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September 1940. Self-styled author and "political strategist" Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer's methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin.

In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.

Marie-Lou runs a nursing home near Paris and strives for more humane elder care. Her friendship with Mari, a Japanese theatre director facing terminal cancer, deepens her commitment to residents' dignity.

In 1980s NYC, an artist experiences a precious window between sickness and mortality - a time when beauty and love remain within reach.

A painter in 1928 Paris, unable to work since his wife's death, unknowingly participates in fake spiritualist shows staged by a carnival worker. As he regains his inspiration, she falls in love with the man she is deceiving.

A woman (Simone Ashley) awakens from a coma severely battered, her memory a blur and her husband (Austin Stowell) missing. As fragments of her past resurface, love, guilt, and fear collide until she can no longer distinguish reality from fantasy.

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, JINSEI (meaning "life" in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force that announces Suzuki to the world as a bold new talent in independent animation.

Set in 1578 during the war-torn Sengoku period of feudal Japan, this introspective historical thriller centers on Lord Murashige Araki (Masahiro Motoki), a powerful warlord who launches a bold rebellion against the tyrannical forces of Oda Nobunaga (Bando Shingo). After fortifying his position, Murashige finds his stronghold, Arioka Castle, cut off, isolated, and heavily besieged by the massive enemy army. As political tensions reach a boiling point, the fragile internal order of his court completely fractures when a series of bizarre, seemingly impossible murders takes place within the locked fortress walls. Realizing that a traitor is lurking among his closest family members and advisors, a desperate Murashige is forced to form an uneasy, manipulative alliance with Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant but highly dangerous military strategist whom he has kept locked away in an underground dungeon. Operating in a high-stakes race against time, the paranoid lord and his insightful prisoner engage in a complex psychological game to unravel the sealed-castle mysteries and weed out the conspirators before the outer walls collapse and the fortress falls to Nobunaga's closing forces.

Based on Mrs Dalloway. Follows a Lagos society wife preparing for a party while reflecting on her youth and the choices that led her to marry a respected man instead of her poet boyfriend.

Set in Victorian England, Victorian Psycho sees an eccentric governess arrive at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she’s not what she seems.

A troubled marine seeks to reconcile with the survivors of an Iraqi family he and his unit fired on back in 2003.

A Circassian-American teen in New Jersey balances working at his family's struggling ethnic diner with his wrestling aspirations, until his father's risky decision forces him to face harsh realities and grow up quickly.

A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.

Told through the alternating perspectives of five childhood friends from the same housing estate in Birmingham, it is a story about friendship, place, loss, addiction and the ways in which lives, minds, and bodies can be limited by material conditions; it also speaks powerfully to the ways in which humor, loyalty, and family can bestow meaning and life even in the toughest circumstances.

John Lennon's final interview on Dec 8, 1980, hours before his death. He and Yoko Ono discussed music, politics, and fatherhood. Soderbergh's doc presents the complete conversation with reflections from those present.

As Sarah (Jacobson) finds love and independence in 1990s San Francisco, a visit home reunites her with her vibrant mother Midge (Louis-Dreyfus) and the wonderfully imperfect family that shaped her. When Midge is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Sarah discovers that while family is never simple, the ties that bind us — through laughter, heartbreak and joy — endure even as memories begin to fade.

In order to bring some fun and excitement into their monotonous retirement, six residents of a Berlin retirement home have founded a lottery betting pool: the aging bon vivant Conrad, the gay couple Otto and Jakob, the good-natured Rosi and the lovesick couple Karin and Günter. Week after week they all look forward to the drawing of the winning numbers - until one Saturday the improbable becomes reality: the unlikely group cracks the bulging jackpot of 30 million euros. The reactions of the newly minted multi-millionaires are very different: While the philanderer Conrad wants to party hard again and squander the money on champagne with beautiful women, the romantics Otto and Jakob use their share to fulfill their dream of owning their own sailing yacht. Meanwhile, Rosi doesn't really know what's happening to her - and is being exploited to the fullest by her son and his greedy wife. Karin, who loves to explore, is completely different: She wants to fulfill her lifelong dream and travel the whole world despite her age - even if it means risking her marriage to her bitter husband Günter, who has long since written off all joy in life. Meanwhile, the idealistic geriatric nurse Carmen tries to keep her charges' arrogance in check. Because the millions neither bring the youth back nor protect them from blows of fate. For better or worse, each of the lottery kings has to learn in their own way that although money allows for a lot of freedom, the key to happiness doesn't necessarily have to be made of gold.

In a near-future world where ageing can be cured and death is now optional, Claire, a former provocative artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides she's had enough - she wants to die. Her decision stirs conflicts with her husband, daughter and AI assistant, revealing the humorous complexity of their relationships. As Claire uses her impending death to reclaim her role as an artist, she is forced to face what it really means to die, to live, and the messy absurdity of it all.

In 1930s Paris, rebellious painter Leonora Carrington joins surrealists Breton and Dalí. Her romance with Max Ernst forces her to face her inner struggles.

Our Land dares to tread where few have trespassed before. The film seamlessly juxtaposes the two sides of the debate around our access to nature, giving voice to the different perspectives: those fighting for greater access to the countryside and the landowners who claim to be stewards of the land. Through organised 'mass trespass' events, the Right to Roam movement sets out to increase public access to nature, but finds itself in conflict with England's landowners. Orban Wallace pulls together these two disparate worlds into a sharply observed film exploring the complex issues of access, custodianship and conservation. Blending history with an eye on the future, the film challenges age-old beliefs around property that have shaped our relationship with the land for over a thousand years. And as the battle for nature continues the film asks the vital question, who truly has the right to roam?

After the daughter of Wang Wei is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out on a rampage to find her himself. His only ally is Navin – a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly fights against the kidnappers in this explosive martial arts showdown.

An Icelandic writer preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule.