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Astrid is in her late forties and has her life firmly under control. She has fallen in love with Paul, and their first-weekend trip together takes them to Budapest for a few romantic days, just the two of them. But in the Hungarian capital things happen differently than planned: They run into Julius, Astrid's first great love who she met at an artists' party in the GDR in 1986. It was a love that was never easy, but always exciting. There are still feelings that couldn't really be ended by the course of history. Together with Paul, Astrid looks back at her past, and suddenly everything could be as it had never been.

Following reports of a mysterious crash, an aging farmer encounters a visitor determined on disrupting his quiet way of life.

On the mend from the loss of his dog, it's October and Bailey is hoping for a fun Halloween, when his employer informs him that he's being permanently laid-off after Christmas. Adding to Bailey's anxieties, his best friend, Greyson, comes to visit after not seeing him for thirty years. Time spent with Greyson gives Bailey new hope, a new love, and shows him what a wonderful life he truly has.

The fantasy of Santa Claus is horribly exposed on Christmas Eve.

Blaming himself for the death of his wife, Gao Feng left the security industry and lived an ordinary life with his son. Six years later, due to the arrival of his former boss, Gao Feng has no choice but to return, to the old profession.

Late 19th century in the challenging Vermont hills. Ruth and her aging parents struggle to subsist on a failing farm after Ruth is abandoned by an unfaithful husband. They turn to a remedy as old as the hills, a potion that allows the elderly and infirm to sleep out the winter months while frozen and packed in snow, to be safely revived in the spring. Ruth faces the prospect of surviving the winter on her own. When a storm blows in an early thaw, the ritual is broken and the sleepers wake too soon, awakening a monstrous appetite in Ruth's father. Will Ruth be able to do what it takes to survive?

Set in a tavern, director Tomu Uchida depicts the joys and sorrows of the people who gather there in an experimental style, weaving in a variety of music in this ambitious ensemble drama.

1985. Georges is a born market vendor. As a driven salesman he can sell anything to any one, at any time. When he hears the Pope is coming to Belgium, he spots an opportunity. In close proximity to the grounds where tens of thousands of believers will attend an open-air mass, Café Derby is for rent. Georges is convinced he'll earn a small fortune. His wife and five children however, are not convinced, as it would mean moving again in very short notice. But they'll soon find out that when George puts his mind to something, there's no stopping him. Café Derby tells the tragicomic story of a cheerful but slightly dysfunctional family, inspired by true events. Café Derby is the first feature film by Lenny Van Wesemael, a production of Menuet.

Set in their ways, even NORA and EVAN's arguments are routine and passionless. The arrival of a mysterious Valentine card opens the first crack in their long, frozen marriage. Repressed feelings of regret over lost and wasted opportunities bring to the surface the emotional scars from their traumatic pasts. Now they fight for the courage to share their pain so they can connect with each other one last time. Unable to confront her own past, Nora presses Evan to reveal deeper and deeper layers of his own emotional wounds through the use of sexual experimentation. Slowly she whittles away at Evan's protective armor until he is practically reliving the very cause of his emotional injury. Only then is she able to reveal to Evan and to the audience her complicity in her past sins and the guilt she still harbors. A parallel story between young lovers Amber and Joel show the bureaucratic hoops they must jump through for their marriage license. Their sexual relationship is carefree, a dark foreshadowing of the rigid mores their society will eventually impose on them. Their desire for marriage is dashed when they fail the government's compatibility tests. Unable to accept their fate, Joel lashes out and is immediately incarcerated while Amber is returned to the marriage pool, destined to be paired with a more suitable mate. Unable to let go of Joel, Amber carries a torch for him while enduring a loveless marriage with her new husband. Past and present collide when the two stories intersect.

Santo must investigate a secret conspiracy involving a spy training camp, a brainwashing plot and a kidnapped Nazi scientist.

Behind the scenes of Terry Gilliam's whimsical film.

A woman's dog poops in a Bucharest subway car. The incident is caught on camera by a teenager who posts it on-line. Chaos ensues.