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1987 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Wander

2022 · ★ 7.0 (1)

A gigantic catastrophe has happened and is interrupted for two or three days. Three strangers find themselves stranded on an empty island, between desperation and a hopeless situation. What to do with the remaining time? But on the second day the sea delivers a silent man. The three survivors fall in love with the assumed saviour and forget about the catastrophe.

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Poster for Kyōkai-sen no mukō-gawa

1998 · ★ 2.0 (2)

One day, Hiroshi was helping in an acquaintance's shop and accidentally breaks a jar that cost 1 million yen. Hiroshi can't pay for that and he calls his parents' house as a last resort. He receives news that his father is ill with only 1 year left. Hiroshi wants to make his father happy and decides on a fake marriage. They find a lesbian teacher called Ayako interested in fake marriage on the internet. However, when they go to meet her the angry girlfriend of Ayako called Ami shows up and a man tries to catch Hiroshi for not paying his 1 million yen debt. They steal a van and Ami, Hiroshi and Toshiya drive off in hopes of finding Ayako.

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Poster for List of a Lifetime

2021 · ★ 6.3 (10)

When she's diagnosed with breast cancer, Brenda begins completing her bucket list with the help of the daughter she long ago put up for adoption.

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Poster for Someone Who Was Lost

2020 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Inspired by the notorious "cement murder" incident that shocked Hong Kong and Taiwan, this engaging crime drama is also a timely reflection on society and the struggles faced by young adults. Siblings Cong and Panda, along with Taiwanese student Tai, share a duplex apartment in Hong Kong. When Cong accidentally kills their landlord due to a series of misunderstandings, the three decide to seal the body in cement and flee to Taiwan. After news of the murder explodes over TV and the Internet, they are forced to avoid attention at all costs; not just from the police, but also the landlord's brother who seeks revenge.

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Poster for Snu

2019 · ★ 6.9 (9)

The story about the romance of Snu Abecassis and the former Portuguese prime minister Sá Carneiro.

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Poster for Urmila: My Memory Is My Power

2016 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The film tells the story of 25-year-old Urmila Chaudary from Nepal. At the age of six she was sold by her family and was forced to work as a slave under appalling conditions for 12 years. Her dream is to end child slavery in Nepal. To this end she fights today as a freedom activist. A film about the quest for justice with a strength that gives courage and hope.

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Poster for Love Is a Dog's Best Friend

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Lily, an event planner, fosters a mischievous dog, whose chaotic antics lead her to new friendships, love, and self-discovery while preparing for a gala alongside Shane, a dog trainer who helps her rediscover love in her life.

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2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Young ballerina Alicia dreams of performing on stage, in the evenings she watches recordings of productions and dances in front of the TV, imagining herself as a prima in Swan Lake. In reality, not everything is so easy, she has strict parents, and at school they demand maximum effort from her. The girl has a favorite antique toy - a tin soldier, with whom she can talk and share all her worries. One day, falling asleep, Alicia finds herself in an enchanted castle and is met by a boy soldier, reminiscent of her toy from the shelf. He tells her about a monster - a king who cries and plunges the castle into darkness from his sorrows. Together with a new friend, the girl goes on a journey, the goal of which is to remove the spell from the monster and the castle. Only a young ballerina can do this, who lives with one dream - to go on stage.

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Poster for The Fourfold

2020 · ★ 5.0 (2)

Based on the shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia, this is a testament to the need to reclaim the ideas of animism for planetary health and non-human materialities.

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Poster for Night Out

2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Amelia Hashemi explores themes of sexuality and race in this coming of age drama, which expertly depicts through an immersive narrative and beautiful imagery the impact of a regular night out for a young girl which both challenges and potentially transforms her identity. (Leeds International Film Festival 2018)

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Poster for Espalhadas Pelo Ar

2007 · ★ 6.5 (4)

On the back staircases of a residential building, girls smoke hidden from their parents. They take off their clothes to prevent being denounced by the smell of smoke. Cora is 30 years old. She lives in the same building as the girls, and is stuck in an unhappy marriage. The woman catches the girls smoking. From then on, she begins her path towards freedom.

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Poster for Jethro Tull  Live at AVO Session Basel

2008 · ★ 3.8 (2)

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Poster for The Moon Is Upside Down

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Loren Taylor's directorial debut, “The Moon is Upside Down”, is an uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. Against the backdrop of New Zealand's stunning countryside and gritty urban suburbs, three characters grapple with an insatiable yearning for connection.

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Poster for To The Worlds

2019 · ★ 8.0 (1)

To The Worlds follows an inspiring group of women (age 47-77) as they defy their years, gravity, and sometimes their doctors, to compete in the International Adult Figure Skating Competition in German just 6 months away.

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Poster for All for Mary

1955 · ★ 6.2 (5)

In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set their sights on Mary, the landlord's daughter. When the two come down with chicken pox they are put in the charge of fellow guest Miss Cartwright, who turns out to be Humpy's old nanny. The two Englishmen unite not only against her tyranny but against a dense Greek who is also after Mary.

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Poster for Long Time No Sea

2018 · ★ 7.5 (2)

Yearning to reunite with his father in Kaohsiung city, Manawei joins his elementary school’s dance troupe.

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Poster for Family Business

2018 · ★ 4.6 (59)

When their aunt's inheritance is given to their annoying cousin, three brothers and sisters have to work to get it back.

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Poster for The Amateurist

1998 · ★ 4.4 (7)

A woman observes another woman on a surveillance camera and describes her actions, with no other interaction between them.

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Poster for Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music

1997 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Lilith Fair made rock and roll history in the summer of 1997 as the first all-female music tour. These sold-out concert performances could only be described as magical, boasting many once-in-a-lifetime collaborations. That magic is captured here in Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, which also includes never-before-seen backstage jams, intimate interviews and behind-the-scenes documentary footage of the artists. Songs: Building a Mystery (Sarah McLachlan), Water is Wide (Indigo Girls/Jewel/Sarah McLachlan), Bitch (Meredith Brooks), Tried to Be True (Indigo Girls/Sheryl Crow), Sunny Came Home (Shawn Colvin), Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow), Near You Always (Jewel), Shame on You (Indigo Girls), Ice Cream (Sarah McLachlan), Closer to Fine (Indigo Girls/Meredith Brooks/Jewel/Sarah McLachlan), I Need (Meredith Brooks), Wichita Skyline (Shawn Colvin), Angel (Sarah McLachlan), I Shall Believe (Sheryl Crow), Morning Song (Jewel), Big Yellow Taxi

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