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Queens

Queens

Theatrical Starts November 29, 2024
110 MINUTES - SWITZERLAND / PERU / SPAIN
A FILM BY KLAUDIA REYNICKE

Everything happens very fast in Lima in the summer of 1992. Lucia, Aurora and their mother Elena are about to leave. They are apprehensive about saying goodbye to a country, to family and friends, but above all to Carlos, a father and ex-husband who has all but disappeared from their lives. In the midst of Peru's social and political chaos, this announced departure will give rise to contradictory feelings, reviving old regrets and generating new illusions. Facing the uncertainty of their future head on, their frustrations and fears are mixed with excitement and expectation, as the family faces the difficult truth about the losses this departure implies. REINAS is an intense, choral and moving tale of initiation, in the spirit of the 90s.

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Theatrical Starts April 19, 2024

2023 - 163 MINUTES - ROMAINIA, LUXEMBOURG - IN ROMAINIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY RADU JUDE

An overworked and underpaid production assistant must drive around the city of Bucharest to film the casting for a workplace safety video commissioned by a multinational company. When one of her interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal she is forced to re-inventthe whole story.

Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

Theatrical Starts May 2025

2024 - CHINA - COLOUR - IN MANDARIN (WITH ENGLISH/ FRENCH SUBTITLES)
A FILM BY JIA ZHANG-KE

An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. One day, a restless Guao Bin leaves without any notice to try his luck in another province. Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him.

In chronicling the romantic destiny of Qiao Qiao, his perennial heroine, Jia Zhangke delivers an unprecedented cinematic epic. A story that traverses all of his past films and spans 25 years of a country experiencing profound transformation.

The Monk and the Gun

The Monk and the Gun

Theatrical Starts February 23, 2024

BHUTAN, FRANCE, USA, TAIWAN - 2023 - 107 MINUTES
A FILM BY PAWO CHOYNING DORJI

In this gentle fable from Bhutan, an American gun collector and a young monk match wits over what will happen to an antique gun, against the backdrop of the country’s first modernizing election in 2006.

After the Fire

After the Fire

Theatrical Starts February 2, 2024

(AVANT QUE LES FLAMMES NE S'ÉTEIGNENT)
FRANCE - 2023 - 96 MINUTES - FRENCH (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
A FILM BY MEHDI FIKRI

Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place. However, her quest for truth jeopardizes the stability of her family.

All to Play For

All to Play For

Theatrical Starts January 12, 2023

112 MINUTES - FRANCE/ BELGIUM- 2023 - IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY DELPHINE DELOGET
WITH VIRGINIE EFIRA, ARIEH WORTHALTER, CAMILLE FONTAINE, FÉLIX LEFEBVRE

Sylvie and her boys adore each other, but when one son is injury after she leaves them home alone go to work, the boys are taken into foster care. Sylvie is determined to fight the administrative and legal battle to get them back.

Subtraction

Subtraction

Theatrical Starts June 23, 2023

2022 - IRAN, FRANCE - DRAMA/ THRILLER - 16:9 - 107 MINUTES - WITH ENGLISH AND FRENCH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY MANI HAGHIGHI

When Farzaneh (Taraneh Alidoosti) spots a man on a city bus who looks an awful lot like her husband, Jalal (Navid Mohammadzadeh), she follows him to an unfamiliar building. There, she sees the residents greet him as if they know him and watches from the street as he enters an apartment to meet with another woman.

Samia

Samia

Theatrical Starts 2025 (TBD)

2024 – ITALY, GERMANY, BELGIUM – DRAMA – 102 MINUTES
A FILM BY YASEMIN ŞAMDERELI

Samia defies taboos by racing through the streets of Mogadishu, in a society where a woman is not supposed to run. Her passion will one day take her to the Olympic Games.

The Passengers of the Night

The Passengers of the Night

Theatrical starts July 1, 2022

2022 - FRANCE - ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY MIKHAËL HERS
FEATURING: CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, NOÉE ABITA, EMMANUELLE BÉART, QUITO RAYON RICHTER

On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home. With them, Talulah experiences the warmth of a family for the first time. Although she suddenly disappears, her free spirit has a lasting influence. Elisabeth and her children grow in confidence and begin to take risks, changing the trajectory of their lives.

Tove

Tove

Theatrical Starts July 2, 2021

2020 - 100 MINUTES - 1.85:1 - 5.1 - FINLAND, FINNISH - IN SWEDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY ZAIDA BERGROTH
FEATURING: ALMA PÖYSTI, KRISTA KOSONEN, SHANTI RONEY

Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. Modern art, dizzying parties and an open relationship with a married politician: Her unconventional life puts her at odds with her sculptor father’s strict ideals. Tove’s desire for liberty is put to the test when she meets theatre director Vivica Bandler. Her love for Vivica is electric and all-consuming but Tove begins to realise that the love she truly yearns has to be reciprocated.

The Shock of the Future

The Shock of the Future

Theatrical Starts August 7, 2020

84 MINUTES - FRANCE - 2019 - COLOUR - IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY MARC COLLIN
FEATURING: ALMA JODOROWSKY, PHILIPPE REBBOT, ELLI MEDEIROS, LAURENT PAPOT, CLARA LUCIANI

In the Paris of 1978, old formulas do not charm listeners anymore and new music must arise. In a male-dominated industry, Ana uses her electronic gadgets to make herself heard, creating a new sound that will mark the decades to come: the music of the future.

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Arab Blues

Arab Blues

Theatrical starts July 31, 2020

2019 - 88 MINUTES - FRANCE - COLOUR - ORIGINAL TITLE: UN DIVAN A TUNIS - IN FRENCH AND ARABIC (WITH ENGLISH AND FRENCH SUBTITLES)
A FILM BY MANELE LABIDI

Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colourful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.

In this sophisticated comedy, Manele Labidi opens a fascinating window into modern Tunisia at a crossroads, with a story of contrasts, contradictions and culture clashes, full of vitality and humour.

Wild Nights with Emily

Wild Nights with Emily

Theatrical starts June 7, 2019

2018 - USA - 84 MINUTES
A FILM BY MADELEINE OLNEK
FEATURING: MOLLY SHANNON, AMY SEIMETZ, SUSAN ZIEGLER, BRETT GELMAN

WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY is the story of the secret life of Emily Dickinson (played by Molly Shannon). The poet’s persona, popularized since her death, is that of a reclusive spinster—a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for this world. This film explores the vivacious, irreverent side of her that was covered up for many years and recently revealed— most notably Emily’s lifelong romance with another woman, Susan Dickinson, the wife of Emily’s brother. After Emily died, the mistress of Emily’s brother would publish Emily’s poems. A fierce rivalry between Emily’s beloved and her brother’s mistress in making known the work of this great poet is also the story of two sets of passionate, illicit lovers in a mysterious struggle for a place in history.