In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new approach to break through his students' apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential… and maybe even their genius. Critics Reviews: “This uplifting movie, written and directed by...
Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own.
From writer/director Alberto Rodríguez Based on remarkable true events, the captivating new thriller from acclaimed writer/director Alberto Rodríguez (Marshland) follows a young accountant who, imprisoned in late 70s Spain on trumped-up charges, creates a systemic revolution from within.
Directed by, co-written and starring Edoardo Leo (Perfect Strangers), the heartfelt new romantic comedy BREAKING UP IN ROME follows two long-term couples in the eternal city contemplating their future together. Roman novelist Tommaso (Leo) has been living with his girlfriend Zoe (Marta Nieto), a...
A miracle of a movoe With his first film in seven years, legendary director Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End, Moonlighting) directs one of his most free and visually inventive films to date. Following the travels of a curious Gray Sardinian donkey named EO. After being removed from the traveling circus,...
Recently divorced, and watching helplessly as her only son leaves home, Blandine is struggling to find her footing again. So when her former best friend Magalie, loud and fearless, suddenly resurfaces, she allows herself to be spontaneous for a change… The two take the trip they always dreamed of...
Goodbye Julia follows the story of Mona, a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage, who is wracked by guilt after covering up a murder. In an attempt to make amends, she takes in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, Daniel, into her home. Unable to confess her...
In 18th-century pre-Revolution France, Jeanne Becu, the illegitimate daughter of a monk, seeks to transcend her commoner upbringing and pursue culture and pleasure. Through charm and wit, she becomes a renowned courtesan, enriching her benefactor, the Comte du Barry. When the Comte arranges a...
Franco Amore (Favino) has always been an honest policeman who in 35 years of honourable service has never shot anyone. The night before his retirement, Franco is called to investigate a perplexing roadside crime scene. What he does not know is that this will be the longest and most challenging...
Anne, a brilliant lawyer, lives in perfect harmony with her husband Pierre and their six and eight-year-old daughters, in a house on the heights of Paris. One day, Theo, 17, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, moves in with them. Anne is troubled by Theo and gradually engages in a passionate...
When young peasant woman Maja is married off to humble fisherman Janne, a man she barely knows, they move to the remote island of Stormskerry to begin their family life. Her new environment is not welcoming, with survival a relentless challenge, but Maja soon falls for the rugged beauty and for her...
Following the assassination of President Park in 1979, various military factions wrestle for control during a violent coup in this tense South Korean period action drama.
Berlin, 1942. When the shy, heavily-pregnant Hilde Coppi is suddenly detained by the Gestapo, she pleads ignorance to their accusations that she has aided her lover, Hans, in transcribing coded radio transmissions to and from Moscow. However, it appears there’s more evidence against Hilde than she...
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand. This cult classic Belgian crime mockumentary blends comedy and gritty, graphic realism, and is regarded as the...
From the Louvre to Buckingham Palace, to the gutters of Paris to the siege of LaRochelle… in a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will battle and tie their fate to that of France.
Widower Kristofer (Egill Ólafsson) sets off from Iceland on a seemingly impossible mission. Decades earlier, the young Kristofer (Pálmi Kormákur) meets his first love, Miko (K?ki), in London. A student of economics, he decides – as part-commitment to the working class, part-whim, part-dare – to...
Futile Attraction Sometimes it just isn't meant to happen. Futile Attraction is an anti-romantic comedy about a film crew making a Reality TV Show about a couple brought together by a dating agency. Unfortunately, the couple is so incompatible that the crew has to manipulate the relationship to get...
Osama A 12-year-old girl, her mother, and a local village boy narrowly survive the brutal end of a peaceful demonstration organized by women who are oppressed by the cruel Taliban regime. After witnessing such inhumane treatment, the mother is reminded of her own hardships as she and her daughter...
Orphans and Angels Love, drugs and murder are the backdrop for Orphans and Angels, a new film noir from New Zealand by first-time director/writer/editor Harold Brodie. Our story begins with the return of John (Christopher Brown) after a five-year mysterious absence. A chance meeting in a bar and a...
Wilby Wonderful Wilby Wonderful is a bittersweet comedy about the difference a day makes. Over the course of twenty-four hours, the residents of the tiny island town of Wilby try to maintain business as a sex scandal threatens to rock the town to its core. The town's video store owner, Dan Jarvis...
