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A CG-animated film inspired by the blockbuster children’s show of the same name. Plot TBA.
In a swipe-right generation, an unromantic boy dares to love the old-school way and proves that staying real is the boldest move of all.
Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence and exchange places, she moves between inner landscapes and lived experience.
After unintentionally causing the death of his opponent during a martial arts tournament, Hatta vows to never participate in any fighting tournament again. However, when his only sister becomes seriously ill and requires costly medical treatment, he is offered 'financial assistance' by a head of mobsters in return for Hatta fighting for him in the underworld fighting ring.
Rosa, a contemporary music composer, agrees to give her first television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment to keep it secret from her husband. What begins as a simple professional conversation turns into an absurd and comic portrait of rivalries and affections among three women—Rosa, Tere, and Tere’s daughter Luisa—interrupted by power outages, a constantly barking dog, and the visit of a famous composer. As the interview unravels, family and artistic tensions surface, revealing, with humor, both the fragility of prestige and the strength of complicity.
Moscow schoolboy Volodya accidentally fishes out of the Moscow River a mysterious lamp, from which the genie Khottabych appears. He promises to fulfill any of his wishes, but each of them turns into unexpected consequences. Magic multiplies, rather than solves Volodya's problems. Nevertheless, the schoolboy is imbued with the genie's problems and, as a result, finds himself in the past, where Khottabych's daughter marries an unloved man. Trying to destroy this marriage and free Khottabych, Volodya and his friends go to an ancient Eastern wedding.
Freshly divorced, Fanny, a thirty-something from Fécamp, has nothing left of her marriage but a sky-blue sofa, debts she refuses to pay, and an absolute determination never to 'start her life' with a man again. Despite her burning need for freedom, this cleaning lady finds herself stuck back at her parents' house. That is, until the day she crosses paths with Anemone, a professional mermaid passing through the region. She decides to take the plunge and dive into the world of mermaiding.
A long time ago Ed Saxberger wrote a book of poetry that no one ever cared about. When a group of young artists rediscover his work, he must reassess his genius. The wild card in the group is Gloria, a talented and mercurial theatre actress who toys with affections and who is all set to be admired by Saxberger.
Mallorca, 2007: Chusa is the powerful, self-made matriarch of Son Canal, the epicenter of drug trafficking on the island. A real estate development project threatens her power and her empire. Her niece, Nela, freshly released from prison, discovers a dark secret about Chusa that puts her loyalty at risk. As violence escalates, Nela has only two options: loyalty or freedom.
The tenth installment in the Maddock Supernatural Cinematic Universe. Plot TBA.
A period drama set between Scotland and Italy.
Live action adaptation of the soviet cartoon shorts Umka (1969) Umka ishchet druga (1970)
The directorial debut of Makoto Ueda, the award-winning writer of such films as Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, River, Night is Short Walk on Girl, etc
Ristiana, a single mother, struggles to raise her three children after her husband left her with significant debt. Her decisions strain her relationship with her children. Despite the distance and longing, her three children remain devoted to their mother and strive to repair their relationship before it's too late.
Although hostess Brigitte and life-loving schoolgirl Paula only meet in person once, their fates and lives are closely intertwined.
On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass close enough to Earth, it will be below our satellites. It will dip below and pop back out.
Craving a fresh start, recently unemployed Agneta accepts an au pair gig in Provence that turns into an indulgent escape — and an unexpected awakening.
Wealthy merchant Stanislaw Wokulski falls tragically in love with beautiful yet vain Izabela Lecka. His unfulfilled love leads to many foolish decisions sealing his fate.
