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Browse 10 movies from Japonica Films
Based on a short film in which an American exchange student builds a friendly soccer rivalry with a local Spanish girl that morphs into a summertime crush
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Dec 2024
Two girls sort their feelings for one another. Bones & bonds are broken. Is it pride or shame that holds them back? You decide.
Jun 2024
Tristán is a frustrated writer trying to publish his first novel while he works at a sugar company. But his life changes when he agrees, under mysterious circumstances, to fulfill his brother's last wish: to drive the frozen body of his brother Simón across Spain, to bury him at their's childhoods house. Although they haven't spoken for years, Tristán accepts because there is a worthwhile reward waiting for him. However it is Álex, a young hitchhiker that he will pick up, that will convince him that the obstacles he will face on this strange road trip might be the real reward needed to become a successful writer.
In Venezuela, the heiress of a colonial cacao plantation and its entrenched guardians enter a duel for the land, where the only harvest left is violence.
May 2026
May 2019
A brother and sister are hibernating. Only the sister wakes up. Human hibernation blurs the boundary between people and animals. A thought experiment equal parts sci-fi and meditation shot in searing images.
Feb 2024
Like each afternoon, Alicia makes herself a cup of tea and watches VictorGaming, her favorite YouTube channel. Victor, the YouTuber, is just streaming questions from his fans and answering them, but Alicia has something very important to tell him.
Feb 2019
Zoe arrives in Barcelona. She walks the city with no apparent direction. As the night wears on, her wandering through the underworld of the Raval will reveal itself as part of a strange and desperate plan of revenge.
Mar 2022
Alex returns to his childhood home after learning his estranged father has attempted suicide. He begins to feel stalked by presences connected to the same oppressive forces that pushed his father toward madness.