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The year is 2023, and elections are nearing in Goma, a Congolese city of one million people situated near the border with genocide-ravaged Rwanda. It is a region rich in valuable natural resources, where bloody conflicts over ethnic and economic issues have been raging for three decades, devastating eastern Congo. Two members of the La Lucha civil society movement decide to abandon activism in favour of a career in politics. Espoir, a young activist, stands as a candidate for the National Assembly on behalf of the opposition. Sankara who, confined to a wheelchair, has become a symbol of resistance, joins the outgoing president’s coalition. When rebel troops from the M23 group enter Goma, their dreams of democracy are thrown into doubt.
In early 1943, at the Auschwitz main camp, hundreds of Jewish women are confined in cramped quarters in BLOCK 10, which is separated from the rest of the camp grounds. Nazi doctors subject them to the most painful methods of forced sterilization. Prisoner doctors are forced to collaborate. The Jewish gynecologist Dr. Maximilian Samuel is blackmailed with the gassing of his 20-year-old daughter if he refuses to participate in the brutal experiments. Caught in this moral dilemma, he seeks his own path.
Scientist Anandi visits Hanuman Island to perform the last rites ritual for her father. She is immediately placed in quarantine in a remote hotel due to a pandemic caused by a machine-dominant world. When a mysterious star starts following her, she escapes and seeks refuge with a mother and her transgender daughter.
At a Kashubian campsite, surrounded by a lake and a forest, where families, couples, and singles come searching for a holiday break, new relationships form and conflicts escalate. Some fall in love, whilst others begin to resent each other. While the adults struggle to communicate, the children, left to their own devices, construct a world of their own, fuelled by Kashubian legends and scary stories. When, one morning, holidaymakers discover punctured tyres on their cars, the atmosphere thickens and mutual animosities come to the fore.
For years, Russia has been trying to rebuild its empire. The hybrid war doctrine introduced by Putin in 2013 assumes attacking Western countries without declaring war. The invasion of Ukraine made us lose our sense of security. A pair of documentary filmmakers from Poland set off on a journey to look for answers to the question about the threats that may face Central and Eastern Europe.
A vigilant station security guard attempts to thwart the theft of Bulgar coins, only to find her greatest ally in the fight for justice to be a massive wall mosaic depicting the revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.
Thurgau, present day: For the anniversary of the Catholic convent of Tobel, the local TV station follows a community on the brink. Only two elderly nuns remain behind its walls, while overwhelmed civil servant Toni keeps things running. Secretly he hides Lee , a wanted hacktivist – rude, nerdy, and queer as fuck – beneath the convent walls. When Sister Hildegard dies and church and political authorities plan to turn the convent into a luxury yoga retreat, Scholastika fights back against patriarchal structures.
On January 8, 2020, Flight PS752 was struck by two surface-to-air missiles, killing everyone on board. Director Soran Mardookhi’s feature documentary The Flight follows the lives of family members left behind as they relentlessly pursue truth, justice and accountability for their loved ones.
Two young men from different backgrounds, with different upbringings and life stories, find themselves lost on a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They soon realize that the only way for them to survive is to set aside their differences and work together.
UR is a famous Romantic Ustaz who is married to Alyssa who has a daughter named Nadia. Unbeknownst to Alyssa, UR is apparently a playboy. In secret, UR has also had a relationship with Alyssa's best friend, Aida. Alyssa caught UR with Aida, but due to their boundless love, Alyssa has forgiven UR and is still faithful to each other.
During a conversation at a bar, James pries Lucy about the crying technique she uses as a professional actress. Much like Lucy’s technique, the nature of her relationship with James is mysterious. The reality of their conversation begins to unravel as Lucy eventually agrees to take James through her process.
A zoologist and a biochemist go out into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.
a supernatural horror short film
In a closed room, a man who may be guilty of something terrible prepares for the arrival of an unknown figure who brings eternal rapture.
The bizarre tale of a young boy and his puritan family who must grapple with the morality and consequences of deceit
With her brother, Sanghee visits her mother on Jeju Island. It’s been 10 years. Her mother's restaurant has become a hit. Her stepfather is making a film about a "grass tomb". His daughter has just started painting. Previously unknown facts, needless advice and cheap compliments are passed back and forth. On the morning of her departure, the other family members watch one of Sanghee's films.
"Closing Time" sees Mo, a gifted but undocumented migrant working in his uncle’s kebab shop, keep his culinary ambitions hidden until he meets Laila, a thoughtful lawyer trapped in a stagnant engagement. Their connection grows over late-night conversations and cooking sessions, where Laila encourages Mo to pursue his dreams and he gently challenges her to confront the life she’s settled for.
The 1990s. A radiant, indomitable girl is medicated until she becomes the well-behaved child the church demands. To reclaim the daughter she once knew, her mother must confront her congregation, her family, and even God.
Atlas picks up a pantomime firearm.