Movies

Plunder

Plunder

Talan, Iran, 2019., director: Mohammad-Sadegh Dehghani, documentary

The Iranian water supply is largely dependent on groundwater. In the last fifty years, Iran has been facing a progressive depletion of groundwater resources. This documentary analyses water resource management over the past decades while → more

Cleo

Cleo

Cleo, Belgija, 2019., director: Eva Cools, feature film

Cleo survived a hit and run accident in which both her parents lost their lives. Her grandmother tries to offer Cleo and her little brother a warm and comfortable home, but she ends up bearing → more

Just 6.5

Just 6.5

Metri Shesh-o Nim, Iran, 2019., director: Saeed Roustaee, feature film

Samad Majidi is a member of the Anti-Narcotics Police Task Force in Iran. After long and arduous attempts to reach top drug lord Naser Khakzad, Samad finally arrests him. Albeit keeping him in custody, Samad → more

Bait

Bait

Bait, United Kingdom, 2019., director: Mark Jenkin, feature film

Martin is a fisherman without a boat, displaced from a family home and moved to a property above a picturesque harbour. His struggle to re-establish a family home begins here, provoking intense friction between the → more

Sveta Frances

Sveta Frances

Saint Frances, Sjedinjene Američke Države, 2019., director: Alex Thompson, feature film

Flailing 34-year-old Bridget finally catches a break when she meets a nice guy and lands a much-needed job nannying six-year-old Frances. But an unwanted pregnancy introduces an unexpected complication. To make matters worse, she clashes → more

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Tereza37

Tereza37

Tereza37, Croatia, 2020., director: Danilo Šerbedžija, feature film

37-year-old Tereza is going through a crisis after her fourth miscarriage. Under the pressure of the people around her and the ticking of the biological clock, she begins to reconsider her long, routine marriage with → more

Za Samu

Za Samu

For Sama, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo / Sirija / SAD, 2019., director: Waad al Kateab, Edward Watts, documentary

Recorded with a simple digital camera, For Sama follows the experience of war through the eyes of a woman and mother, documenting the Syrian uprising against Assad in the rebel stronghold of Aleppo, from the → more

A Dog Called Money

A Dog Called Money

Irska / Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo / Sjedinjene Američke Države, 2019., director: Seamus Murphy, documentary

A uniquely intimate journey through the inspiration, creativity, writing and recording of a PJ Harvey’s music album that she shares with director Seamus Murphy. Through an artistic collaboration from which – while travelling – they → more

A Pleasure, Comrades!

A Pleasure, Comrades!

Prazer, Camaradas!, Portugal, 2019., director: José Filipe Costa, documentary

The end of the Carnation Revolution marked a new page in the history of Portugal and the Portuguese people. Collective efforts for social progress resulted in the establishment of cooperatives that attracted foreigners and emigrants → more

White Riot

White Riot

White Riot, United Kingdom, 2019., director: Rubika Shah, documentary

In the late 1970s, the rise of fascist and xenophobic tendencies in public discourse divided Great Britain. The political upsurge of the National Front, followed by racist public outbursts by rock legends such as Eric → more