The filmmakers present the stories of ordinary people across three segments of this anthology film: "Trust," "Frenzy," and "Conscience." The lives of the protagonists have been ruthlessly ground down by a modern-day scourge: fraud. Much is said and written today about the complex world of information technology and the importance of protecting oneself and one’s loved ones. Yet, not everyone possesses the caution, skepticism, wariness, and high level of awareness needed to stay safe; consequently, people of all ages and social backgrounds fall prey to scammers.
A young man with sinister intentions goes to school with a weapon in his pocket. Their world is about to change. He arrives in the worst possible place at the worst possible time, as an overwhelmed teacher and his classroom debate the meaning of democracy.
A story from a working-class neighborhood in New Delhi, about a girl’s rebellion and it taking an unexpected magical turn.
A Deaf American backpacker finds himself stranded in the depths of the German Black Forest, hunted by something unknown. Stumbling upon a rural farmstead, he finds a guarded German farmer who knows no English. With a language barrier dividing them, the backpacker must discern whether this stranger is a lifeline or the threat.
What remains of dance when it is no longer seen? As a performance unfolds out of frame, we are invited to reimagine dance through sound, language and imagination.
After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends.
One evening, Gabriel throws a party with his friends to celebrate the conviction of the man who abused him as a child. With Lucien by his side, he turns the party into a flirty dance floor in an attempt to escape his past. Caught between Lucien’s gentleness and his own need for desire, Gabriel unwittingly reenacts the confusion between affection and control.
Two Nepali half-brothers run a poultry farm on the outskirts of a city. The older brother wants to expand the farm, while the younger dreams of becoming a soldier and settling down with his girlfriend. When their livelihood is threatened by an outbreak of the avian flu, the older brother turns to the illegal trade of steroids by targeting military recruits, and drags his younger brother into the business. His girlfriend, who works in the beauty industry, decides to leave for Dubai in search of bigger opportunities.
Having lost his family during the war, Ali, a man in his forties, is left with nowhere to go but an abandoned train station, where he is forced to make a life among the wreckage of forgotten trains.
Aubervilliers, a Parisian working-class suburb, in the 1980s: Fatsah Bouyahmed, then in his teens, recalls the past and revives solidarity- lled life stories from the archive footage.
After getting married at the age of 16, Ejiro is thrown into a world she is unprepared for, seeking freedom and agency in hopeless places.
Based on a real-life incident at Rajshahi University in the 1990s, the film portrays campus life, friendship, romance, and the experiences of students during that era.
YouTube star and musician Reza Arap takes the hot seat as top Indonesian comics roast his career, controversies and persona in this comedy special.
With the help of a dating coach, Edward, who has never had a girlfriend, finally lands a date with Yue. It goes surprisingly well—until he discovers she is a vampire who preys on lonely men! Trapped, Edward must escape her deadly clutches to survive…
After the father's disappearance, a mother and her son take refuge in an isolated house between the mountain and the lake. In confinement, time seems suspended as they await an impossible return. Amid silence and memories, grief unfolds in its many layers, transforming the pain of absence into an intimate experience of the bittersweet, melancholy process of saying goodbye.
