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Poster for 1:1

2006 · ★ 8.0 (27)

In a Copenhagen suburb the 19-year-old Per is found unconscious after having been badly beaten up. He is taken to hospital in a coma. The police have no clues, but the air is thick with suspicion. His mother struggles to maintain her faith in his survival. His younger sister, Mie, begins to pick up rumors. Her boyfriend, Shadi, suspects that his elder brother is behind the assault but he cannot tell anyone. Many well-meaning people find themselves at sea in a fable about emotions leading us astray.

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Poster for Smudge

2005 · ★ 0.0 (0)

This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These ancient spiritual traditions may at first seem at odds with urban life, but to Indigenous people in Canada who are used to praying in natural settings, the whole world is sacred space.

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Poster for Haut

2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Lia leads a normal life. She goes to work and takes care of her daughter. While visiting her parents she is reminded that her life is not that normal after all. Several years ago she had a severe car accident leaving half her face scarred. Especially her anxious mother makes Lia feel insecure again and her despair leads to an emotional outburst.

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Poster for Jan Malmsjö

2002 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Jan Malmsjö is a Swedish icon of both stage and screen as an actor and singer. Birgitta Zachrisson got to follow him for a few months to create this portrait of him.

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Poster for Satisfaction

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Set against the stunning Greek isles, Satisfaction is a nuanced psychological drama that unravels the fragile bond between British composers Lola and Philip. Their relationship lingers in silence as Lola struggles to reclaim her voice. Weaving between their present-day trip to a remote Greek island and the start of their romance at a London music school, the film slowly reveals an unspoken rift. When Lola meets the magnetic Elena on a nudist beach and invites her into their world, tensions escalate, forcing Lola to confront the darkest part of her past.

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Poster for The Hypnotist

2001 · ★ 5.4 (5)

A weird German doctor uses hypnotism, seduction, and criminality to get the better of a trio of spoiled wealthy siblings, in a tribute to old Hollywood Technicolor melodramas.

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Poster for Nureyev

2018 · ★ 7.3 (27)

An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.

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Poster for Awayy

2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

On the eve of a small-town waitress moving to New York City, a solar flare disrupts her plans.

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Poster for Subjects of Desire

2021 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Subjects of Desire is a thought provoking film that examines the cultural shift in beauty standards towards embracing (or appropriating) Black aesthetics and features, deconstructing what we understand about race and the power behind beauty.

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Poster for Acht

2025 · ★ 0.0 (1)

A single long-range shot shatters the quiet of a country morning, leaving a beloved doctor dead on the steps of his family home. In the aftermath, a grieving widow and her withdrawn son cling desperately to the safety of routine. Meanwhile, a weary detective – mid-divorce and living out of a suitcase – is called to investigate, joined by a young colleague still reeling from a recent trauma.

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Poster for Dorothy Mills

2008 · ★ 6.0 (258)

When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...

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2008 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Some people live to work. Some people work to live. Dave Bracken works to love.

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Poster for Inheritance

2012 · ★ 4.7 (3)

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between different family members become as merciless as the outside war once their father falls into a coma and inches toward death.

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Poster for Kedi

2017 · ★ 7.5 (353)

A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.

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Poster for Letter to Jonas

1992 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Camilla and Louise are digging in the desert sand of Israel. They are looking for relics of the past, but while doing so, self-deception and life-lies appear. This mars their conception of life and shakes their relationship.

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Poster for Król Maciuś I

1958 · ★ 6.0 (3)

A 10-year old boy becomes a king after the death of his father and tries to bring reforms to the country, with varying results

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Poster for Daughters of Fortune

1999 · ★ 4.2 (6)

A story of a mother who had to change her profession from a teacher to a high class prostitute to make a living.

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2005 · ★ 0.0 (0)

At night she dreams about it, during the day she believes she's dreaming. However, Élise continues, reacts, and despite her pain, chooses life.

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Poster for Warsaw by Night

2015 · ★ 5.6 (9)

Four woman, each with their own theory about love. Iga is married and lives in a happy relationship but deeply fantasies about extreme experiences. In her search she uncovers various shades of loves, like the modern femme fatale (Joanna) and a woman (Agata) who is being cheated on. An attractive 30 year old (Roma) is searching for a man who will turn her life upside and desperate for this life changing moment. Set in modern Warsaw, where one night can change anybodies life.

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1902 · ★ 4.0 (1)

"Danse fantaisiste" (Gaumont #589) is part of the "Miss Lina Esbrard. Danseuse cosmopolite et serpentine" series of 4 films, and should not be confused with "Danse excentrique" (Gaumont #587), "Danse serpentine" (Gaumont #588, the only extant film in the series), or "La Gigue" (Gaumont #590).

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