The City Wakes Up Early

U Shape Ki Gully

October 2023 •Hindi

The story revolves around a U-shaped alleyway in Lucknow, India, where various individuals reside. Mirza is a gentle and poetic man who runs a Tea and Kebab Stall. Hariya, a mischievous young man who develops one-sided feelings for Shabbo, a strong and outspoken young woman.

WALKA!

Invalid date •French

France: 2020s. Piotr, a young Polish immigrant stuck in a string of odd jobs, crosses paths with Stefano, a burly mover. Little did Piotr know, this encounter would soon draw him into the eerie world of nighttime fighting.

American Tragedy

October 1981 •Lithuanian

Clyde Griffiths dreams of climbing the corporate ladder and making his way into the highest circles of society. In order to fulfill his most cherished dream, Clyde is ready for absolutely anything, he will not even stop before committing a terrible and ridiculous crime...

Ardaas Karaan

July 2019 •Panjabi

During times of conflict, three elderly men try to instill values in their families.

El Viaje

August 2023 •Spanish

Sunday Morning in Victoria Park

June 2010 •Indonesian

A young woman struggles in foreign countries to improve her self esteem to her family and to the community.

The Curtain

September 2016 •Azerbaijani

Lala's father is getting her married. Her lover Emil asks Lala's brother Zaur to help her run away from home and hide with him.

Arbat Motif

September 1990 •Russian

The action takes place during perestroika in one of the old Moscow houses on the Arbat, intended for demolition. The tenants have long been evicted, and only 80-year-old Vera Vasilievna does not want to leave, claiming that Yesenin, Mayakovsky, Bulgakov have been in this house ...

Ardaas

March 2016 •Panjabi

A city teacher finds alcoholism and lack of faith among the locals in his new rural posting.

Antonyho šance

November 1986 •Czech

Fragments

Invalid date •Spanish

Humberto Ortiz, a frustrated journalist, becomes obsessed with discovering what happened one early morning in November, when Maribel Angarita allegedly murdered her usual attacker, his partner Rafael. The investigation of what appears to be a simple chronicle becomes an elusive metaphor for the conflict of an entire country.

Emptiness

January 2020 •Spanish

LEI and WONG clandestinely arrive to Ecuador, on their way to the port city of Guayaquil. From here LEI plans to continue her journey to New York, but CHANG, a bipolar mobster will decide her fate. WONG unwillingly gets entangled in the web of corruption that operates the encroachment of Chinese immigrants. His only objective is to bring his twelve-year-old son from China.

Dead End

April 2019 •Azerbaijani

"Dalan" is a film that tells about dead-end life situations that anyone can get into. In the film, several intertwined stories are built around the main plot line - the betrayal of a young wife to her despotic husband.

Reparation

March 2022 •English

Two semi-studious students living in 'Korea-Town' are interrupted & intrigued by the actions of a girl in a nearby building, witnessed via CCTV, whilst each trying to come to terms with important subjects in their university projects [one Korean related: the Sewol ferry tragedy, and one British: the Grenfell tower incident], as well as their own life challenges in this claustrophobic tragicomedy of alienation, helping hands & secretive students. Is all really what it seems?

Los bárbaros

June 2025 •Spanish

Thirst

March 1988 •Dutch

Peter is a young journalist who lives and works in Amsterdam, a city with quite a high density of cafés. Peter has a dynamic personality, perhaps a bit too dynamic for himself and his surroundings. He is unaware of the impact his behavior and drinking habits have on others. This leads to conflicts, even with his loyal girlfriend Nanny and his best friend Harry. Will Peter ultimately choose love and friendship or his addiction?

Zinky Boys Go Underground

April 1994 •English

Thriller providing a chilling insight into the damaged psyche of Russian soldiers returning home from Afghanistan. Andrei is the drug-crazed leader of the Zinky Boys, who make a living on the black market in the underground railway, where a serial killer is on the loose.

152 AB

April 2024 •Portuguese

Cêcil and Cecília, neighbors in a suburb, suffer daily from the challenges imposed by the Brazilian suburban condition. An unexpected meeting leads the two, newly introduced, to nurture a friendship separated by a wall.

Moshpit

June 2024 •Spanish

Ana spends the day playing alongside her mother, Elena, with the intention of getting closer to her, as they have been distant lately. A series of phone calls to Elena’s mobile will make Ana suspect that her mother is hiding something more than just her feelings.

La Haine

February 2021 •French