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Jesse Eisenberg stars in the true story of Jewish Boy Scouts joining the French Resistance to save over 10,000 orphans from the Nazis in World War Two. Eisenberg plays famous mime artist Marcel Marceau who, together with a group of activists, fights to rescue Jewish orphans from ruthless Nazis and take them safely across the Swiss border. - Director:
- Jonathan Jakubowicz
- Cast:
- Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer
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Hotel Salvation (2016)Mukti Bhawan
"Hotel Salvation", the award-winning first feature from up-and-coming director Shubhashish Bhutiani, is a charming, life-affirming drama set in contemporary India that tackles serious matters with a light and often joyous touch. This gently humorous film follows Rajiv (Adil Hussain), an overworked middle-aged son who is forced to accompany his 77-year-old father, Daya (Lalit Behl), as e see s salvation in the holy city of Varanasi. The simple pleasures of this timeless place are explored as the pair belatedly come o now each other in the enforced intimacy of their cramped hotel room and the teeming streets. While rooted in Indian values and culture, 'Hotel Salvation' transcends borders with its themes of family ties, intergenerational relationships and the quest for contentment in later life. - Director:
- Shubhashish Bhutiani
- Cast:
- Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni
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Multi-award-winning and hailed as one of the finest films of recent years, Pedro Costa's exquisite 'Vitalina Varela' follows the titular Vitalina, a woman left behind in Cape Verde when her husband leaves to find work in Portugal. Years later, she finally makes the journey to Lisbon herself but arrives three days after his funeral. Alone and isolated in her late husband's home, Vitalina is determined to persevere and confront the ghosts of the past. Haunting, strikingly visualised and marked by a towering central performance, 'Vitalina Varela' is an unforgettable modern masterwork. - Director:
- Pedro Costa
- Cast:
- Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida
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Fire Will Come (2019)O que arde
Amador (Amador Arias) has been imprisoned for setting fires. When released, he moves back to his hometown, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his elderly mother, Benedicta (Benedicta Sanchez), and their three cows. Amador does not speak much and remains guarded and stern when the villagers make small talk with him. He becomes aware that there is gossip about his past. Life goes by slowly and simple, domestic routines are carried out daily. Amador has a chance encounter with Elena (Elena Fernandez), a local veterinarian who has been studying abroad, which hints at a possible romance or at least a meaningful human connection. The rhythm of nature persists until a fire starts to devastate the region and Amador is unfairly blamed for it. - Director:
- Oliver Laxe
- Cast:
- Amador Arias, Benedicta Sánchez, Inazio Abrao
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To be a "moffie" is to be weak, effeminate, illegal. The year is 1981 and South Africa's white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the Angolan border. Like all white men over the age of 16, Nicholas Van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer) must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the Apartheid regime. But that's not the only danger Nicholas faces. He must survive the brutality of the army culture itself, proudly hardened and homophobic - something that becomes even more difficult when a connection is sparked between him and a fellow recruit. From the producer of 'Ida' and co-written and directed by one of South Africa's greatest emerging auteurs, Oliver Hermanus, 'Moffie' is a beautifully captured story of a man's struggle to find the beauty in himself in one of the ugliest times in contemporary history. - Director:
- Oliver Hermanus
- Cast:
- Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey
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1947. The commander of Ukraines Insurgent Army, Danylo Chervonyi (Mykola Bereza), is thrown into Stalin's prison-camp Gulag, where he must go through hell, surviving inhumane conditions, prosecution from criminal leaders, betrayal and despair. Danylo finds the strength to resist and makes a desperate attempt to break free, in doing so starting the first rebel uprising in the camps history. 'Escape from Stalin's Death Camp' is a brutal depiction of the horrors of war. - Director:
- Zaza Buadze
- Cast:
- Mykola Bereza, Oleg Shulga, Aleksandr Mavrits
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Determined to fulfil her late mother's dream of opening a bakery in charming Notting Hill, 19-year-old Clarissa (Shannon Tarbet) enlists the help of her mother's best friend Isabella (Shelley Conn) and her eccentric estranged grandmother Mimi (Celia Imrie). Three generations of women will need to overcome grief, doubts and differences to honour the memory of their beloved Sarah (Candice Brown) while embarking on a journey to establish a London bakery filled with love, hope and colourful pastries from all over the world. - Director:
- Eliza Schroeder
- Cast:
- Rupert Penry-Jones, Celia Imrie, Shelley Conn
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2020)Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Painter Marianne (Noemie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adele Haenel). While posing as her hired companion, Marianne is instructed to complete the portrait in secret, observing Héloïse by day and painting her by night. However, as the two women grow closer, their intimacy and attraction begins to blossom, paving the way for a simmering, star-crossed romance. - Director:
- Céline Sciamma
- Cast:
- Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami
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From the 1870s to the modem era, Radioactive is a journey through Marie Curie's enduring legacies - her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and the consequences that followed for her and for the world. After meeting fellow scientist Pierre Curie, the pair marry and change the face o science forever by their discovery of two new elements. The ensuing Nobel Prize propels the couple into the international limelight, but after a tragic accident Marie continues to advance her work, resulting in revolutionary discoveries that have dramatic consequences. - Director:
- Marjane Satrapi
- Cast:
- Rosamund Pike, Yvette Feuer, Mirjam Novak
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Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in 'Jason Bourne'. Paul Greengrass, the director of 'The Bourne Supremacy' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum', once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures' 'Bourne' franchise, which finds the CIA's most lethal former operative drawn out of the shadows. Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past. - Director:
- Paul Greengrass
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander
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Alice in the Cities (1974)Alice in den Städten
Philip Winter (Rüdiger Vogler), a journalist with writer's block, becomes the guardian of eight year-old Alice (Yella Rottlander) when her mother leaves the girl with him briefly at an American airport, only never to return. Back in Germany, an unlikely friendship develops between the two as they embark on a journey to find Alice's grandmother. - Director:
- Wim Wenders
- Cast:
- Yella Rottländer, Rüdiger Vogler, Lisa Kreuzer
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Emma (2020)Emma.
Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of 'Emma'. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along. - Director:
- Autumn DeWilde
- Cast:
- Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth
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Shoplifters (2018)Manbiki Kazoku
After a successful shoplifting spree, Osamu (Lily Franky) and his son rescue a little girl in the freezing cold and invite her home with them. Osamu's wife Nobuyo (Sakura Ando) reluctantly agrees to shelter her. Although the family is poor, they live happily together until an unforeseen incident upsets the delicate balance they have created, revealing long-buried secrets... - Director:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast:
- Rirî Furankî, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka
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Dan (Martin Compston) and Emily (Sophie Rundle) have everything. They live in a beautiful house in the best part of Glasgow. They're crazy about each other. Only one thing is missing - they've been trying for a baby for years without success. A chance encounter brings 18 year old Kaya (Mirren Mack) crashing into their lives. It seems that fate has brought them together when Kaya makes them an offer they can't refuse. She can change their lives if they agree to change hers. With only one embryo left can Dan and Emily trust a teenager with their last chance to have a family? - Director:
- Andy De Emmony
- Cast:
- Liz Ewing, Samuel Paul Small, Marianne McIvor
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The Truth (2019)La Vérité
Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve), an ageing movie star, is about to publish her long-awaited memoirs. Sparks immediately fly when her daughter Lumir (Juliette Binoche) returns to Paris from New York to confront this rose-tinted version of their family history. However, as the past is gradually addressed, their strained relationship takes a journey toward possible reconciliation. Also starring Ethan Hawke, 'The Truth' paints a moving portrait of family dynamics and human relationships. - Director:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast:
- Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke
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