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1982. French actress Eddie is on the verge of collapse and travels to Rome accompanied by her loyal makeup artist, Valentina, to shoot a science-fiction film – a film that could be her last one.
Megumi (12) struggles with bullying and isolation at school. Her bullies, Abigail and Riya, seek her out during lunch breaks for their enjoyment, frequently discarding Megumi’s packed lunch (bento) and making comments about her food, appearance and interest in art. For Megumi, the reason for their bullying is rooted in her Japanese-ness, and it forces her to grapple with her cultural identity alone. Despite having a loving relationship with her mother, Maki, and the support of her art teacher, Miss Jacobson, she is unable to verbally express her circumstances and anxieties to those who might help. All she can ask is for people to call her ‘Meg’, cutting the last three letters (‘umi’) in an attempt to anglicise her identity so that she might fit in.
After stumbling upon 100m yen at work, Kanji finds himself involved in a battle royal for the money. Based on the novel by Keisuke Sone
Upcoming Kannada Film
A group of friends are terrorized by a masked killer on Halloween.
In a distant past, Léon and Elvira Berthelini, itinerant artists, make their living hopping from town to town. In Covarronca, harassed by the Police Commissioner, they are forced to spend the night out in the open. That’s when they meet Stubbs, a young Cambridge student, with whom they find shelter in the home of a painter at odds with his wife. In return for the hospitality, they remind their hosts that the love of art resolves the art of love. Meanwhile, an unusual curse sends them on absurd journeys into the 21st century, where the future of social security and of a rock band are at stake.
After a glittering playing career in England, where he played in the Premier League, and a not-so-glamorous coaching stint in London, Kengur returns to Serbia with his dark-skinned fiancée Elektra. He arrives in style, full of plans and patriotic fervor.
Responding to an emergency call, a young paramedic unwittingly finds himself thrust into the middle of a war between two crime lords, triggering an escalating series of gruesome twists and turns over the course of one crazy night.
A Tongan/Kiwi warrior who could run 100 metres in under 11 seconds. He was the youngest All Black to put on the jersey and still holds the record for the most tries scored in World Cup history.
Inspired by Asian myths about supernatural bazaars where the living & dead interact. Plot TBA.
A recording of the Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger Film Concert, which was held in May 2025. Experience the show's iconic score and the final battle with live orchestral music performed by the Grand Philharmonic TOKYO!
Home-loving eagle Salana is forced out of her jungle bird colony to join Pirro, an intrepid swift and member of the Animal Air Force. This unlikely duo embarks on an epic, high-flying adventure to stop a malevolent AI and save the world.
On a sweltering May night, five seventeen-year-old friends gather for a pre-party drinking session, intending it to be their ultimate escape. However, the party spirals out of control when Laura suffers severe alcohol poisoning. Fearing the consequences and desperately seeking refuge, the group locks themselves in an empty house against the clock. In the suffocating confinement of this claustrophobic isolation, each girl's selfishness and secrets are laid bare, transforming the medical emergency into a brutal psychological examination that will test the limits of their loyalty and forever alter their relationships.
Marius is the chief medical officer at a hospital in his small hometown, raising a teenage son, Ioan, alone after the death of his wife. He is a confident professional, who has no idea what his son gets up to at night.
In 1952, a train journey to Oslo becomes a battleground when a journalist and her husband confront a man who claims to have saved thousands during WWII. As questions arise about his true motives, the line between hero and opportunist blurs.
