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- DirectorMartin LundStarsHenrik RafaelsenEgil BirkelandKim Eidhagen35 year old Henrik is to establish himself with a pregnant girlfriend in a new apartment and start a new job. But he has some rather childish childhood friends, and is Henrik really ready to go from boy to more ore less a man?
- DirectorEirik SvenssonStarsPamela TolaEspen Klouman HøinerLaura BirnOn holiday in Istanbul Kaisa meets Jacob and she falls head over heels in love. The day after Jakob leaves back home, without Kajsa even knowing his last name. Some time later they meet up again, but Jakob doesn't remember their fling.
- DirectorArild AndresenStarsVebjørn EngerKristoffer JonerCecilie A. MosliJarle Klepp gets a message that forces his mind back to something he'd rather forgotten - his childhood with his father in Stavanger. When "Orheim" was his surname.
- DirectorSally PotterStarsElle FanningAlice EnglertAnnette BeningA look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.Opening night
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsRajat KapoorVansh BhardwajAnupam KherA pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.Closing night
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika WedderkoppA teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonStefán Hallur StefánssonJoi JohannssonBased on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.
- DirectorShôhei ShiozakiStarsTachi KiriharaKappa KunikidaKana MikuraA Brazilian immigrant boy in Japan finds a strangely glowing blue Goldfish that turns out to be the spirit of a Chinese Princess who came to Japan long long ago. He and his friend Hanako have to take on the local Mayor and the Yakuza to save the fish and the town in a spectacular magical ending. This film blends the real problems of Brazilian immigrant children in Japan with a fantasy story set in the heart of Japanese Goldfish farming in a heartwarming comedic fantasy.
- DirectorShigekazu ShibamotoStarsBunngyou DannTomoko HatoriMinoru TeruyaTeru, the world's most useless detective, meets with a mysterious young girl called Kurara, who has an extraordinary talent for getting involved in accidents and incidents. Not to mention, her ex-boyfriend has implanted a bomb in her stomach... When Kurara leaves her bracelet behind, Teru thoughtlessly puts it on. Suddenly, Teru hears a wedding march play, to warn him of an impending explosion. Turns out the bracelet was a pair bomb to go with the bomb in Kurara's stomach. When the song plays, it's 1 minute until the bomb explodes. If Kurara and Teru stay apart from each other for any longer than 30 minutes, both bombs will explode.
- DirectorWayne BlairStarsChris O'DowdDeborah MailmanJessica MauboyIn 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.
- DirectorShupeng YangStarsXiaoming HuangYi ZhangXinyi ZhangThe movie is set during the Japanese invasion of China. The story is told from the perspective of Gao - a soldier seeking revenge from the Japanese. He is trying to assassinate the visiting Japanese commander. In the process of plotting such scheme, he had a chance encounter with a local Mafia, lead by its charismatic leader Fang. Fang has a band of followers, including his own sister. Fang have rescued many of the members of the band and formed a life-long friendship with them. When Gao realizes that he could use the help of Fang's band, he sets up a scheme to be captured by Fang on purpose. When Fang finds out - he is extremely angry and almost kills Gao. Gao is saved by Fang's sister after she see how he fared during an interrogation. Gao later redeems himself by saving Fang and all of his band when a bank robbery goes wrong. From there on, Gao partners with Fang to take down the Japanese chief in command. Pi Fu in Chinese means a commoner, and this is a movie about friendship, loyalty and brotherhood.An Inaccurate Memoir
- DirectorCheyenne CarronStarsJean-François GarreaudGuillemette BariozAgnès DelachairA teenager girl intrudes a quite couple's life.Lead Us Not Into Temptation
- DirectorManjeet SinghStarsRahul BairagiArbaaz KhanSalman KhanRahul, a mischievous adolescent roams the rain soaked slums of Mumbai with Arbaaz, a balloon selling boy. They escape harsh reality of life by roasting stolen potatoes; stealing an auto rickshaw for a joyride; chasing girls, etc.
- DirectorBrad BernsteinStarsTomi UngererMaurice SendakJules FeifferFar Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story depicts one man's wild, lifelong adventure of testing societal boundaries through his use of subversive art. This 98-minute film combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. Using a historical palette of 20th century events to paint an artist's epic yet controversial life story, this HD documentary film offers a feature-length retrospective of Ungerer's life and art, pondering the complexities and contradictions of a man who, armed with an acerbic wit, an accusing finger and a razor sharp pencil, gave visual representation to the revolutionary voices during one of the most tantalizing and dramatic periods in American history. Far Out Isn't Far Enough explores the circumstances of his meteoric rise and fall on American soil, but also delves into Ungerer's formative years leading up to, and prolific years since, his time in America.
- DirectorPéter BergendyStarsJános KulkaZsolt NagyPéter Scherer1957, Budapest. A young defense officer's loyalty is tested by his mentor in a highly deceptive spy game.The Exam
- DirectorGert EmbrechtsStarsJelte BlommaertPeter Van den BeginBarbara SarafianThe eleven year old cycling talent Freddy is the son of a butcher in an idyllic village in no man's land. His isolated life is turned upside down completely in 1975 when the first supermarket in the village opens its doors. To mark the opening the supermarket organizes a cycling race and the winner of that match will meet Eddy Merckx. Freddy's father is a fervent opponent of the supermarket and the competition, but Freddy subscribes behind his back. By participating in the race a new world opens, not only for Freddy, but also for all those around him.Come on, Eddy!
- DirectorJavier Colón RíosStarsCarlos Rivera MarchandJoa TousMarisé ÁlvarezAfter spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico to make his first feature film.
- DirectorTom HeeneStarsManah DepauwKurt VandendriesscheNader FarmanAfter a long journey, Lila, arrives home. She immediately finds herself experiencing three extremely intense moments. An encounter with an Iranian, a personal break-up and a confrontation with young Eurocrats with transform her life.
- DirectorSuzanne MitchellStarsSusan WattTom CookAndrew HydeA documentary that chronicles a cowboy's triumph in his quest to protect wild horses and the American West.
- DirectorTodd BurrowsChristopher FolinoStarsChase WilliamsonAshley BellClancy BrownA masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins.
- DirectorJohn BurgessStarsShane McRaeAubrey DollarDaniel J. TravantiJosh's girlfriend wants to get married. Molly's boyfriend is married. Josh and Molly fly to the wedding in Chicago together and pretend to be engaged to make their parents happy. Comedy follows...does romance?
- DirectorJeff PrughJason ThompsonStarsJason ThompsonHeather MillerClarke KohlerAfter an uninspired waiter receives a one-month medical leave of absence, his girlfriend gives him those thirty days to figure out his life.
- DirectorSuju VijayanStarsRoss PartridgeNavi RawatPiyush MishraTHE PLAYBACK SINGER tells the story of an aimless, would-be, jungle-gym architect who finds his existence disrupted - and his marriage upended - when his prickly, Indian, B-movie playback singer father-in-law comes to visit and overstays his welcome.
- DirectorElizabeth WamplerStarsStephen WamplerAll people face challenges throughout their life and this is an unprecedented look at one man's journey of terror and sheer will to overcome all odds as he tries to conquer one of the biggest human feats ever attempted.
- DirectorThomas FaroneStarsAnthony Michael HallElisabeth RöhmJamie HarroldA dark comedy about one man's overreaction! Roma's (Anthony Michael Hall) perfect life unravels when his foreman goes missing and he chooses to fire the wrong guy.
- DirectorMichael FerrellStarsMichael FerrellDevin SanchezChris PrineWhen Brian's new girlfriend, a stand-up comedian, suddenly disappears, he enlists the help of his broken-hearted best friend and imaginary characters from a cliché romantic comedy to find her.
- DirectorClayton BrownMonica Long Ross"The Believers" follows how two scientists have coped with ruined reputations after announcing the discovery of 'cold fusion' in 1989, even as a community of believers continues to search for evidence of its truth.
- DirectorBrandon WillerStarsPaul HaapaniemiDannikke WalkkerBrandon WillerA modern comedy about two men and a woman driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco for individual reasons, but the same goal -- finding happiness and a reason for it all. A simple story of friends on the road, searching for meaning in an indifferent existence.
- DirectorStefan SchwietertThe film tells the story of Marcel Cellier who traveled to Eastern Europe, where he collected and documented sounds that were up until then unknown in the west. They made this music internationally known and paved the way to success for musicians like the Romanian pan-flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir and the legendary Bulgarian female vocal choir 'Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares'. On the tracks of the Celliers, the film travels to Eastern Europe to again find the protagonists from that time and let the wealth of their music live again. In the contrast of meetings from back then and today, a piece of contemporary history is experienced, which tells about the changes of people and their surroundings as well as the immortality of timeless music.
- DirectorMarc EvansStarsMinnie DriverKristian GwilliamAdam ByardIn the heat of the summer of 1976, drama teacher Vivienne fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end-of-term version of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- DirectorMirra BankStarsMelissa LeoBameBhanuManipur, a volatile border state in northeast India, defies gun violence, trafficking and HIV/AIDS through love of America's National Pastime - or as Babe Ruth called it "the only real game in the world."
- DirectorTom BeanLuke PolingStarsKen BurnsRic BurnsGraydon CarterHe pitched to Willie Mays, suited up for the Celtics, stepped into the ring with Archie Moore and even took a few snaps as quarterback for the Detroit Lions. But George Plimpton was no athlete. With wit, charm and a skillful pen, this participatory journalist created a life that many athletes could only dream of. His sensational career is captured here in heartwarming footage and intimate personal interviews.
- DirectorÉtienne FaureStarsIsaach De BankoléSonia RollandNiels SchneiderVincent, Marie and their son have just moved from Paris into a farm near a small town in the south of France. He is a history and geography teacher, who looks forward to a quieter life, some kind of return to nature. His wife, a renowned international pianist, who retired in spite of her young age, has decided to follow him but almost unwillingly. From the very beginning, Thibault, one of Vincent's students, invades his family and slowly the couple, whose desires seem now so far away, falls apart. But Thibault's intentions are not at all motivated by love. And he will do anything to achieve his goal...
- DirectorDavid OndricekStarsIvan TrojanSebastian KochSona NorisováIn the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The investigation leads him onto thin ice. Can he beat a stronger enemy and save his family and his own life?
- DirectorYe LouStarsLei HaoHao QinXi QiLu Jie is having coffee with her desperate friend Sang Qi, who believes her husband is cheating on her. At the same time at a hotel across the road from the coffee shop, Lu Jie sees her husband businessman Qiao Yongzhao entering the hotel with a young girl. A few hours later the girl Sun Xiaomin is run over and killed on a nearby motorway by a group of joyriding rich kids but when the police arrive they notice that Sun had been attacked before she was run over.
- DirectorRob KuhnsStarsGeorge A. RomeroFred RogersH. Rap BrownA documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).
- DirectorGabriel GuzmánStarsOdiseo BichirVictor HernandezCarlos CobosUptight and frustrated writer Marcos is unexpectedly joined by his 18 year-old delivery guy, Fernando, on a road trip to make it on time to the wedding of the only girlfriend he ever had.Made in China
- DirectorJan-Ole GersterStarsTom SchillingKatharina SchüttlerJustus von DohnányiAn aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.
- DirectorAli VatanseverStarsCansu DereSarp AkkayaWilma EllesIn a small town in Turkey, three interconnected stories involving romance and mistaken identity unfold over the course of a single day.One Day or Another
- DirectorMarek NajbrtStarsPavel LiskaTomás MatonohaJosef PolásekTomás Matonoha, Pavel Liska, Josef Polásek and Marek Daniel met during their studies at JAMU (Janacek's Academy of Performing Arts) and created a creative foursome bound together with close friendship. As time went by, it turned out that despite all four of them are rather successful, they are struggling for life and encountering existential problems and doubts. In their forties, they decide to "travel back in time" and shoot a film about their youth, vanished energy, lost illusions and long gone naivety. Unexpectedly, a story about friendship, crisis and absurdity in the life of an actor, balancing between reality and illusions, is created.
- DirectorVyacheslav KrishtofovichStarsEva BaratsVitaliy EgorovSvetlana IvanovaFor the characters life prepares a tragic test - test of love, loyalty and honor. Each of them must make hard choices, sometimes sacrificing their lives for the happiness of their loved ones. Moscow. After the death of his wife, producer Dennis goes to find his adopted daughter 's father - a young priest, Alexis, who is said to live in the monastery. Alex, who took a vow of silence once, decided to break for the sake of his beloved daughter. Each of the characters in this film has to make difficult choice ...About Him
- DirectorAgim SopiStarsAurita AgushiAstrit AlihajdarajIsmet AzemiI was born from the ones that I shouldn't, I lived with those that I mustn't, and I killed the one that I shouldn't.
- DirectorJavier RebolloStarsJosé SacristánRoxana BlancoValeria AlonsoEl Muerto is the story of a Spanish man in Argentina who one day becomes aware on the upper floor of a hospital in Buenos Aires of his approaching death. He decides to escape, to flee towards the north and across Argentina. This last cross has no specific destination. Only matters movement and sensation of extreme freedom, but above all, the feeling to leave behind only the last moment of life. Hit-man of his condition, he is intimate with death. That's why he serenely moves forward her. His long wondering, being similar by many aspects to a modern novel of cavalry. In this paradoxical movement of avoiding death while rushing towards her, he meets a women, she will be his rider. This movie is the story of a hit-man who does not murder. A story of guns that don't do fire, dogs and roads.
- DirectorDamon MaulucciKeir PolitzStarsLawrence Michael LevineBen FineRobert LongstreetSully fights to hold on to his family when a toxic friend resurfaces. In this gritty thriller, Sully, former frontman of a once prominent punk band, anxiously trudges toward a new world in order to remain in his young son's daily life when ex-bandmate, Mick, catches him mid-stride with a promise to make good on an old debt. In one hellish night that stretches till dawn, Sully chases Mick through the recesses of Philadelphia.
- DirectorRadu JudeStarsSerban PavluSofia NicolaescuGabriel SpahiuMarius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius a deep frustration. On the day Marius arrives to take his daughter on their annual holiday, he is told that she is ill but he doesn't believe it and insists to take her with him. The situation soon gets out of control with all the family taking part in a web of humor, violence, childish songs, police interventions and love statements.
- DirectorMartin TurkStarsSebastian CavazzaBoris CavazzaJure HenigmanThe disappearance of the younger son, forces a family to look into the past and confront the reasons of why the present has become as it is.
- DirectorPeter MonsaertStarsWim WillaertAnemone ValckeMourade ZeguendiAfter seven years in prison, Rudy has set himself two clear objectives: get back to work as a washing machine repairman, and - more importantly - become reconciled with the family he had left behind. But despite the help and support of Denise, a retired hairdresser, and his prison friend Rachid, a taxi driver his plans fail. His wife categorically forbids him to see his teenage daughter, Vicky. Upon learning from Patrick that she works part-time in a sex-cam chat, he registers in it under Rachid's name and begins to communicate with her. However, the past reminds of itself again, and he has to make the most difficult decision in his life.
- DirectorAna Felicia ScutelnicuTito MolinaStarsValentin AgaAnisoara MorariNina RabusMoldova: At the funeral of an old woman, tradition and modernity meet in an explosion of emotions, memories and absurdities.
- DirectorJuan Sebastian JacomeStarsJimmy David SuarezLuis Antonio GottiVictoria GrecoTito, a lonely albino decides to travel across Central America to participate in a bowling tournament. His stubborn and ill father insists on accompanying and supporting him for the first time in decades. The journey will force the father and son to confront the reasons behind why they have not talked to or seen each other for so many years.Route of the Moon
- DirectorMetod PevecStarsUros FürstJana ZupancicPia ZemljicTwo couples in present day Ljubljana enroll in a dance school for tango, and in the process learn a great deal more - about life, about love, about themselves.
- DirectorDana BudisavljevicStarsBosko BudisavljevicDana BudisavljevicDo you remember the last time you've talked to your parents? What did you talk about? Have you gone step further from weather forecast and daily politics? Five years after last gathering, a birthday celebration brings together an ordinary four member family. They start questioning what made them turn away from each other... Can having a conversation about buried family secrets help them eat without cramps in the stomach in the future? Can a failed birthday cake help them overcome the past? Through the ritual of family meals, the film tells how important is for us to feel accepted by our loved ones.
- DirectorMichael GrigsbyStarsConnor CurlewisIn 1970, Michael Grigsby made the award winning, I WAS A SOLDIER, which focused on David, Dennis and Lamar, recently returned veterans from Vietnam. WE WENT TO WAR picks up their story over 40 years later.
- DirectorJimmy LaroucheStarsMarc BélandPatrick GoyettePatrice LeBlancHomme taciturne et sombre, Richard est marqué à vie. Contremaître dans une entreprise de recyclage, Richard s'est joint à l'équipe de cosom locale. C'est là qu'il retrouve Richard, un ancien rival de classe qui lui avait fait subir une humiliante initiation à l'adolescence. Richard en a été marqué à vie et a depuis vécu une vie tumultueuse remplie d'échecs et de rejets. Après avoir assommé Paul, Richard l'enferme dans une vieille grange isolée et lui rappelle les événements. Plusieurs retours en arrière viennent illustrer les relations tendues entre Richard et son entourage, sa famille et Paul.
- DirectorSara St. OngeStarsLola TashCharlie CarrickKrista BridgesAt Phoenix Progressive School, where everyone tries to outdo each other with creative self-expression, 16-year-old Molly Maxwell (Lola Tash) would rather be invisible than risk revealing herself as completely ordinary. When her young, handsome, disillusioned English teacher (Charlie Carrick) enters the picture and allows her to just be herself, Molly is suddenly able to flourish. As their student-teacher bond becomes more intimate, she begins putting herself on the line in unexpected ways while pursuing what she wants. But with each awkward, beautiful step towards an impossible romance, Molly risks alienating everyone she loves.
- DirectorChristopher GlatisStarsFairuza BalkRick RavanelloRyan Merriman2AM, closing time: A cocky bar manager with a shady past and a young handsome bartender discover a beautiful woman bloodied and unconscious in the bathroom of a late night lounge. When she awakens, Tony, Matt and the mysterious Rose are plunged into a stirring evening of dangerous role playing in an ever-escalating game of cat and mouse that forces them to face the dark shadows of themselves. As we begin to piece together the elaborate puzzle, nothing is what it seems. However, one thing is for certain: this Rose is full of thorns.