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Poster for The King

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Olev Virkus is a completely ordinary man of no considerable wealth or achievements. Sometimes, however, he has to drop everything he's doing and go away for a while. Only then can he keep on living in peace. The film is based on the short story The King by Mehis Heinsaar.

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Poster for The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono

2020 · ★ 3.0 (2)

Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum exhibition on the classic novel "The Tale of Genji". There is a blinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the Heian period, the setting for the famous novel. Armed with a pamphlet on the history of the period and a bottle of headache tablets he passes as an onmyoji (magical protector of the capital) and is hired by the emperor’s wife Nyogo Kokiden. Fearless and coldly analytical she plots to have her son take over the Emperor’s position. Rai is expected to help. This light-hearted historical fantasy is a treat for lovers of sumptuous kimono.

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Poster for D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic

2007 · ★ 6.5 (2)

Star actor/comedian D.L. Hughley appears in his first solo HBO special, a no-holds-barred 60-minute routine performed in front of a live audience at The Lincoln Theater, the venerable Washington DC venue. Hughley, seen previously in Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, keeps the crowd roaring with his hilarious take on politics, childhood, challenging your father to a fight, gluttony, impotence drugs, parenthood and more.

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Poster for Lejos de casa

2020 · ★ 6.7 (14)

Florencia was raised with an absent mother and a father who rebuilt his life. Endure that reality with drugs and alcohol. Faced with her extreme behavior, her father sends her to her mother's house, where he will jeopardize his bond with her, but she will also meet Sebastián.

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Poster for You & Me & Me

2023 · ★ 6.5 (22)

A nostalgic, coming-of-age story of identical twin sisters who share every aspect of their lives with one another, until one day a boy walks into their lives and puts their strong bond to the test.

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Poster for The Dazzled

2019 · ★ 6.9 (216)

Camille, is the eldest of a large family. One day, her parents enter a religious community which gradually, regimentation becomes sectarian and Camille will have to fight to assert her freedom and save her brothers and sisters.

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Poster for First Summer

1974 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Cartwheel

2014 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A middle school student, Jung-eun, practices cartwheeling but it doesn’t go well. She even tries harder in order to impress a boy she has a crush on.

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Poster for I Like It Like That

1994 · ★ 6.2 (20)

After her husband is arrested for looting, Lisette struggles for independence while dealing with her transgender sibling, her critical mother-in-law and assorted neighborhood eccentrics.

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Poster for Adrianne & The Castle

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Alan built a castle in rural Illinois with his late love Adrianne. Facing life alone, he revisits their fantasy through musical reenactments transporting him to the world they shared.

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Poster for Girls of the Night

1961 · ★ 6.4 (16)

In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.

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Poster for The Aftermath

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

After the new guy botches a perfectly planned armored car heist, 4 crafty criminals are left trapped with the police closing in on them. Tensions rise as they try to find a way out with a hard-nosed detective hot on their trail. Will the risk be worth the reward?

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Poster for Akito

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Lifelong friends Ajoke and Lape, facing hardships, discover a surprising lineage common to them. Their pursuit of change strains family bonds and challenges village perceptions, forcing them to hide their secret at a high cost.

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Poster for CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2018 · ★ 5.2 (6)

An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

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Poster for The Story of the Weeping Camel

2004 · ★ 7.0 (108)

When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.

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2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Sunflower

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Teenager Amir hides from reality in his virtual world. Unlike problems at home and at school, everything is simple and clear in the game. However, conflicts are accumulating, including due to attachment to such a digital escape.

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Poster for Smash

2014 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The model’s feet are uncomfortably squeezed into the heels, and her movements are slippery on slick silver liquid, before she slowly and ominously destroys the glass pane separating the subject from the viewer.

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Poster for Julia's Stepping Stones

2024 · ★ 6.6 (8)

Oscar-winning filmmaker Julia Reichert reflects on the social, economic and personal forces that led to her career as a pioneering documentarian.

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Poster for Good Boy

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Business analyst Andriy, loaded with his work affairs and responsibilities, takes care of his father's post surgery rehabilitation. Trying to be in several places at the same time and worrying about the needs of others, Andrew forgets about his own.

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