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Poster for Gure oroitzapenak

2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The countenance of Joseba Sarrionandia is multi-faceted, not only for having dabbled in all literary forms of expression, but for having been capable of creating his own imagery, composed of endless worlds. Thus, several of the elements appearing in the literary world will undoubtedly appear here: the sea, the port, childhood, trains, uprooting, war, destruction, love, drifting, pain, fantasy, mystery, initiation, torture...

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Poster for Where the Early Bird Catches the Worm

1987 · ★ 5.9 (7)

A clever but often teased boy, is able to clone himself thanks to a stolen formula from a scientist. Time to take revenge on those bullies.

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Poster for Happier Times, Grump

2018 · ★ 6.4 (30)

The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.

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Poster for Guided

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Guided comes from exploring African Orisha's and their connection to themes of grief and acceptance. Maya's journey is depicted through a physical representation of the deities as she comes to terms with her parents death. It's okay to navigate complex emotions and to connect spirituality with personal struggles, offering a reflection on life, death and acceptance.

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Poster for I Used to Be Funny

2024 · ★ 6.6 (56)

Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story unfolds between the present—where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and return to the stage—and the past, where memories of Brooke make it increasingly difficult to ignore her sudden disappearance.

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2015 · ★ 1.5 (2)

Newly homeless Mike struggles to survive his first 24 hours on the street with the help of a charming but unpredictable drug addict named Billy Sunshine.

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— · ★ 0.0 (0)

Set to shoot in 2026. Details TBA.

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Poster for Awakening

1995 · ★ 0.0 (0)

1952, Budapest. Kati is thirteen years old when her mother dies. Her father works as a founder at the Miskolc foundry, deprived of his former position of director-engineer. Kati is left alone in their flat, transformed into a place crowded with tenants. That is, not quite: in her imagination her mother is alive again, for she still needs her.

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Poster for Dreamland

2026 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Ever since his moth­er died in a fire, Ter­rence has seclud­ed him­self in an emo­tion­less world. He goes through his dai­ly teenag­er life apa­thet­i­cal­ly… with one excep­tion! The sim­ple sight of a flame plunges him into a world of fear, an awak­en ver­sion of his night­mares – for, every time he falls asleep, he help­less­ly relieves the trag­ic event, thus rekin­dling his pyro­pho­bia. Until that one night he can’t bear it any­more and stops run­ning away from the dev­il­ish flames. Lit­tle does he know that, by doing so, he over­came his great­est fear and became a Trav­el­er: a very spe­cial kind of Dream­er, able to explore Dream­land, the dimen­sion born from mankind’s dreams… and nightmares!

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Poster for A Perfect Day

2005 · ★ 6.1 (5)

A day in the life of Malek, a young man who suffers from sleep disorders and is obsessed with thoughts of his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, his overprotective mother struggles with the disappearance of her husband, who was kidnapped more than 15 years ago during the civil war.

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Poster for Stones (Elements)

2008 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A man in a grey coat roams the city. He is interested in boys and men. Those good enough for him will get a green bag. Marija is home alone. She is the only woman to get a green bag. But the film does not end quite there.

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Poster for Motherland

2017 · ★ 6.4 (14)

The planet’s busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. There, poor women face devastating consequences as their country struggles with reproductive health policy and the politics of conservative Catholic ideologies.

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Poster for Belaseshe

2015 · ★ 6.9 (16)

A story of relationships that explores the intricacies of the married life, of life-long companionship, of promises and expectations and love.

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Poster for Dear Kid

2017 · ★ 2.5 (2)

During a swimming lesson a mother starts to feel uneasy about the coach's relation to one of the kids, but she has no proof. She faces a dilemma; to make an accusation of the worst kind, or to ignore a child who is possibly getting abused.

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2017 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Alex (Leah Lauren) is a young actress trying to make it in Hollywood. Her friend Sam (Ivana Paige) shows her the ropes by taking her to parties and introduce her to that world.

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Poster for Finn

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The AI short film Finn was created in 48 hours by Rikke Gregersen, Syver Lauritzen, and Steinar Klouman Hallert as part of the Cinema Synthetica Norway workshop.

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Poster for Rupture

1989 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Joa (Bulle Ogier), an archaeologist from Mexico, comes to Paris in search of her sister Anna (Mireille Perrier), of whom she is suddenly without news. Anna, a theater actress, was in the title role in Sade's "Justine" when she disappeared. The investigation leading Joa to the people who have known her sister, turns into an initiatory quest. Her journey, her stroll through a subterranean marginal Paris, leads also to the emergence of a new woman.

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Poster for Every Secret Thing

2014 · ★ 6.2 (351)

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.

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Poster for What If

2014 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The animated film is a series of tales about animal life, friendship and being close. A declaration of love; the relationship between young and old, and about the desire to go on wonderful, fantastic adventures. It is produced for the youngest audience and their parents. Based from Lena Sjöbergs highly acclaimed book with the same name.

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Poster for ÜnOfficially Yours

2012 · ★ 6.9 (7)

Macky Galvez is a depressed young man contemplating why he had several failed relationships. Galvez meets Ces Bricenio, a modern-day woman who is afraid of commitment.

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