Destinos Cruzados

Beethoven

April 1992 •English

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.

Yojimbo

April 1961 •Japanese

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

July 2008 •French

A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.

Enemies Within

March 2009 •Finnish

Short film by Oskari Sipola

1992

January 2016 •French

It's 1992. Martin is 17 and he films his daily life with his Hi8 camera. He films anything and everything—his room, the world around him... But never his father, the thought doesn't occur to him. One day he meets Dominique. He's 23 and works as a student monitor at Martin's high school.

And Nothing Happened

June 2016 •English

A young woman dealing with the psychological aftermath of sexual violence shuffles between experiences both mundane and extraordinary as she attempts to leave her New York City apartment.

The Breadwinner

November 2017 •English

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

Veil of Silence

February 2016 •French

It is 1968 and Marianne is nineteen years old. She has been sent to a home for young girls, far from her family and friends. Here she meets other girls whose secrets have turned their lives upside down.

Cyn

September 2021 •English

Liverpool 1960. Art students, Cyn and John, find their blossoming romance in a state of flux as music and fame starts to overtake their passion.

Luna

May 2019 •Tagalog

The Boy and the Convict

May 1909 •English

A boy helps a convict to escape after meeting him at his mother's graveyard. The convict gets rich in Australia and when he returns is arrested again but released in the last moment after a dying convict confesses.

Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives

October 2016 •English

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

Killer Bird

December 2015 •English

A dangerous bird has escaped and is causing panic amongst the local community.

The Osterman Weekend

October 1983 •English

The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security.

Stranger in the City

January 1961 •English

Aspects of a London day, including prostitutes on street corners, a striptease show and the 2i's Coffee Bar.

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal

February 2000 •Malayalam

Gopan is living with his 6 year old son Ashok. His neighbor Celin falls in love with him. But he reveals that Ashok's mom is alive and he narrates his story.

Den, kdy unesli papeže

January 1995 •Czech

Hormones and Other Demons

May 2003 •Norwegian

Eduarda (Eddi) wants to become a woman, but what makes a woman? Maybe breasts help? She goes on holiday with her family and meets Lukas. Unfortunately, she is not the only family member who wants to feel attractive. Are we really defined by what others see?

The Winter Project

May 2017 •English

Thirteen year old Wayne is a volunteer swim instructor at the local youth centre. He discovers that helping kids is kind of like a revolving door.

Fragile

November 2020 •French

Mehdi is a hopeless romantic. But he’s too uptight according to his best friend, Olive, who urges him to loosen up and have some fun with gay dating apps.