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British screenwriter Phillip Philadelphia conducts a retiring life of fantasy, delusion and tawdry eroticism from a Gold Coast motel; meanwhile the ghosts of love and past glory begin to erode his web of reverie.
Vilnius 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment for an honest conversation with her husband Vytas about divorcing - just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine goes into full scale. Now they must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and mid-life crisis.
Imbued with Victor Hugo, the actor Robert Zucchini searches for his place between the stage and life. Every evening, he fills theaters by sharing his love of words. Until the day his daughter, whom he hasn’t seen grow up, reappears.
15,000 years before our era, during the Pleistocene, just before the great ice age, three saber-toothed tigers are born in a cave. One of them is markedly different from the others.
A romantic comedy that modernizes and reimagines one of the most famous and vivid Ukrainian national symbols, Chervona Ruta, and turns it into a new cultural phenomenon.
When a 16-year-old astronomy enthusiast witnesses a UFO above her sleepy Welsh seaside town, she ropes in her sceptical best mate and an unhinged ufologist to help her uncover a truth she’s not yet ready to face.
When her older brother Thaddeus is mysteriously kidnapped by the Spellbinder, 11-year-old Lydia sets off to find him in the Misty Sea. Picked up by the crew of a flying ship, the Dolphin, Lydia becomes the apprentice of Ambrosia, a Stargazer. Ambrosia is trying to find other children who have disappeared, including her own son. Determined to solve the mystery, Lydia must learn stargazing magic and ready herself to confront the Spellbinder.
An international student hosts her visiting parents in her Sydney flat, and spends two fraught days wrestling with her mother’s unspoken apprehensions about the life her daughter has chosen to build in Australia.
A beautiful memory is erased by the gushing water; place and people long gone, swept up by the tide.
Three tweens investigate what is poisoning their village's rivers. Mateo narrates as he, his brother Tomas, refugee Tiana, and her dog Nube embark on an adventure to uncover the source of pollution.
Just released from prison, Gus is looking for a fresh start; his brother Charlie, however, has other ideas - weaponising Gus's "ex-con" rep for his own ends.
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
A slice of life in the big city as two neighbors confront their feelings for one another
When a well-meaning loser gets rejected by his much younger and more successful blonde girlfriend, he rents a small sailboat by the airport and spirals into a state of deep personal reflection.
A band defined by fame and excess reunites for a landmark concert. As old wounds resurface, Ravi, Ícaro, Anastasia, Theo, and Eva are forced to confront the consequences of their choices, the weight of guilt, and the boundaries between affection, dependency, and redemption. Amidst the chaos, music remains the only place where it is still possible to exist.
A Black Brazilian family in the city of Belo Horizonte, tries to rebuild their home after a recent loss. Caught between memories and nightmares, and unable to express what they feel to each other, a mother and her children shield themselves from the pain of grief through their individual routines. Only the youngest child understands the secret that the house holds within its four walls and tries to reveal it to the others, only to fall on deaf ears. Finally, confronted with the truth, they face the deep roots of their grief and come together to traverse this moment with love and courage.
The dream chasers race nitro-injected street cars and join forces with dragon rider Hiccup in the wildest cross-over ever dreamed up as 'DREAMZzz', 'The Fast and the Furious' and 'How to train your Dragon' collide head on. But the Nightmare King is always scheming and plans to corrupt the friendly dragons of Berk, and our heroes soon find themselves in a desperate race to save the Dream World.
Out on a hunting trip, a father and son lie prone atop a hill. Their long wait for the perfect shot becomes a chance for the father to connect with his son and impart valuable lessons that he will need for the rest of his life.
