.
The Friend
When an author dies, his best friend is left to deal with his literary legacy, his three former wives and a dog who isn't supposed to be allowed in her Manhattan apartment.
From Ground Zero
A collection of 22 short films made in Gaza, giving Gazan filmmakers the chance to tell the untold stories about the current war.
The Girl With The Needle
In Copenhagen in the aftermath of World War one, a young woman in desperate circumstances takes on a job which will lead her to still greater depths of despair.
A House Is Not A Disco
What if you really did put all the gays on an island? In this vibrant portrait of queer paradise Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic beach town bands together to celebrate its legacy and redefine itself for a new, inclusive era.
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
A man quits work to care for his dying grandmother, motivated by her fortune. He schemes to win her favour before she passes.

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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.
Julie Keeps Quiet
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…
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.
The Last Showgirl
A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show closes abruptly after a 30-year run.

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Maldoror
Two girls vanish. Police recruit Paul Chartier joins a covert unit tracking a sex offender. After the operation falters, Chartier pursues the perpetrators independently, disillusioned with legal constraints.
Misericordia
A stranger’s appearance exposes the weird behaviour and the secret desires of a village's residents.
My Favourite Cake
A 70-year-old decides to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life.
My Sweet Land
For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland Artsakh is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation’s hopes on his young shoulders?
Nickel Boys
The tale of two Black teenagers who become wards of a barbaric juvenile reformatory.
No Other Land
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israeli authorities and the unlikely alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Absurdist drama sees family secrets gradually revealed during the preparations for a funeral.
Pink Lady
An ultra-Orthodox couple try to save their marriage after the husband is blackmailed for being gay.
Queer
A louche older man pursues a younger boy toy in Mexico City before the pair go on the hunt for psychedelics in Ecuador.

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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.
Santosh
Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Saturn Return
Late 1990s. Art and culture are in full swing in Granada. Against that background, an indie band is about to change the music scene in Spain. Just before creating their new album, the band is going through its worst possible moment.
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.
The Shameless
Love story between two women who face a struggle against a patriarchal society.
Sing Sing
A theatre group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play, with a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.
Sons
A prison officer faces a dilemma after a young man from her past is transferred to the jail where she works.
Souleymane's Story
Two days in the life of a bike delivery guy who is trying to get asylum.
A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things
Consideration of the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham.
Sujo
When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved four-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable.
Talk To Her
Friendship develops between two men who love women in comas.
Through Rocks And Clouds
Eight-year-old alpaca farmer Feliciano is ecstatic: Peru has the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup. However, the scheming of a mining company is jeopardising the future of his village.
To Kill A Mongolian Horse
Saina, a herdsman by day and horseback performer by night, is torn between two worlds.

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Vermiglio
1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher's eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone's life.
Wicked
Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.
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