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Rita, a 13 year old girl, runs away from her abusive father to the big city. She finds solace until she's placed in a safe house run by the State. Rita and her cellmates plots an escape that ends in a shocking act of violence.
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is caught up in a plot to assassinate Hitler, facing an ethical quandary as he strives to prevent genocide.
He goes by the names of Alexandre, Ricardo or Daniel. He calls himself a surgeon or an engineer, Argentinean or Brazilian. He lives with four women at the same time, adapting his story and even his personality traits to each one. A first-person investigation with the help of a private detective on a fraud with a thousand faces.
In a future where the very air is toxic, a model takes a drug which causes her body to transform.
An investigation into the Flint Water Crisis and what lead up to it.
Tension mounts on a passenger train after it is stopped by paramilitaries.
Reeling from the news of an unexpected pregnancy, Jimmy and Everly unknowingly release an alien invasion in their small town and learn to work together in order to save each other, their town and evidently, the entire galaxy.
A brutal farm accident leaves a teenager faced with a painful decision.
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
A clan gathers for what could be their last Christmas together at their family home.
Excited to shoot their first music video, members of a punk rock band agree to meet a mysterious stranger in his remote woodland mansion.
When Ben and Anette's daughter is cast in a film alongside glamorous movie star Alicia, Ben is quickly drawn into Alicia's world. Anette is left at home with the baby, pushed to her emotional limits and psychologically on the brink.
An animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive a catastrophe in a post-human world.
Two men go on a road trip across Ireland in search of a priceless record.
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
A look at an exhibition of the work done by Van Gogh in the south of France.
A former pentathlete stuck in a small forest village while her car is being fixed finds her self drawn into a mystery surrounding the inhabitants of the local castle, a strange competition, and an ancient manuscript which people are willing to kill for.
A documentary about the division of Cyprus, the island's troubled history and islanders' hopes for the future.
Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual bull race, but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.
A young woman acquires a cursed advent calendar and plays a game against the devil in the run up to Christmas.
An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen its grip easily.
Amidst World War I's chaos, a grieving father turns hero, leading villagers to safety while evading a relentless enemy driven by vengeance.
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorises the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
Anti-British, spineless, out-of-touch, terrorist-sympathisers, Communists, and a threat to national security. The media bestowed unsavoury accolades on Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn. They now step forward in order to challenge that narrative.
A 12-year-old girl gets into arguments with her mother ahead of getting her annual school photo taken.
Many years following the apocalypse, a devout cult of mute zealots hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment.
The case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman who disappeared in 2020, exposing how hundreds of indigenous women continue to go missing in the US, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on Indian reservations.
A brash, satirical mockumentary exploring life after top surgery through the medium of amateur broadcasting.
In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe.
When a father discovers that his youngest daughter has the early symptoms of a devastating disease, he is faced with a decision.
A documentary portrait of Alok Vaid-Menon, the internationally acclaimed non-binary author, poet, comedian and public speaker.
Trained assassin Dominique, escaping her troubled past, crash lands her plane in a Colombian town rife with violence. Sheltered by a family, she faces attacks from police and must choose between self-preservation or defending her hosts.
Jake drives his older brother Pete home for a family intervention after his most recent suicide attempt.
An Egyptian gay couple return from the US to Egypt for a family emergency. When they fall prey to witchcraft intended as punishment for their homosexual sins, one of them falls into religious terror and exposes his unhealed past.
A documentary about the Trump campaign's efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 US election.
A 'remix' of the FW Murnau silent classic loosely based on Dracula, in which a vampire becomes obsessed with the wife of a real estate agent.
An Argentinian filmmaker struggling to finish a movie about his unrequited first love receives an unexpected invitation to reconstruct his memories, revisit his past and perhaps even find a new ending to his story.
A teenager who stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. On the way home, he picks up an injured woman and the night takes a surreal turn
The story of how indie rock star Tegan's identity was stolen and weaponised in a complex catfishing scheme.
Two young people undertake a doomed summer road trip through Japan, which in turn reflects on the dissipating promise of 1960s counterculture and free love.
Aparna Rajawat, India's 16-time women's national champion in martial arts, attempts to break the Guinness World Record for most women trained in a self-defence lesson, drawing attention to violence against women in India.
A determined detective is in a race against time to stop a dark web game in which captives are forced to compete for their lives.
A burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.
When a glamorous but talentless young actress is accused of murdering a sleazy producer, her aspiring lawyer friend spies a money-making opportunity.
On the night of first harvest, three brothers in the American West set out to see a dead witch buried by their friend and find themselves in a race to stop a curse.
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after the boy becomes convinced that his deceased father has returned for him.
A heavily pregnant real estate agent is trapped in a remote house at night with a dangerous man.
During massive 1996 Rio storm, firefighter Ana and her firefighter team must evacuate a collapsing nursing home, but the mysterious residents have other sinister plans.
A young woman reluctantly returns to her crumbling hometown, only to discover her brother has mysteriously gone missing. Consumed by guilt, she embarks on a harrowing journey to find him, which leads her deep into the dark wilderness surrounding the town.
Two Americans find themselves in Dakar, Senegal with bombs strapped to their chests and ten hours to find out why.
A dark time Kim Sung Soo on capturing history and getting a shot at an Oscar with 12.12: The Day
Reflections of a cat Gints Zilbalodis on Hayao Miyazaki, fairy tales and Latvia’s Oscar submission, Flow
Man about town Gay Talese on Watching Frank, Frank Sinatra, and his latest book, A Town Without Time
Magnificent creatures Jayro Bustamante on giving the girls of Hogar Seguro a voice in Rita
A unified vision DOC NYC highlights and cinematographer Michael Crommett on Dan Winters: Life Is Once. Forever.
Poetry and loss Géza Röhrig on Terrence Malick, Josh Safdie, and Richard Kroehling’s After: Poetry Destroys Silence
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