Cannes 2017: Diverse Indies from A Prayer Before Dawn to Loveless

A Prayer Before Dawn

2018 • 116 min • Box office $958K

Drama, Action, Crime

This is the incredible true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer who ends up in Thailand's toughest prison. Faced with a dangerous environment of drugs and violence, he discovers his best path to freedom lies in competing in prison…

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Radiance

2017 • 101 min

Romance, Drama

Masaya, a cameraman who is visually impaired, develops a relationship with Misako, a woman who has withdrawn from society. The film explores their connection and how they navigate their lives together.

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Ismael's Ghosts

2017 • 114 min • Box office $3M

Drama, Mystery, Romance

Filmmaker Ismaël, struggling with alcohol and personal turmoil, begins a challenging new film. His life is upended when Carlotta, his wife who was believed dead for two decades, unexpectedly reappears. Her return disrupts his work and his relationship with Sylvia,…

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Patti Cake$

2017 • 108 min

Music, Drama

Patricia Dombrowski, known as Killa P and also Patti Cake$, is an ambitious rapper from New Jersey. She navigates a world of strip malls and strip clubs in pursuit of fame.

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Bushwick

2017 • 94 min

Thriller, Action

In Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood, a sudden invasion by an unidentified military force forces young student Lucy and war veteran Stupe to work together to escape and stay alive.

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Barbara

2017 • 98 min

Drama, Music

An actress embodies Barbara, the French singer, as filming begins. She immerses herself in the role – her voice, the songs and scores, mannerisms, even knitting – diligently learning the scenes. Progress is being made, and she finds herself increasingly…

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Blade of the Immortal

2017 • 140 min • Box office $150K

Action, Fantasy, Adventure

After a legendary battle, samurai Manji is cursed with immortality. Haunted by the murder of his sister, he seeks to regain his soul by fighting evil. He agrees to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were…

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Based on a True Story

2017 • 97 min • Budget $11M

Thriller, Mystery

Delphine, a bestselling author of an autobiographical novel, is drained from promoting it. Feeling lost and overwhelmed at the thought of writing again, she encounters Elle. Elle is a young, attractive, intelligent, and perceptive woman who seems to truly understand…

5.7

The Summit

2017 • 114 min • Budget $6M • Box office $5M

Drama, Thriller

During a summit in Chile focused on Latin America's political alliances, Argentine President Hernán Blanco navigates personal and political turmoil, ultimately confronting his inner struggles.

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Wind River

2017 • 107 min • Budget $11M • Box office $44M

Crime, Mystery, Drama

An FBI agent partners with the reservation's experienced game tracker to investigate a murder that takes place on the Native American land.

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Lucky

2017 • 103 min

Drama

A young mother, recently divorced, works tirelessly toward her dream of opening a hair salon. She battles daily to achieve independence and find happiness, determined to shape her own future.

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A Gentle Creature

2017 • 143 min • Budget $2M

Drama, Mystery

In a remote Russian village, a woman receives a package she sent to her husband, who is imprisoned. Confused and furious that it has been returned, she embarks on a journey to discover the reason behind its rejection.

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Come Swim

2017 • 17 min

Drama

COME SWIM presents two distinct glimpses into a single day in the life of a man, blending impressionistic and realistic portrayals.

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Rodin

2017 • 119 min

Drama, Romance

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a groundbreaking sculptor who championed the common person. At 42, he takes on Camille Claudel, a talented young woman eager to learn from him. He recognizes her exceptional skill and works with her as an equal…

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Golden Years

2017 • 103 min

Drama, War

This is the true story of a French soldier who deserted during World War I. With the help of his wife, he embarks on a decade-long journey living in disguise as a woman.

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The Square

2017 • 151 min • Box office $9M

Drama

The head art curator at a renowned museum in Stockholm faces difficulties both at work and in his private life as he works to organize a highly debated new exhibition.

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Okja

2017 • 120 min • Budget $50M

Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Mija takes a dangerous stand to stop a powerful global corporation from taking her close friend, Okja – a huge animal.

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They

2018 • 80 min

J, a teenager living in the countryside, has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder and is taking hormone blockers to pause puberty while they explore their gender. With their parents away, J is being looked after by their older sister…

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You Were Never Really Here

2017 • 89 min • Budget $17M • Box office $9M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Haunted by his past, a war veteran with a talent for violence works as a tracker for missing girls. When a case goes wrong, his trauma intensifies, revealing a larger conspiracy. This may be the mission that destroys him or…

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BPM (Beats per Minute)

2017 • 143 min • Budget $6M • Box office $7M

Drama

Paris, early 1990s. A group of young activists are driven by a desperate need to find a cure for a deadly, unknown disease. They focus their efforts on pharmaceutical labs believed to hold potential cures, escalating their direct actions in…

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017 • 112 min

Comedy, Drama

A family that hasn't been close in years reunites in New York City for a celebration honoring their father's artistic legacy.

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Double Lover

2017 • 108 min • Budget $7M • Box office $4M

Romance, Thriller, Drama

Chloé, a delicate young woman, develops feelings for her psychoanalyst, Paul. She begins living with him a few months later, but quickly realizes he's hiding something about who he really is.

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The Day After

2017 • 92 min

Drama, Romance

Areum starts her new job by taking over for a woman who recently left – after a breakup with the boss. Soon after, the boss's wife discovers a love note and storms into the office, mistakenly identifying Areum as the…

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Loveless

2017 • 122 min • Box office $3M

Drama

Zhenya and Boris are in the midst of a bitter divorce filled with anger and accusations. Both are starting new relationships and eager to move on, even willing to jeopardize their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Their plans change when Alyosha vanishes…

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The Villainess

2017 • 129 min • Budget $125K • Box office $8M

Action, Crime, Drama

Sook-hee was trained from a young age to be a deadly assassin by a criminal group. After a decade of service, she's offered freedom. But hidden truths from her past shatter her carefully constructed life, leading her to unleash a…

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Claire's Camera

2018 • 68 min

Drama, Comedy

While on a business trip to the Cannes Film Festival, Manhee is wrongly accused of dishonesty and loses her job. Claire, a teacher who takes Polaroid photos, befriends Manhee and feels for her situation. Claire possesses a unique ability to…

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12 Days

2017 • 87 min

Documentary

Raymond Depardon, a filmmaker and photographer, presents a new documentary exploring the intersection of justice and psychiatry.

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The King

2018 • 107 min

Against the backdrop of the 2016 American election, *The King* explores the American dream through a cultural lens. The film follows a musical journey across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

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Napalm

2017 • 100 min

Napalm tells the story of a remarkable, fleeting meeting in 1958. It brings together a French delegate, part of the first Western European group officially visiting North Korea after the Korean War, and a nurse working for the Korean Red…

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Demons in Paradise

2018 • 94 min

In 1983 Sri Lanka, five-year-old Jude Ratman witnesses the violence inflicted upon the Tamil population by the government's policies. Years later, now a filmmaker, he retraces his childhood journey on the same train route from South to North. As he…

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Sea Sorrow

2017 • 74 min

This film offers a deeply personal and engaging look at the global refugee crisis, told through the perspectives of activists, particularly children, who connect past and present experiences. It explores the significance of human rights.

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The Florida Project

2017 • 112 min • Budget $2M • Box office $11M

Drama

A bright six-year-old and her diverse group of friends experience a summer of imaginative play and exciting adventures, all while the adults in their lives face difficulties.

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Good Time

2017 • 102 min • Budget $2M • Box office $3M

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Following a failed bank robbery that results in his younger brother's imprisonment, Connie Nikas undertakes a dangerous journey through New York City's criminal world to secure his brother's release.

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The Desert Bride

2017 • 78 min

Teresa's life takes an unexpected turn when she accepts a job that requires her to relocate. While traveling to her new destination, she loses her bag and encounters El Gringo, a wandering salesman.

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Directions

2017 • 103 min

In present-day Bulgaria, a nation seemingly buoyed by the departure of its pessimists, a small business owner's life unravels. During a meeting with his banker, he learns the loan he needs now requires double the bribe. Adding to his woes,…

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Zombillénium

2017 • 78 min

Comedy, Animation, Fantasy

Zombillenium, a Halloween theme park, is secretly home to real monsters. When Hector, a human, threatens to reveal the park's true inhabitants, the Vampire Park Manager reluctantly hires him. To be near his daughter, Hector must evade his zombie and…

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Out

2017 • 88 min

OUT follows Agoston, a 50-year-old family man, as he journeys through Eastern Europe. After losing his job at a power plant in his small Slovak village, Agoston takes a risky opportunity to work as a welder in a Latvian shipyard.…

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Alive in France

2018 • 79 min

Abel Ferrara is the subject of a film retrospective and concert series in France, celebrating the music from his films. The project documents his preparations with family and friends, offering a personal look at the director of films like BAD…

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Pure Hearts

2017 • 109 min

Drama

Agnese and Stefano are very different people. Agnese is seventeen, lives with her strict mother, is deeply religious, and plans to remain chaste until marriage. Stefano is twenty-five, has a volatile temper, and a troubled history. He works as a…

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Frost

2017 • 115 min

Rokas and Inga, a young Lithuanian couple, volunteer to drive a van full of humanitarian supplies to Ukraine. Their journey takes them across the expansive, snow-covered Donbass region, where they become involved in the lives of people impacted by the…

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Just to Be Sure

2017 • 100 min

Drama, Comedy

Erwan, a strong miner from Brittany, is stunned to learn his father isn't who he thought. Though he loves the man who raised him, he secretly searches for his real father and finds Joseph, a kind older man he grows…

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The Dragon Defense

2017 • 80 min

In downtown Bogotá, Samuel, Joaquín, and Marcos are three longtime friends whose lives revolve around familiar haunts: the Lasker chess club, the Caribbean Casino, and La Normanda coffee shop. Samuel, 53, is a professional chess player who makes a living…

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Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

2017 • 93 min • Box office $361K

Thriller, Drama, Western

A young widow is attacked by bandits who intend to assault her and rob her. Seeking justice, she flees into the wilderness.

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The Prince of Nothingwood

2017 • 85 min

French filmmaker Sonia Kronlund profiles Salim Shaheen, a celebrated Afghan actor and director. Shaheen has produced over 110 independent films in Afghanistan, a nation deeply affected by years of conflict.

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The Rider

2018 • 103 min

Drama, Western

Brady, a promising rodeo cowboy and skilled horse trainer, is told he can no longer ride after a serious injury. Seeking to redefine himself, he embarks on a journey to discover his purpose and what it truly means to be…

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West of the Jordan River

2018 • 88 min

Amos Gitai returns to the West Bank and Gaza for the first time since his 1982 film, *Field Diary*. The documentary follows Israelis and Palestinians working to cope with the effects of the occupation. It highlights the connections formed between…

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The Intruder

2017 • 95 min

Drama

Naples, present day. Giovanna, a determined 60-year-old social worker battling the city's widespread crime, faces a difficult moral choice that could ruin her career and personal life. Giovanna runs an after-school program for disadvantaged children, offering a community-based alternative to…

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Faces Places

2017 • 94 min • Box office $1M

Documentary

Filmmaker Agnès Varda and artist JR travel across the French countryside and develop an unexpected bond.

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Until The Birds Return

2017 • 113 min

In modern-day Algeria, the past and present intertwine. A newly rich property developer, a young woman struggling with logic versus emotion, and an ambitious neurologist haunted by actions from the war – their lives converge. These three stories offer a…

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Mobile Homes

2017 • 105 min

Drama

Along the forgotten towns of the American border, a young mother travels from motel to motel with her captivating boyfriend and their 8-year-old son. They survive by taking whatever jobs they can find, living hand to mouth, until they discover…

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The Merciless

2017 • 120 min

Action, Crime, Mystery

To rise through the ranks of a criminal organization, Jae-ho cultivates a relationship with Hyun-su, a promising new inmate. After their release from prison, they plot to seize control of the organization, but their true intentions begin to surface.

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Western

2017 • 121 min • Budget $1M

Drama

A team of German construction workers travels to Bulgaria for a job in the countryside. The unfamiliar surroundings spark a sense of adventure among them, but also bring their own biases and suspicions to the surface. Meanwhile, two of the…

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Walking Past the Future

2017 • 129 min

A young woman, the child of immigrants, returns to her family's homeland after enduring a bleak factory job. Her family had moved to the city in search of opportunity.

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Plot 35

2017 • 67 min

Plot 35 is a place my family never spoke of: the burial site of my elder sister, who died at three. She's a sister I barely knew, about whom my parents offered little information and never kept a single photograph.…

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Closeness

2017 • 118 min

Drama

In 1998, Nalchik, a Jewish family faces a crisis when their youngest son and his new wife disappear. The following morning, they receive a ransom note demanding an exorbitant sum. To pay it, the family must sell their business and…

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The Venerable W.

2017 • 107 min

Documentary, Drama

The film examines the significant religious tensions between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Myanmar, focusing on Ashin Wirathu, a leading Buddhist monk who heads an anti-Muslim movement. Using powerful visuals, the documentary explores the complicated social and political situation in…

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Let the Sunshine In

2017 • 94 min • Budget $2M • Box office $4M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Isabelle, a Parisian artist and divorced mother, is searching for lasting love.

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The Beguiled

2017 • 93 min • Budget $10M • Box office $27M

Drama

Set during the Civil War, a group of young women at a Southern boarding school shelter a wounded Union soldier. Their efforts to care for him ignite intense feelings, sparking complicated relationships and challenging societal norms.

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Beauty and the Dogs

2017 • 100 min

Crime, Drama, Thriller

After leaving a party, a young Tunisian woman named Mariam is raped by police officers. The film follows her desperate struggle for justice during a terrifying night, where she confronts a system that appears to favor her abusers.

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A Man of Integrity

2017 • 117 min

Drama

Reza lives a quiet, retired life in the wilderness with his wife and son, tending his freshwater fish farm. A private company is determined to acquire his land, and they're prepared to use any means necessary to make him sell.

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Jeune Femme

2017 • 97 min

Comedy, Drama

Penniless and alone except for her cat, Paula returns to Paris after a long time away. Meeting various people, she resolves to start fresh, determined to do so with flair and confidence.

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After the War

2017 • 100 min

Bologna, 2002. As protests against labor reform escalate, the murder of a lawyer reignites tensions between Italy and France. Marco, a former far-left terrorist convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris under the Mitterrand Doctrine,…

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Happy End

2017 • 110 min • Budget $13M • Box office $2M

Drama

A wealthy French family in Calais experiences a string of problems, remaining largely unaware of the difficult circumstances faced by refugees living nearby.

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017 • 103 min

Comedy, Music, Romance

In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with Zan, a rebellious alien girl who arrives on Earth for a party. They explore the challenges of different worlds and experience the difficulties of their first love together.

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Godard Mon Amour

2017 • 108 min • Budget $12M • Box office $82K

Drama, Romance, Comedy

In 1967, while filming "La Chinoise," film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and they marry.

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Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

2017 • 107 min • Box office $3K

Drama

France, 1425. Amidst the Hundred Years’ War, eight-year-old Jeannette tends her sheep in the village of Domremy. She confides in her friend Hauviette about her distress over the English conflict. A nun, Madame Gervaise, attempts to dissuade the girl, but…

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017 • 121 min • Budget $3M • Box office $10M

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Dr. Steven Murphy is a respected heart surgeon with a perfect family and home. However, a fatherless teenager named Martin slowly begins to insert himself into Dr. Murphy's life, creating a growing sense of unease.

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Lover for a Day

2017 • 76 min • Box office $23K

Drama, Romance

Following a difficult breakup, a young woman in her early twenties moves back into her father's apartment. There, she finds him living with his new girlfriend – a woman who is the same age as her.

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Before We Vanish

2017 • 129 min

Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

Narumi and her husband, Shinji, are experiencing marital difficulties when Shinji suddenly disappears. He returns after a few days, but he's changed – now gentle and affectionate. He begins taking daily walks. At the same time, journalist Sakurai reports on…

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April's Daughters

2017 • 103 min

Drama

Seventeen-year-old Valeria is pregnant and living in Puerto Vallarta with her half-sister, Clara. Valeria has kept the pregnancy a secret from her mother, April. However, facing financial difficulties and overwhelmed by the prospect of raising a child, Clara decides to…

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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017 • 100 min • Budget $1M • Box office $5M

Documentary

Ten years after the film *An Inconvenient Truth* raised awareness about climate change, this documentary follows Vice President Al Gore's ongoing efforts to drive an energy revolution. He travels the world, empowering people to become climate advocates and shaping international…

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Wonderstruck

2017 • 115 min • Budget $7M • Box office $1M

Drama

The film follows a young boy in the American Midwest and a young girl in New York City, fifty years prior, as they independently pursue a shared, enigmatic link.

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In the Fade

2017 • 106 min • Box office $4M

Drama, Crime

Katja's world falls apart when her husband and son are killed in a bombing. Following a period of grief and feeling wronged, Katja begins to pursue revenge.

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I Am Not a Witch

2017 • 93 min

Drama

Eight-year-old Shula, convicted of witchcraft, is sent to a penal colony. There, she is forced to work as a slave for the government alongside other witches.

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The Nothing Factory

2017 • 177 min

A group of factory workers discovers that management is secretly taking machines and materials from their workplace. They try to organize and prevent the move of production, but are instead forced to stand idle as a punishment during layoff negotiations.…

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Jupiter's Moon

2017 • 129 min

Science Fiction

Aryan, a young refugee, is shot while attempting to cross the Hungarian border illegally. A doctor at a refugee camp treats him and discovers he has developed the ability to levitate. The doctor then smuggles Aryan out, planning to use…

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The Workshop

2017 • 114 min

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Antoine joins a writing workshop where young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are crafting a noir novel under the guidance of acclaimed novelist Olivia. The project aims to explore the city's working-class history, specifically focusing on the closure of its shipyard…

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Young Lions of Gypsy

2014 • 16 min

YOUNG LIONS OF GYPSY follows a single night in the life of Pio, a young Romani boy growing up in southern Italy.

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