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Rose (Ann Skelly), an adopted child, wants to discover her biological parents. When Rose finds her birth mother Ellen (Orla Brady), it quickly becomes clear that she has no wish to have any contact. But Rose is determined, and Ellen is forced to reveal a secret she has kept hidden for over 20 years.

This revelation forces Rose to accept the nature of how she came into existence. Rose believes she has little to lose when she sets out to confront her father, Peter (Aidan Gillen). What Rose cannot foresee is that she is on a course that will prove both violent and unsettling.

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Following the death of her mother, Ida (Sandra Kampp) moves in with her aunt (Sidse Babette Knudsen) and her grown sons. Though her Aunt's home is filled with physical tenderness and love, the family leads a violent and criminal life.

And when an unforeseen murder puts pressure on the family and their loyalty to each other, tension builds as love and violence become impossible to separate. Featuring a breakout performance from Kampp, the acclaimed debut feature from Jeanette Nordahl is an enthralling, brooding and utterly gripping thriller that packs a powerful emotional punch.

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Lynn (Roxanne Scrimshaw) and Lucy (Nichola Burley) are life-long best friends, their relationship as intense as any romance. Neither has ventured far from where they grew up.

Lynn, who married her first boyfriend and whose daughter is fast growing up, is delighted when the charismatic, volatile Lucy has her first baby, a boy. Lucy, however, does not react to motherhood as Lynn expects. Soon, they find their friendship tested in the most extreme circumstances.

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Award-winning director Kelly Reichardt (Meek's Cutoff, Wendy and Lucy) returns with the eagerly awaited 'First Cow', a gripping and glorious story of friendship, petty crime and the pursuit of the American dream on the harsh frontier of the Pacific Northwest.

In 1820's Oregon, two loners team up to seek their fortune through a scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner's prized Jersey cow - the first, and only, in the territory. A true masterpiece from one of the great modern American filmmakers.

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"Lucky" follows the spiritual journey of Harry Dean Stanton's character 'Lucky', a cantankerous, self-reliant 90 year old atheist, and the quirky characters that inhabit the Arizona town where he lives.

Having out-lived and out-smoked all of his contemporaries, the fiercely independent Lucky finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration, leading towards that which is so often unattainable: enlightenment. Released in the US just days after Stanton's death at age 91, 'Lucky', is at once a love letter to the life and career of Harry Dean Stanton as well as a meditation on mortality, loneliness, spirituality, and human connection.

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Ryan Reynolds stars in this action-packed comedy as a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and soon decides to become the hero of his own story...one he rewrites himself.

Also starring Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery and Taiki Waititi, and directed by Shawn Lew, 'Free Guy' is ranid-fire fun.

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Akira Kurosawa's acclaimed study of power, revenge and retribution is set against the magnificent backdrop of feudal warfare in sixteenth century Japan.

Transposing the events of Shakespeare's King Lear to the blood-thirsty 'Period of Warring States', 'Ran' tells the story of a bitter power struggle within the family of Warlord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai). After fifty years of ruthless slaughter Hidetora divides his kingdom among his sons, seeking peaceful retirement. However, as his life descends into chaos, he is unable to escape the corruption within his family and the torment within his soul.

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Anthony Hopkins plays the eponymous role of a mischievious and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman). Yet, such help has become essential following Anne's decision to move to Paris with her partner.

As Anne's father tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

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In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah's Witness community is under attack from an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict is Yana, the wife of the community leader, whose familiar world is slowly crumbling around her. Meanwhile, a detective intrudes on her home with devastating consequences.

Recalling the films of Michael Haneke, Carlos Reygadas and Chantal Akerman, this is a provocative and visually arresting feature debut from Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili that will shake you to your core.

This powerful portrait of urban racial tension sparked controversy everywhere it played while earning popular and critical praise. The hottest day of the year and an explosive day in the life of Bedford - Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The community will never be the same again.

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Grappling with the unexpected death of her husband (Nasser Memarzia), Mary Hussain (Joanna Scanlan) is tidying his things in their Dover home when she stumbles upon a secret connection he had across the Channel, in Calais.

Armed with just a bag and his mobile phone, she sets off to uncover the truth.

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A bittersweet modern love story starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as Sam and Tusker, long-term partners who are revisiting their past and coming to terms with Tusker's illness on a road trip across England.

'Supernova' is a deeply moving portrait of a couple navigating difficult circumstances with wry humour and affection.

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Mustafa (Akhtem Seitablayev) and his college-aged son, Alim, have set out to a morgue in Kyiv to recover the body of Alim's older brother, Nazim, yet another casualty of the war with Russia.

Although Nazim had been living in Kyiv with his Orthodox wife, Olesya, Mustafa is insistent that his son is given a traditional Muslim burial beside his mother's grave in Crimea. City life has exacerbated the generational gap between Mustafa and Alim. However, one commonality unites them - their shared language of Crimean Tatar. Along the way, they face many obstacles, and Alim is hard-pressed to accept his father's determination to uphold tradition at all costs. However, the on-going challenges encourage the pair to better understand each other and profoundly impacts their relationship.

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Elizabeth Olsen stars as a rookie FBI agent tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young woman in a Native American reserve. Enlisting the help of a local hunter (Jeremy Renner) to help her navigate the freezing wilderness, the two set about trying to find a vicious killer hidden in plain sight.

The closer they get to the truth the greater the danger becomes with a town full of explosive secrets ready to fight back.

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There is a philosophical theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood; that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us diminishing problems and increasing creativity.

Intrigued Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) and three of his friends all weary high school teachers, embark on a risky experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. Initial results are positive, but as the units are knocked back and stakes are raised, it becomes increasingly clear that some bold acts carry severe consequences.