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In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist, the rift in her cultural identity and an array of romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning becomes her path to expression.
Afflicted by a mysterious condition that resets her memory, Ellie becomes trapped in a cyclical nightmare with a man who claims to be her husband. She soon must uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all again.
The family travels to India to unravel the mystery of Adilet's past and find his mother.
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
The second night of G1 Climax 36 took place on July 18, 2026, at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, and was headlined by an A Block match between Hirooki Goto and Yota Tsuji.
Wide-eyed Julián is about to spend the summer with a grandmother he barely knows. He is amazed to discover her treasure-trove apartment, his own Caribbean heritage and the lively Brooklyn community he is surrounded by. But most surprising of all, Julián discovers that he is, in fact, a mermaid!
A young woman adjusts to life in a new city, managing remote work, a relationship on thin ice, and single-player tennis.
As a comet streaks across the Paris sky, lives intersect in a mysterious dance. Two friends roam the city, taking stock of their lives. A young woman reconnects with a father she had long since given up on. Another sells drugs for her brother. Elsewhere, two souls haunted by death cross paths. Meanwhile, actors rehearse a play that strangely mirrors these lives. A portrait of unexpected encounters and the chance events that weave the fabric of our lives.
A peaceful town is gripped by fear when a series of mysterious murders leaves investigators with no witnesses, no evidence, and no clear suspect. As each new victim is discovered, Captain Rocio Cortes and Detective Soto race to stop a killer who always seems one step ahead. Their investigation uncovers hidden secrets, broken family ties, and painful events from the past that connect several lives in unexpected ways. As suspicion shifts from one person to another, two brothers, Leo and Elias, find themselves at the center of a mystery that will test their loyalty and force them to confront the truth. With fear spreading throughout the community and trust quickly fading, the search for justice becomes a dangerous race against time in this suspenseful Mexican crime thriller filled with mystery, psychological tension, and unexpected twists.
Seven unemployed friends move into a cursed mansion and discover a mysterious coin. Using it in planchette sessions for quick cash, they awaken ancient forces. Now spirits and occultists hunt them as dark secrets emerge.
Marcel, a retired hitman, is forced back into action and commits two murders in Montreal. In doing so, he unwittingly sets in motion a chain of unforeseen events that will ultimately endanger the life of his own daughter in Paris.
Mirages have been reported along the Spanish coast. A young French woman travels to San Sebastián to observe these visual aberrations. There, she meets a mysterious Portuguese woman who tells her a story from her youth: of obsession, and a gaze that can turn the world inside out.
Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.
After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
After failing in the big city, Chen Tao returns home and unexpectedly reunites with his deceased father through an old book, leading to whimsical adventures that heal their rift and inspire him to start anew.
The seventh night of G1 Climax 36 took place on July 26, 2026, at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by a B Block match between Gabe Kidd and Zack Sabre Jr.
