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Death arrives in a small town in the south of Guatemala City, with the mission of taking three people with her: a boy lost in a hill, a young woman adrift, and an old writer who always dreamed of being a filmmaker. An essay that presents three short stories about Death and how living in this world makes her more human.
The discovery of an icon, which Ilias believes to be crying, sets him on his journey from cemetery caretaker to the chosen one. While he is on his quest to bring the icon to the people of the small town, we also follow three other stories of people who could do with a little help from a miraculous icon.
At 11 years old, Nicola has killed a man. It was his father, Lucio, who ordered him to do it. His reward? Abandonment. Twenty years have passed, and since that day Nicola has lived in Mexico with his uncle Nando, who raised him under a lie: Lucio was dead. A harsh upbringing in a ruthless country shaped him and taught him how to survive. Today, he's an adult working at the family restaurant, having buried the past under the weight of distance. But Nando decides to leave for good. On the eve of his escape, he chooses to reveal the truth: Nicola's father is still alive.
Exiled director Nikita Lavretski (played by Belarusian director Sergey Kolosovski) strives to reunite with his wife across European borders. Reminiscing about the home he had to leave, he wonders whether he is stuck reliving his past forever.
In the 1990s, Albania's totalitarian regime is coming to an end. Agia, a young woman in a remote village still ruled by rigid codes of honour and silence, is barred from learning her family's craft. In her first act of defiance, she secretly begins mastering the tradition reserved for men. When this plunges her into a wider world, Agia dares to assert not only work and visibility, but also her own desires. Her belated coming of age becomes a quiet rebellion, mirroring that of a nation struggling to redefine itself.
Diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), artist Juan Secaira faces the inexorable deterioration of his body by taking refuge in painting, poetry, and the company of his family.
Extreme heat and fires sweep through Tambora, one of Jakarta's most densely populated neighborhoods. Uus returns after years away to live with his brother, Surya, an AC technician. Disturbed by the cramped conditions and constant threat of fires, Uus is determined to move to Japan for a better life, urging Surya to join him.
An exhausted security guard is transferred to a morgue and, on their first night, discovers that the shadows and silences hide a torment from which there may be no return.
Three young friends from Belgrade drive from New York to Los Angeles in a Yugo – a cult relic of a car from the 1980s. A docu-comedy and a road trip with many unexpected encounters.
Siti is an ordinary girl who accidentally turned into a vampire due to a strange incident. She is trapped at the age of 25 forever, along with all her problems. Siti must find a way to cure herself and return to being a normal human being.
A true artistic and cultural explosion originating in Italy, the Renaissance allowed France to discover the great Leonardo da Vinci and to build magnificent castles. During this period, Francis I, the “Knight King,” sought to adorn France with every splendor, while the Wars of Religion deeply divided the country. From the Loire Valley to Paris, which was establishing itself as a true capital, this journey through time offers a chance to admire spectacular achievements of the era, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s castle, the Queen’s Palace, and the Samaritaine Fountain.
Sofia works as a location scout for a TV pilot filming in New York City. It’s her job to find the homes, businesses, and exteriors where the show will be filmed. Driving around the city's different neighborhoods, she enters the private spaces of strangers to photograph their cozy apartments and eclectic shops, stepping into the fabric of their lives while trying to satisfy the demands of her erratic employers. Over a day filled with these encounters, Sofia witnesses moments of curiosity, vulnerability, and quiet tension until her work takes a sudden, personal turn.
In the 90s, and following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the resulting conflicts, four Russian girls travel to Egypt and start to mingle in the Egyptian society, developing a shared admiration towards it in a way that makes them unwilling to return to their homeland.
Caught between family duty and romantic love, a young man faces an impossible choice.
Mitrata follows three inseparable friends whose bond is hilariously and heart-warmingly tested by a chaotic twist of fate. Packed with laughter, loyalty, and life-changing choices, it is the ultimate celebration of the people who know us best.
After being broken up with, River attempts to process her complex and conflicting feelings by writing letters addressed to her ex-boyfriend Isaac.
When her exes are suddenly being murdered one by one, suspicion falls on Zoe and it's up to her and a ragtag team of old friends to prove her innocence and figure out the identity of the masked Prince Charming killer.
A criminal defence lawyer, Sam, (Pascale Bussières, Ma Vie en cinémascope, When Night is Falling), finds herself kidnapped and abandoned on a remote island along with former client Paul (François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry, Fucktoys, The Borgias), who she previously cleared of sexual assault charges. As they make their way through the unrelenting Canadian wilderness, Paul’s behaviour forces Sam to question the man she once defended. As doubt gives way to fear, she finds herself facing a choice no lawyer should ever have to make.