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Theodore Decker is 13 years old when his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day... a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. - Director:
- John Crowley
- Cast:
- Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman
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As the title suggests, Walkabout is a journey not only in distance, but also in the transition for one Australian aborigine, from adolescence to manhood. While on a family picnic a beautiful teenager and her brother suddenly find themselves very much alone after the tragic death of their father. As they wander through the outback they meet the young aborigine. The film unfolds and tells the tale of survival, resourcefulness and sexual awareness, as the travellers become lost in the Australian wilderness. - Director:
- Nicolas Roeg
- Cast:
- Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg
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Loveless (2017)Nelyubov
Zhenya (Maryana Spivak) and Boris (Aleksey Rozin) are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page - even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha (Matvey Novikov). Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears. - Director:
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast:
- Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin
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'God Help the Girl' is an enchanting coming-of-age tale set in Glasgow over the course of one hazy summer. Eve (Emily Browning) is a catastrophe; low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. When she meets two kindred spirits in posh Cass (Hannah Murray) and fastidious James (Olly Alexander), they decide there's only one thing to do: form a pop group. - Director:
- Stuart Murdoch
- Cast:
- Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray
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Ben (Viggo Mortensen), a devoted father of six, dedicates himself to raising his children in an unconventional lifestyle that is far removed from society. When they are forced to leave their self-created paradise and drive across the country to reunite with family, both Ben and his children find themselves mystified and intrigued by the outside world. As Ben is forced to question what it means to be a parent, his children begin to discover a new and extraordinary world that they never knew existed. - Director:
- Matt Ross
- Cast:
- Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler
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Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Oscar winner Viola Davis deliver the 'performance-driven masterpiece' of the year in the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film takes a passionate look at former Negro-league baseball player Troy Maxson (Washington) as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. Washington's directorial triumph 'connects with people on a deep, emotional level' and pulses with the universal truths of love and forgiveness, despite what lies beyond your own fence. - Director:
- Denzel Washington
- Cast:
- Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson
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Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent) is divorced, retired and leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life. One day, he learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica (Charlotte Rampling), left in her will a diary kept by his best friend. Tony's quest to recover the diary forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his youth and, digging deeper, uncovers deceit, regrets and guilt buried long ago. Can Tony bear to face the truth and take responsibility for the devastating consequences of actions he took so long ago? 'The Sense of an Ending' is a deeply moving and uplifting story about the paths chosen in life, and the power of memory, love and forgiveness. - Director:
- Ritesh Batra
- Cast:
- Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter
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Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza) is an unhinged social media stalker with a history of confusing 'likes' for meaningful relationships. Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) is an Instagram-famous 'influencer' whose perfectly curated boho-chic lifestyle becomes Ingrid's latest obsession. When Ingrid moves to LA and manages to insinuate herself into the social media star's life, their relationship quickly goes from #BFF to #WTF. 'Ingrid Goes West' is a savagely hilarious dark comedy that satirizes the modern world of social media and proves that being #perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be. - Director:
- Matt Spicer
- Cast:
- Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
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Working his way to the top on Wall Street, Changez Khan (Riz Ahmed) is a promising business analyst who catches the attention of an influential and tough to please mentor, Jim Gross (Kiefer Sutherland). With his career on the up, and a passionate relationship with the beautiful and talented Erica (Kate Hudson) starting, Changez has a future to look forward to.
Then 9/11 occurs, forcing him to be judged with tainted eyes as a young Pakistani man, resulting in him returning to his homeland. There he is free from alienation and suspicion but a chance meeting with Bobby Lincoln (Liev Schreiber), an American journalist, brings the reality of the world's situation crashing down.
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is an explosive view on how one man can epitomise two nations and it is through extremism that lines are drawn.- Director:
- Mira Nair
- Cast:
- Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland
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Starring Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz, alongside Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson and Andrew Scott - "Denial" is the gripping and inspirational story of a relentless fight for justice. When writer Deborah Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz) speaks out against the lies of Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall) she is faced with a high-stakes battle to uncover one of the darkest deceptions in history. Passionate, fiery and independent she decides she must face him in court to fight the battle for the truth, even though the odds are solidly stacked against her. - Director:
- Mick Jackson
- Cast:
- Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall
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Custody (2017)Jusqu'à la garde
After a bitter divorce, Miriam (Léa Drucker) and Antoine (Denis Ménochet) battle for sole custody of their son, Julien (Thomas Gioria). Miriam claims the father is violent but lacks proof. Antoine accuses her of manipulating their son for her own ends. Both sides seem to be hiding something with the truth buried in a web of deceit and jealousy. When the judge awards joint custody, an already tense situation soon brings the family's fraught past to light. And as the truth slowly begins to emerge, a chain of events is set in motion with Julien an innocent bystander in an increasingly dangerous situation. - Director:
- Xavier Legrand
- Cast:
- Léa Drucker, Denis Ménochet, Thomas Gioria
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3 Faces (2018)Three Faces / Se rokh
In Jafar Panahi's latest film, which won the Best Screenplay Award in Cannes, actress Behnaz Jafari is distraught when she comes across a young girl's video plea for help after her family prevents her from taking up her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to the filmmaker Jafar Panahi to help her with the young girl's troubles. They travel by car to the rural, Azeri-speaking Northwest of Iran, where they encounter the charming and generous folk of the girl's mountain village. But Behnaz and Jafar also discover that old traditions die hard. - Director:
- Jafar Panahi
- Cast:
- Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei
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The Wound (2017)Inxeba
Every year, the tribe's young men are brought to the mountains of the Eastern Cape to participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual. Xolani, a quiet and sensitive factory worker (Nakhane Toure), is assigned to guide Kwanda (Niza Jay), a city boy from Johannesburg sent by his father to be toughened up, through this rite of passage into manhood. As Kwanda defiantly negotiates his queer identity within this masculine environment, he quickly recognises the nature of Xolani's relationship with fellow guide Vija (Bongile Mantsai). The three men commence a dangerous dance with each other and their own desires and, soon, the threat of exposure elevates the tension to breaking point. - Director:
- John Trengove
- Cast:
- Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay
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Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a married couple whose life is going as planned until an encounter with an acquaintance from Simon's past sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn't recognise Gordo (Joel Edgerton) at first, but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered. - Director:
- Joel Edgerton
- Cast:
- Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton
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From the producers of 'The Fault in Our Stars' comes this heartfelt coming-of-age story about the adventure of finding yourself and falling in love. Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year-old Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) it's a bit complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online. - Director:
- Greg Berlanti
- Cast:
- Nick Robinson, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Jennifer Garner
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