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Set against the windswept coast of Normandy. Described as “a meditation on love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to move forward”.
In the summer of 1945, between the Victory over Germany and the war with Japan, 10-year-old Petka from a Far Eastern village tries to save a dying friend from a mysterious illness. But the only one who can help him is the Japanese prisoner Hirotaro from a military camp nearby. Petka and Hirotaro will have to find a common language, trust each other and call for help not only science, but even ancient spirits.
Bull Jackson is a bouncer in a gay bar where Jordan performs as a drag queen by night and is a medical student by day. When Coco, their mentor and owner of the club, is shot in what appears to be a random homophobic attack, Bull and Jordan form an unlikely team to find those responsible.
Darus (62) is a river guardian. He practices rituals and adheres to beliefs as a form of reciprocity with nature. One day, Darus hears news of a child missing in the river and is asked by the community to help with the search. However, his advancing age and an increasingly toxic relationship with the river have left him unable to go near it, to the point of causing him distress. Darus is trapped in a dilemma: saving the missing child or protecting himself.
A former boxing coach lives through tragedy that unfolds after an injury involving his son during a championship fight.
Examines the legacy, cultural impact, and body of work of American R&B/punk/jazz/soul/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire, and will feature exclusive access to the band’s archives of visual, audio, and written material, as well as the support of the estate of Maurice White and the band.
Reunited after 10 years, a father and daughter must reconcile their differences and escape a dangerous alien planet before it's too late
The joy and sense of freedom of North Philadelphia at risk youth as they ride horses majestically through the streets of their neighbourhood is as affirming as the trust, discipline and emotional resilience they build through their close bonds with the horses.
Aimée de Jongh, a renowned comic-book illustrator, travels to Lesbos to conduct research for her new book about Samir, a fictional Syrian boy.
When a young man named Henry wakes up from a coma on New Year's Eve 1999, he discovers that the world has changed drastically while he slept. People are no longer allowed to set foot on his city's beaches, and every night unnatural lights streak through the sky towards a destination unknown.
Behind the scenes of an ambitious staging of the opera The Marriage of Figaro, an accusation of sexual assault emerges, upsetting the balance of the cast. The film explores the tensions linked to generational conflicts and individual stances, in an artistic context in crisis.
Sixteen-year-old Ilay drifts through the summer on the outskirts of Berlin while a palliative nurse accompanies his ailing mother during her last days.
Two brothers are roped into a scheme to rob from the rich and give to the poor, only to find their victims are not who they think they are.
Based on the true story of a married couple who invented a groundbreaking sex toy heralded as forever changing the way women experience pleasure.
Abby, a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has recently lost her father, drowns her grief by spending her days working with a monkey named Dorey. Abby meets a programmer, Sam, who has created a technology that reconnects Abby with her beloved father. Her relationship with her digitized dad then forces her to re-examine everything from her romantic relationships to her life’s work.
