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A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, 'Minari' follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, 'Minari' shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home. - Director:
- Lee Isaac Chung
- Cast:
- Alan S. Kim, Yeri Han, Noel Cho
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Set in a small town, in the middle of the vast and empty landscape of Patagonia Glue humorously follows the coming out, coming of age confusion and chaos of 16 year old Lucas and his friends. A time bomb of hormones and sexual tension, boredom and family alienation, Lucas spends his summer holiday hanging out with his athletic best friend, Nacho. Getting high together, they get off with each other to porn until a mousey, bespectacled classmate, Andrea, encourages them to get drunk and allow her to join in. - Director:
- Alexis Dos Santos
- Cast:
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Nahuel Viale, Inés Efron
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Growing up with his foster mother amongst the rolling fields of rural Lincolnshire, Femi's young life seems as idyllic as the landscape. But when he returns to London to live with his birth mother he begins to struggle with the culture and values of his new environment. As the years pass, he must decide which path to adulthood he wants to take and what it means to be a young black man in London during the early '00s. His search for self and identity will take him on an emotionally charged and utterly unforgettable journey through various stages of his life. - Director:
- Shola Amoo
- Cast:
- Nicholas Pinnock, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Layo-Christina Akinlude
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Adding the finishing touches to his difficult second feature, rising star Benjamin (Colin Morgan) has been too long in the edit. Filled with self-doubt, he wastes his nights watching meditation videos on YouTube with tubs of ice cream and a cat for company. With the film's premiere at the London Film Festival looming, encouraged by his best friend Stephen (Joel Fry) and deranged publicist Billie (Jessica Raine), Benjamin is introduced to a mesmeric French singer called Noah (Phenix Brossard). As they brave the boundless obstacles of Benjamin's anxious mind, the pair slowly allow themselves, and each other, to love. With original music from James Bighton and nuanced performances from its young cast, Simon Amstell's debut feature is a bittersweet comedy about feeding isolated and struggling for connection. - Director:
- Simon Amstell
- Cast:
- Gabriel Gilmour, Jack Rowan, Colin Morgan
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Birds of Passage (2018)Pájaros de verano
"Birds of Passage" is a tale about indigenous traditions and the corrupting forces of wealth and power, set against the backdrop of the Colombian marijuana boom of the 1970's. A film of both gangsters and spirits, corruption and fratricidal war, this is a thrilling depiction of the origins of the drug trade told through the story of an indigenous Wayuu family's downfall when greed, passion and honour collide, putting their lives, culture and ancestral traditions at stake. - Director:
- Cristina Gallego
- Cast:
- Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta, Natalia Reyes
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Join Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Berenger, Mary Kay Place, Jobeth Williams and Meg Tilly as they reunite for the funeral of a college pal. During the weekend that follows, these friends compare their sixties ideals with the harsh reality of their lives in the eighties. Old friendships, shared experiences and a soundtrack featuring Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Procal Harum and Smokey Robinson made 'The Big Chill' an irresistible trip down memory lane. In a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm. - Director:
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Cast:
- Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum
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Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley), is bursting with raw talent, charisma and cheek. Fresh out of jail and with two young kids, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow and make it as a country singer in Nashville. Her mum Marion (Julie Walters) has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn's Nashville nonsense. Forced to take responsibility, Rose-Lynn gets a cleaning job, only to find an unlikely champion in the middle-class lady of the house (Sophie Okonedo). 'Wild Rose' is an uplifting story with an original soundtrack about family, dreams and reality, and three chords and the truth. - Director:
- Tom Harper
- Cast:
- Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson
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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West. - Director:
- Chloé Zhao
- Cast:
- Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
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Reinventing Marvin (2017)Marvin ou la belle éducation
Marvin (Finnegan Oldfield) is different. He is a quiet, sensitive and artistic fifteen-year-old with an unwitting attraction to other boys. This makes him victim to forceful bullying, both at school and within the confines of his impoverished home, making his situation unbearable. With the support of his teacher, Marvin discovers his thirst for theatre, and its transformative power of becoming someone else. Refusing to be victimised, Marvin moves to Paris to reinvent himself. As a theatre student, he swiftly befriends the right people including legendary actress Isabelle Huppert (playing herself), and with her help, begins to exorcise the ghosts of his childhood. Winner of the Queer Lion at the Venice International Film Festival, 'Reinventing Marvin' is a powerful, uplifting story of a young man's quest, against all odds, to be himself. - Director:
- Anne Fontaine
- Cast:
- Finnegan Oldfield, Grégory Gadebois, Vincent Macaigne
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Boy Undone (2017)Memorias de lo que no fue
Two young men spend the night together after meeting the previous evening in a notorious gay club. The next day, however, the host wakes to find the boy he picked up bewildered and confused, unable remember his name or anything about his past. Lacking any type of identification or obvious clues, the boys begin to search for the truth among fragments of memories that may or may not prove reliable. - Director:
- Leopoldo Laborde
- Cast:
- Paul Act, Eduardo Longoria, Rodrigo Lopezcarranza
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Ben Sharrock's critically adored 'Limbo' is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience. Set on a fictional remote Scottish island, it follows a group of new arrivals as they await the results of their asylum claims. Among them is Omar (Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician struggling with the guilt, regret and grief that comes with leaving his former life behind. This deadpan comedy-drama from a bold new voice in British cinema shines a light on the hearts and lives of those at the centre of a crisis that is mostly only experienced through the headlines. - Director:
- Ben Sharrock
- Cast:
- Sidse babett Knudsen, Bobby Paton, Kenneth Collard
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After the tragic passing of their well-liked teacher a school class is left shaken and fragile. A new primary teacher is appointed, the mysterious and charming Bachir Lazhar who, as each day passes, earns the trust of the class and allows them to grieve. Lazhar's compassion has a huge impact on the most sensitive pupils, but unbeknown to them, he is also fighting his own personal battles that have left him emotionally vulnerable. - Director:
- Philippe Falardeau
- Cast:
- Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron
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The Kid with a Bike (2011)Le Gamin Au Vélo
Cyril (Thomas Doret), almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father (Jeremie Renier) who left him temporarily in a children's home. By chance he meets Samantha (Cecile De France), who runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay with her at weekends. Cyril doesn't recognize the love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately needs to calm his rage. - Director:
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast:
- Thomas Doret, Cécile De France, Jérémie Renier
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Ash Is Purest White (2018)Jiang hu er nü
Oiao (the extraordinary Zhao Tao) lives in a depressed mining town. Her boyfriend, Bin (Liao Fan), is a dashing gangster who works for a corrupt property developer. After his boss is murdered, Bin ascends in rank within the Jianghu (a criminal brotherhood) but finds himself vulnerable to rivals. When they both are arrested, Qiao makes a fateful decision: she takes the blame to save Bin. After five years in prison, she emerges to find her world has transformed. Her former associates have moved into legitimate businesses, while Bin has found another woman. Qiao seeks revenge, but, more importantly, she searches for a new identity in a changing China - a search that will take her to Three Gorges Dam and toward a powerful revelation. - Director:
- Zhangke Jia
- Cast:
- Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Yi'nan Diao
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My Best Friend (2018)Mi Mejor Amigo
Lorenzo (Angelo Mutti Spinetta) is a good and studious teenager who lives with his family in a small town in Patagonia. One day his father decides to help out an old friend by offering his son to stay with them for a while. The young and handsome Caito (Lautaro Rodríguez) arrives, mysterious and rebellious. Lorenzo is at first suspicious of Caito but gradually the boys form a bond without suspecting the consequences of this new friendship...but Caito has a secret...and maybe Lorenzo too... - Director:
- Martín Deus
- Cast:
- Angelo Mutti Spinetta, Lautaro Rodríguez, Guillermo Pfening
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