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During a book signing in Normandy, Annie Ernaux, 70, revisits her memories of the summer of 1958, when she was 17. That summer, she left her hometown to work as a camp counsellor. At the first party, the head counsellor set out to deflower her. Finding him handsome, she lets him do it, as if against her will... Her body becomes a foreign place for her, an offering to be sacrificed.
Set in a society ruled by sentient AI, the film follows a private investigator who stumbles upon a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord while investigating a murder case.
The story begins with an indiscriminate slaughter at a cafe frequented by young people. Security camera footage shows an unarmed man with shaven head, able to seemingly kill people with a simple touch. Police investigation leads to the suspected identity of the murderer: middle-aged man named Tarō Yamada. When the police conduct a search of his apartment, they find the rotting corpse of a woman. Adapted from Sato Jiro's own debut manga.
The dark world of cybercrime and illegal gambling, specifically focusing on "scammer" activities involving online gambling and forex (foreign exchange) investments. The plot centres on the high-stakes operations of these criminal syndicates including significant "plot twists" that are expected to surprise audiences.
Kevin and his girlfriend, Cody, are two months into his family's annual trip at their Northern Michigan home. Amid peaceful days and adventurous nights, Kevin and Cody awaken to reality: This time together will eventually end, and each moment may become a fleeting memory.
A former gang member and ex-convict runs a residential rehabilitation facility for troubled youth. From juvenile delinquents and social recluses to children from broken homes, Nishi fights every day to help them find a way to start over.
In conflict with his daughter Isaure, Alexandre discovers that she has been selected for the oral exam of a prestigious business school—her greatest dream. However, Isaure is nowhere to be found, lost in a weekend of medieval fantasy role-playing. To find her, Alexandre enters the game, taking on the role of a devious Game Master. But as the adventure unfolds, he realizes that he himself has been lost for years. Under the guise of "Renard Chafouin," he gets a chance to reconnect with his values—and to avoid losing his daughter forever.
Margot has always dreamed of becoming a doctor. While struggling to keep up with the grueling pace of the emergency room where she's taking her first steps, the young intern realizes she's seeing more and more young patients suffering from rare diseases. The recurrence of these exceptional cases puzzles her, especially since she's observing some rather mysterious symptoms on her own body. What if all these ailments were actually hiding a completely different truth?
When the local government threatens to evict her from her own land, a farmer renounces her Filipino citizenship and builds her own micronation.
From a lonely childhood to literary fame, her life was shaped by devotion to nature, paying attention, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it.
After a cancer diagnosis, a man tries to confront God.
Three years after a young girl’s disappearance during a trip to Norway, her passport resurfaces in Greenland. Without telling anyone, her 17-year-old sister embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of her disappearance. Torn between the hope of finding their first daughter and the fear of losing their second, her parents, though separated, set off together for Greenland.
An emotional journey that challenges time through the music and legacy of Hombres G. Since the 1980s, four friends transformed Spanish music with freshness and humor. Four decades later, friendship, stages and resilience remain alive. The documentary moves between past and present through flashbacks, portraying a band that continues writing its most important story.
A Latin American horror anthology where filmmakers from conjure shadows rooted in their land, their ghosts, and their history.
