For the elderly man preparing for his grandson’s wedding in Manon Nammour’s film, the accelerating rate of change in Beirut threatens to create a city he no longer knows by heart.
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The story is about a businessman who is on his way to see the woman he is having an affair with when he gets stuck in an elevator with a little girl. Through their interaction the man realizes he is still in love with his wife and comes out with a new perspective on life.
A young boy, Alfred, is dying, but through the stories about Helium, a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital's eccentric janitor, Enzo, Alfred regains the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life.
A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.
When a young dancer who suffers from the pressures of being on a new elite team turns into a case of Anorexia, she must find her strength and see that she is enough as she is.
A direct stare into masculine interaction as we follow three boys in their mid-twenties, António, Xavier and Miguel testing the limits of their sexual flexibility.
Love can't fill every need, and love can't make problems vanish. Struggling with her own image and self worth, Esther's secret daily struggle with Anorexia reaches a breaking point.
Jesper’s partner and daughter are away for the weekend. His plan to be alone is disrupted by an unknown call. Can meaning and hope arise in a conversation with a stranger?
Vala and Benni are on the road and struggle to find a mutual purpose in their new destination.
When an emotionally abusive father reneges on a lifelong promise, a determined millennial is forced to choose between fighting for her relationship with her father or her freedom. 'Spoiled Milk' is about what it means to have an expiration date as a daughter and the invisible scars of emotional abuse.
Raquel, a fifteen years old girl, behaves in a strange and aggressive way with her surroundings. He does not speak or relate as he has always done. Nobody knows what's wrong with her and she doesn't tell anything.
Fareed, a young poet of Berber origin, has a sewing workshop in his apartment in Montreal. At first, Fareed doesn’t react at the accusing finger the news media point at all Muslims. But Fareed is forced to react when a client finds herself embarrassed by a message he has left in one of the dresses.
22-year-old Colby is rebelling against feeling stifled by everybody because she's pregnant, but an encounter with a young man at a diner allows her momentary reprieve to be herself.
An unusual bandit trio spends autumn in a village by Lake Maggiore. In their holiday apartment they create a parallel world, which little reflects their surroundings. As the pressures of the outside world begin to weigh in on them, they kidnap a tourist in order to give their lives a purpose.
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 products from all parts of the peanut plant, including the shells and husks. He also developed products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans, and developed a cotton hybrid that was named after him.
A former couple are forced to work together one last time. As sparks start to reignite, their mission turns into a deadly reckoning with the past.
An old farmer struggles to take care of his rundown farm alone, when a stranger appears and uninvited begins to help him.
A French man's monotonous routine is broken when he begins to suspect that he is living the same day again and again.
Lucas wants a motorcycle. He meets Alvaro, who will give him money for just some innocent pictures. With them Alvaro is able to create a fake online identity to contact young girls.
A newly-baked bun in a bakery tries to avoid getting eaten.
When young dad, Joe, discovers he's dying, drifter Charlie is given a unique opportunity to turn his life around. A story of family, identity and starting again.
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.
“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelopes the nightmare unfolding within its narrow alleys. Iron is the will of the one who would dare to resist… fight… survive.”
Ex-fighter Raymundo forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
The story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip.
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.