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Shy and sometimes naive schoolboy Sashka lives with his grandmother and confides his secrets to a smart speaker because he has no friends. But Sashka has a special power - faith in miracles, thanks to which he gets into a whirlpool of extraordinary events. In the company of a witty genie from a jug and a smart speaker that has come to life, Alisa, Sashka sets off on a dangerous journey across half the world to find his parents, who after a sandstorm in Uzbekistan ended up in a magical city, captive to Shah Zaman. Sashka and company will face the machinations of the evil sorcerer Yusuf, battles on flying carpets, hot air balloon trips, chases across endless steppes, crossing the desert and meeting people who are ready to help the boy find his family again.
When cab driver Ludwig “Wiggerl” Brunner, a true Munich bon vivant, is hit by a streetcar and ends up in heaven, there is only one way back to his beloved Bavaria: he has to improve his karma balance as quickly as possible.
Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem in 1960.
During the English Peasants' Revolt in 1381, a farmer becomes a leader of the rebellion against the Crown forces of a then-14-year-old King Richard II.
The film will talk about women redefining their lives at 50, covering topics such as menopause, changing professions and separation.
Cata will see her summer vacation disrupted by the absurd and sudden death of her grandmother, which only she witnesses. Her grief shifts when she casually turns to play pretend, transforming into the deceased. What begins with a game of dress-up will blur the lines of reality and family roles.
Once upon a time, in the future, Grimm’s heroines and heroes join forces in an epic sci-fi fairy tale that challenges everything we think we know about their stories to reframe how we face an uncertain future with hope.
Trapped in a series of looping dream timelines, Nyra is hunted by an unknown killer and must find a way to escape before the cycles consume her.
The school’s cool, prince-like heroine has never questioned her role—until a fellow “Prince” enters her life and sees her as more than a hero, awakening feelings she’s never faced before.
At the Comédie-Française, there is one golden rule: the play is never canceled. Unfortunately for Nina, everything else is—just three hours before the premiere of her first staging. An actor is stuck on a train, tensions explode, equipment breaks down, egos clash, and panic sets in. With no way out and time slipping away, Nina must hold the show together at all costs. Will she make it until the curtain rises?
Sequel to Lakadbaggha (2023). Plot TBA.
In a world where shape-shifting Ichhadhaari naags have been living amongst humans, chaos ensues when a once carefree Ichhadhaari naag's Naagmani and his life are threatened by a wily, power- hungry villain.
Yamazaki’s first English language film. Plot TBA.
Jake is an injured Navy SEAL who becomes a mentor for his shy, struggling nephew Marc. Using the principles of his military training, Jake teaches Marc how to be a Warrior Kid as he enters high school.
Late at night, a father throws his children into a kiln, muttering, “They’re no longer ours.” Their screams fade into the flames. Young exorcist Xiao Tuo suspects his classmate Nianqi is possessed, uncovering her stepfather Zhen-Kai’s use of dark rituals. As her siblings show disturbing behavior, Zhen-Kai plans a deadly purge. Xiao Tuo links the evil spirit to his own injured father, and together with Nianqi, uncovers a horrifying truth tied to a missing persons case from fifteen years ago.
Polina and Olya have been friends since childhood. Polina lives for her studies, but her quiet life ends when the girl who dreams of going to study in China fails the selection for an exchange program. It seems that life has lost its meaning, but then an opportunity arises to fix everything: you just need to spend Maslenitsa week with a student from China, immersing him in our culture and introducing him to the traditions of seeing off winter. This student turns out to be the son of a high-ranking Chinese official, the arrogant Wang Yu with a difficult character, but nothing can stop Polina from using her last chance. Nothing, except a broken leg. Olya knows that studying in China is Polina's blue dream, so she immediately decides to help her friend by replacing her during Maslenitsa week.
At 18, Claudia doesn't want to be a hero. Her mother's illness erupts like a silent storm, forcing a redefinition of roles in a family long estranged. Torn between the duty to care for her mother and the desire to live like any other girl her age, Claudia searches for a way to navigate this new reality, which will transform the bonds between the entire family.
