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A group of first-year students who find themselves in the village of Luragarak. What at first seems like an ordinary visit quickly turns into a nightmare when mysterious deaths begin to occur in the village. As they try to understand what is happening, they become drawn into a dangerous story where fear, suspicion, and the boundaries of reality grow increasingly blurred. The deeper they go into the village’s secrets, the more they realize that getting out may be far more difficult than they ever expected.
Three brothers uncover a dark secret in their bay, revealing their father’s violent past as family bonds fracture and danger closes in around them.
Two best friends Joey and Fray, have a plan for a huge party for finishing school. But it spirals into chaos when Joey has to pay back his debt to his weed dealer.
In the summer of 1996, 10-year-old Minato is neglected by his alcoholic father and keeps to himself at home in a town by the sea. His only source of solace is Ben-chan, a girl goddess that appears on Benten Island. As Minato faces a new life in an orphanage and a painful parting from Ben-chan, he makes a wish to Shiranui for her. However, growing hatred toward his father gradually turns the wish into a malicious "curse" against him…
Martín, a humble teenager with extraordinary talent as a goalkeeper, dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Facing rejection and bullying for his singular way of seeing the world, he must rely on his eccentric neighborhood friends to navigate his challenges and seize the one chance he has to turn his dream into reality.
On the last day of college, three lives quietly collide with memories, choices, and unspoken feelings. Hope is a poetic reflection on timing, love, and the moments that could have changed everything. Hope follows three hearts bound by silence, longing, and what remains unsaid. A gentle story about love, timing, and the fragile beauty of unanswered emotions.
The story of an indigenous woman and the challenges she faces when she leaves the love of her life to move to the capital.
Two sisters who had been adopted internationally explore and compare their respective pasts for the first time. Their candid discussion reveals both an ambivalence toward their abandonment and the strength of their sisterly bond. By transforming their personal archives into a collage inspired by origami, Fanny Lord-Bourcier fills in the blurry areas of their shared history.
A recovering addict, Jess, meets Charles, a dying man praying God will use him "just one more" time. As their lives collide, Jess battles shame, and doubt-discovering faith, forgiveness, and the hope to fight for a future beyond addiction.
After a series of brutal murders, and orders from The Big Boss, two callous and cold killers continue their bloodshed, only wanting to eliminate a weak old man, who is actually their biggest obstacle, but also a great threat to their unscrupulous plan.
Olha and Oleh live in Ukraine as LGBTQ+ individuals. However, Russia's war of aggression is putting the couple's identity and love to the test.
A woman encounters a hitchhiker in the middle of the night while driving. From there, things spiral into absurdity, blurring the lines between what's real -and what isn't.
Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup.
30-year-old Anna seeks a stable foundation in her relationships but unknowingly repeats the manipulative patterns learned from her mother. When she crosses paths with a terminally ill patient and his devoted wife, Anna experiences a profound love that transforms her life.
In the third year of the Yoon Sukyeol administration, the nation was already at a boiling point. A move to end democracy backfired, opening the plaza. This records the accidental Namtaeryeong plaza on a winter solstice night and the struggle to carry its spirit into everyday life.
On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture. Amid social turmoil, three intertwining tales of disillusioned misfits collide under the machinations of an all-seeing institution.
Inspired by a true story, Flowers of Acacia follows wedding orchestra dancers whose dreams collide with the harsh realities of patriarchy and misogyny.
