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Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is pushed to breaking point when her daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) claims she has experienced a profound enlightenment. She believes she has been chosen to serve a higher power and that a new dawn is coming.

Refusing to eat, yet losing no weight, Betsey's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and her family are torn between love and fear.

Inspired by true events, writer/director Jasmila Zbanic's gripping, Oscar-nominated thriller tells the story of a United Nations translator attempting to save the lives of her family, whilst pandemonium and escalating conflict rages around them.

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France, 1963. Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing.

With her final exams fast approaching and her pregnancy progressing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.

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In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans (Franz Rogowski) has been found guilty for his homosexuality, deemed grounds for imprisonment under Paragraph 175. Over the course of decades, he is spied on and repeatedly jailed as a result.

As Hans returns to prison again and again, he develops an unlikely bond with his cellmate Viktor (Georg Friedrich), a convicted murderer. What begins as revulsion blossoms over time into something far more tender. 'Great Freedom' is a searing depiction of love in the face of injustice.

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A tender and undeniably powerful exploration of loneliness and love, 'Vortex' focuses on an elderly couple (played by Frangoise Lebrun and Dario Argento) who spend their days in a Paris apartment. Both love and care for each other, but are grappling with the early stages of dementia.

We follow the couple as they go about their daily routines both together and alone. As everyday tasks become more challenging, forgetfulness shifts to something more troubling and their son (Alex Lutz) struggles to care for them as they enter a vortex of mental and physical degeneration. Compelling and moving in equal measure, this is a departure for Gaspar Noe - but in terms of scope and ambition, it is one of his finest works to date.

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Set in the French capital's 13th arrondissement, where a predominantly East Asian community resides, Audiard's passionate romance charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty-somethings, played by Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth and Noemie Merlant.

'Paris, 13th District' is a modern story of love and life, reflecting the shifting attitudes towards identity and fidelity.

The audacious new film from writerdirector Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance, 'Red Rocket' is a darkly funny and humane portrait of a uniquely American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.

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Young Finnish archaeology student Laura (Seidi Haarla) is convinced by her lecturer - and lover - to take a trip to an ancient site of petroglyphs near the Arctic Circle.

However, when she boards the long-distance train to take her there, she finds that she has to share her carriage with the boorish and belligerent Ljoha (Yuriy Borisov), a foul-mouthed, misogynistic drunk travelling to his new job as a miner. Initially, they seem to have nothing in common, but, like the landscape they're travelling through, the more time Laura spends with Ljoha the more he thaws, revealing an unforeseen kindness beneath the macho facade. This chance meeting between the two occupants of compartment no.6 brings about an awakening within them, forming a bond they will never forget.

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Following their father's shocking death, Hollywood animal wrangler OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast Southern California ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole as they plot attempts to capture the mystery on

camera. Along with a former child star turned family theme park ringmaster (Steven Yeun) who neighbours the siblings, the pair's efforts to chase the spectacle soon bring terrifying consequences and unimaginable horror. The result is a complex social thriller that unpacks the seeds of violence, risk and opportunism that are inseparable from the romanticised history of the American West...and from show business itself.

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Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in the fictional 20th-century French city of Ennui-sur-Blase.

With an all-star cast that includes Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Lea Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothee Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson this vibrant film is a funny, moving celebration of journalism.

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When a historic murder case in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true crime podcast, Detective Sergeant Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle) is unexpectedly tasked with heading up the cold case review.

25 years after Rosie Duff's (Anna Russell-Martin)'s body was discovered abandoned in the Cathedral grounds, no one has ever faced justice. The only suspects at the time, the | three drunken students arrested at the scene and stained with her blood. Interrogating the past Karen uncovers shocking fresh evidence and secrets surrounding Rosie's death. But when suspects start coming under attack the cold case becomes an urgent live investigation. Is someone out for revenge, or willing to risk everything to keep the truth surrounding the case hidden? Will Karen finally find Rosie's killer before it's too late?

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Returning to an eerily empty hotel, young horror actress, Rose Hepburn, finds herself suspended on the 12th floor of an old freight elevator, trapped dangerously high with an unwanted companion.

Left with no phone signal, and with no other way to reach hotel staff, tensions escalate when Rose discovers the identity of the mysterious man is Daniel Reed, a camera operator who is seemingly obsessed with her. A fascinating, slow burn horror, showcasing spectacular performances from leads Sophie Skelton (Outlander) and BAFTA-winner Stuart Brennan, and featuring wrestling legend Bret Hart.

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Nitram (Caleb Landry Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in.

That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However when that relationship meets its tragic end, and Nitram's loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster.

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From acclaimed filmmaker Mia Hansen-Love (Eden, Things to Come), 'Bergman Island' is a dazzling and bittersweet romantic drama set on the breathtaking island of Faro, where revered filmmaker Ingmar Bergman lived and worked for over forty years.

Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) are filmmakers, hoping to find inspiration fortheir next films as they retreat to the Swedish island to work on their screenplays. Meanwhile Amy (Mia Wasikowska) and Joseph (Anders Danielsen Lie), who were once lovers, are staying on Fcird to celebrate the wedding of their friend. As the summer passes by, the lines between reality and fiction become increasingly blurred as reminders of Bergman's legacy playfully influence both stories. Laced with characteristically semi-autobiographical elements, Hansen-Love's latest is a mischievous and elegant contemplation of love, memory and the journey of the creative process.

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Based on true events, Paul (Michael Socha) is forced to recall his harrowing childhood growing up in a children's home, when a police investigation into his boyhood friend's suicide opens old wounds.

As Paul struggles to shake off his past and build a relationship with Anthea (Zoë Tapper), his fragile mental state and bitter memories lead to a confrontation with those responsible for his shattered childhood and the death of his friend.