Mother's Day

La hija de Rappaccini

Invalid date •Spanish

Portrait of a Certain Orient

November 2024 •Portuguese

At the end of the 1940s, Lebanon is sliding towards a devastating conflict. Catholic siblings Emilie and Emir decide to leave for Brazil. Aboard the ship to their new home, Emilie falls in love with Omar, a Muslim merchant. For an enraged and jealous Emir, the relationship is intolerable. As the story unfolds against the backdrop of the majestic rainforest, Emir’s actions and the choice that Emilie subsequently makes lead to disastrous consequences.

The New Glasses of Caetano

April 2024 •Portuguese

Rebirth

December 2024 •Portuguese

Amid family arguments and unspoken tensions, Ângelo, a 20-year-old young man, faces prejudice at home while seeking his true identity. In the midst of chaos, a symbolic act transforms pain into rebirth.

Passos Marcados

Invalid date •Portuguese

LUME

December 2024 •Portuguese

Amanda’s perspective on her hometown changes drastically when she discovers that the simplicity and memories in Neves have shaped her true home.

Μη φεύγεις

November 2004 •Greek

Students at the University of Thessaloniki worried about interpersonal relationships, but also for what will face when they finish the carefree student life.

A Historical Mistake

January 2019 •Russian

Mexico. 1940. The agent of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD) Ramon Merkader comes to the house of Leon Trotsky. Under a long leather raincoat he hides an ice pick. He is here to kill the unsuspecting Russian revolutionary. Moscow. 2019. The modest honours pupil Yura helps his schoolmate Masha in history. They just study Merkader’s murder of Trotsky. The uninhibited Masha decides to tempt nerdy Yura. The director of studies comes into the classroom in the most intense moment. Afterwards the school principal calls in the class teacher of Masha and Yura for a talk. He considers that such an irresponsible teacher has no place at the school and is set to dismiss her. The school bell rings. As if by magic, the endings of these three stories intertwine, giving rise to a new surprising reading of the known events.

He Pulls His Truck

June 2019 •Russian

Eight-year-old Lyosha hides from the older children in a derelict building, where he finds a toy lorry locked behind a grid. Lyosha decides to get it.

Astrapogiannos

September 1970 •Greek

The battle-scarred hero of the Greek Revolution, Giannos "Astrapogiannos", returns home after the end of the blood-soaked War of Independence, only to find himself in a new conflict, as he locks horns with a ruthless local Kodjabashis.

I Cry With You

June 2019 •Russian

Mitya is a professional. He cries at funeral for money, piously believes in the importance of his mission. Mitya wants to be top in his profession, but he has a number of competitors, and there are also people who don’t understand him. Some twists in his life come rather unexpected

Farewell

December 2018 •Russian

A story about the end of relationships. How close people, who do not want to talk things over, become absolutely estranged from one another. A story about lack of understanding, about the unwillingness to understand a close person.

Maternity Ward

June 2019 •Russian

Lisa doesn’t manage to get to the Perinatal Centre in time, and gives birth in a provincial maternity clinic where conditions fail to provide her with a safe delivery. The child is born with complications. Lisa has only 24 hours to make the most important decision in her life.

Did You Love Him?

June 2019 •Russian

Nothing is forever. Everything passes. Are you sure? And a woman’s insult? Vera has come with her grandson to see her old childhood friend, Yura, and wish him a happy birthday. She has come with a gift that Yura remembers all his life. The remaining life.

Euthanasia

June 2019 •Russian

An experienced inspector suspects a cardiologist of murder. But he has doubts, as he does not understand why a kind, intelligent woman would commit the cold, planned murder of her rival, for whom her husband left her long ago. Jealousy? A sense of ownership? In exchange for the truth he offers information which may change the view of the potential criminal.

Acı Pirinç

April 1972 •Turkish

En Mutlu Olduğum Yer

April 2009 •Turkish

Affedilmeyen

April 1977 •Turkish

The Unexpected Child

February 2019 •French

Married and with a daughter, Johanna is happy, until the night she unexpectedly gives birth. In shock, she abandons the child. She is now accused of attempted infanticide. Johanna doesn't understand, adamant that she hadn't been pregnant.

Ali / Sakın Arkana Bakma

April 1996 •Turkish