Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2024

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The Devil's Bath The Devil's Bath
The Devil's Bath and Hunting Daze
Cuckoo (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Tilman Singer; Writer: Tilman Singer; Stars: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csókás, Jan Bluthardt)
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.
The Devil's Bath (The Devil's Bath) (Country: Austria, Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz; Writer: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz; Stars: Anja Plaschg, Maria Hofstätter, David Scheid, Tim Valerian Alberti, Elias Schützenhofer)
A woman struggles with her life, leading her to take desperate measures in 18th Century Austria.
Heretic (Country: US, Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; Writer: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; Stars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Elle Young)
Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.
Hunting Daze (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Annick Blanc; Writer: Annick Blanc; Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Marc Beaupré, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Noubi Ndiaye, Mack, Maya)
A young, tempestuous woman, is taken in by a group of hunters in a remote cabin. In the midst of this tough, yet endearing, male microsociety, she feels like she finally belongs. A mysterious stranger’s arrival disrupts her newfound haven.
Planet B (Planète B) (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2024; Director: Aude Léa Rapin; Writer: Aude Léa Rapin; Stars: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Souheila Yacoub, Eliane Umuhire, India Hair, Marc Barbé, Paul Beaurepaire)
France, 2039. One night, a group of activists pursued by the state vanish without a trace. Julia Bombarth is one of them. When she awakens, she finds herself trapped in an entirely unfamiliar world: Planet B.
Steppenwolf Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf and Heretic
Presence (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Steven Soderbergh; Writer: David Koepp; Stars: Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, West Mulholland, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday)
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.
Spermageddon (Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Rasmus A Sivertsen, Tommy Wirkola; Writer: Geir Vegar Hoel, Jesper Sundnes, Tommy Wirkola)
Two awkward teens are having sex for the first time, while Simon the Semen and his friends are on a quest to reach the golden goal, the Egg.
Steppenwolf (Country: Kazakhstan; Year: 2024; Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov; Writer: Adilkhan Yerzhanov; Stars: Anna Starchenko, Azamat Nigmanov, Yerkin Gubashev, Nurbek Mukushev)
Tamara searches for her missing son in a violent town. She hires a morally questionable ex-detective to find him. His methods are cruel but she is determined to find her son whatever the cost.
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