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Publisher
Dekanalog
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Türkçe
Description
At Turkey’s oldest zoo, a lonely zoo keeper and a neglected female staff member form an unlikely bond as they hide the death of the zoo’s oldest inhabitant, an Anatolian leopard, in order to stop the privatization process and fake its escape, they set in motion an absurd charade that spins out of control. In Turkey’s grey and quiet capital, the ghost of the leopard persists.
2) Digger
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A thrilling psychological western set in the rich forests of Northern Greece. When his estranged son appears with a motorcycle and a grudge, an iconoclastic farmer at war with an encroaching industry must let nature decide the fate of this tumultuous relationship.
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Arabic
Description
When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.
4) Saint Omer
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Français
Description
A young novelist Rama attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. As the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama and call into question our own judgement.
Publisher
Aspect Ratio Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging.
6) Back Home
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Français
Description
This is the farm where Thomas was born. This is his family. His brother, who won’t be coming back, his mother, who is going down the same road, and his father, who has always stood aloof. Thomas gets back to everything he ran away from twelve years ago.
7) Sway
Publisher
Cheng Cheng Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An intelligent and affecting drama that follows lives of three couples living in three worldly cities, Sway reflects on the excitements and struggles of immigrant experience in the age of globalization when individuals have become more mobile but also more rootless than ever. In Paris, Arthur tries to convince his girlfriend to return to Asia together with him before his visa expires. In Bangkok, June ponders her future with husband Palm in America....
8) Boomba Ride
Publisher
Deaf Crocodile Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Assamese
Description
A scathing comic satire of corruption in India’s rural education system – and one 8-year old boy (newcomer Indrajit Pegu, in a remarkable performance) who knows how to rig the game for himself. Inspired by a true story, the film was shot in the state of Assam on the banks of the Brahmaputra River with a mostly nonprofessional cast.
Publisher
Arrow Films
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
日本語
Description
An extended farming family faces the cultural tradition of abandoning their aged mother on a mountain as she reaches her seventieth year. Imamura's documentary-style filmmaking delves into the complex dynamics of Japanese society and its timeless traditions.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
A choir of creatures introduces a world delicately constructed by fantasy, mystery, and magical realism in Francisca Alegría’s poignant and stunning debut feature. It begins in a river in the south of Chile where fish are dying due to pollution from a nearby factory. Amid their floating bodies, long-deceased Magdalena bubbles up to the surface gasping for air, bringing with her old wounds and a wave of family secrets. A lyrical rumination on family,...
11) Fukuoka
Publisher
Crescendo House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Korean
Description
Hae-hyo and Jea-moon were very good pals in college, eventually going their separate ways after falling in love with the same girl. They have not seen or heard from each other ever since. As time passes and Jea-moon approaches middle age, the memory of his college life becomes ever more refreshed, and begins to haunt him more and more frequently. At this moment, a strange girl, So-dam, not only intrudes into his quiet second-hand bookstore, but also...
13) Vaillante
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
The painful past of a child marriage activist intertwines with the uncertain future of a soon-to-be child bride as they both attempt to fight against child marriage.
14) Haute Cuisine
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
Description
He runs the country. She runs the kitchen. Together they serve with excellence.
15) La Vida Útil
Publisher
FiGa Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Español
Description
An art film enthusiast, Jorge fears that the decrease in theater attendance will force the Uruguayan Cinematheque to close. In an effort to save the theater, Jorge enters a new world where he is exposed to an unknown passion. Elegantly framed and brilliantly underrated, this is a universally attractive and loving tribute to the soul of cinema.
16) Riscado
Publisher
FiGa Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Bianca is an excellent actress, but theater doesn’t pay the bills yet. In order to make a living, she impersonates movie divas and promotes events. Bianca auditions for a big international production and gets the part. The director of the film, inspired by her work, changes the character he wrote into a version of Bianca. Is this the chance of a lifetime?
19) Nobody Knows
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
日本語
Description
Four young siblings are forced to rely solely on each other when they are left alone by their loving yet immature mother. This film was the official Japanese entry for the 2004 Academy Awards.
Publisher
Doc & Film International
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Français
Description
Dorante, a penniless young man, takes on the position of steward at the house of Araminte, an attractive widow whom he secretly loves. Dorante’s former valet Dubois also works there and is planning a scheme to make Araminte fall in love with Dorante. Based on his own critically acclaimed production of Marivaux’s comedy, Luc Bondy takes the play and its characters behind the stage, through the corridors and rooms of the Théâtre de l’Odéon...
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