A fight over stolen property and a tragic death brings together two very different men for a hypnotic and moving odyssey across the Yorkshire landscape in search of a suitable burial place. Young Romanian actor Tudor Cucu-Dumitrescu plays a leading part in British director Jack King's first feature!
A journalist from Moldova, estranged from her father who had emigrated to Italy years before, finds out he has become a victim of workplace harassment. Along with the decision to help him expose his employer, the wounds of the past re-open and she starts a simultaneous journey through their violence-laden relationship.
This film is not suitable for children After being abducted by aliens 20 years ago, toughguy Valdis returns from space and finds his hometown in a liberal utopia. His friends have become woke, the police makes burgers and the only smokes available are sold in farmacy. Valdis fails to blend in and turns the world upside down.
After years of pretending to be a young sympathizer of the ETA terrorist group, a police officer finally gets her chance: ETA gets in touch with her. They need to use her apartment for two ETA members whose objective is to prepare several attacks. The most difficult mission of her life begins now: to inform her superiors while in the presence of terrorists who would kill her at the drop of a hat.
Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments On December 20th, 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. As tensions reach a boiling point, six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways...
Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. Teacher Wang is a ‘mistress dispeller’ – a profession devoted to helping couples in the face of infidelity. This film unveils family stories usually hidden behind closed doors, exploring how emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms shape new romantic relationships in contemporary China.
Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity. An unforgiving mirror held up to a society that keeps what it doesn’t want to see at arm’s length.
A female voice is haunting a male gaze. An archival documentary about three men making images of women, in Romania, from WW II until the Revolution: an engineer filming his daughter, a music professor documenting his family and an aristocrat capturing the summer spent with his wife during wartime. These stories are linked and told by a questioning female narrator whose obsession with the figure of Alexandru P. gets out of hand.
When a burned Quran is found on a film set, the shoot takes a dark turn and the crew is thrown into turmoil. Caught in the crossfire of accusations, 24-year-old intern Elif is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies, finding herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy.
Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity. An unforgiving mirror held up to a society that keeps what it doesn’t want to see at arm’s length.