The Life of Juanita Castro

Le Père Lampion

December 1934 •French

How a simple sewer, a perfect look-alike of the president of the council, manages to reform a country and make himself loved by his fellow citizens.

Margaret

March 2009 •English

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the premiership hangs in the balance. Then, long-serving politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe. His resignation speech sparks a chain of events that leads to the overthrow of Britain's first woman prime minister. This modern dramatic tragedy illustrates the strengths and fatal flaws of this iconic woman more clearly than ever before and reveals how the very aspects of her character that helped her secure power are the ones that ensured her downfall. Drama starring Lindsay Duncan.

La Chinoise

August 1967 •French

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

The Edukators

October 2004 •German

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Wag the Dog

December 1997 •English

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

The Front

September 1976 •English

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Tomorrow Ever After

April 2017 •English

Shaina lives 600 years in the future. War, greed, prejudice, poverty, pollution, violence, loneliness, depression – these are things that she’s read about in history books. When an accident in a physics experiment sends her on a time-travel journey to our times, she assumes that everyone around her is honest, generous and caring, as she recruits the help that she needs to get back home.

Second Door to the Right

September 2019 •German

'Zweite Tür Rechts' is a satirical political comedy about the Austrian government's Department of Direct Democracy.

Road Trip

May 2000 •English

After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlfriend in Austin. In a frenzy, he must borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape.

Jonathan Pie: Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire

March 2017 •English

Jonathan Pie is the frustrated news reporter that satirises the world of politics and the media. Known for venting his spleen in unguarded “off-camera” rants, Pie’s online videos have been viewed by millions worldwide.

Guille Aquino Presidente

December 2021 •Spanish

Belle Époque

December 1992 •Spanish

In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.

Definitely, Maybe

February 2008 •English

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.

Vox Populi

October 2008 •Dutch

Vox Populi is a black comedy about an experienced politician suffering from a midlife crisis. When he comes into contact with the common-man's logic of his new in-laws, this has a far-reaching effect on both his political and his personal life.

Your Student Government

July 2022 •English

Two university students jolkingly run for their school's government, becoming campus celebrities overnight and disrupting the opposing team's legitimate campaign in the process.

Election

April 1999 •English

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.

Bulworth

May 1998 •English

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

Mon Noël anticapitaliste

February 2025 •French

Despite Lise's advice, Claire decides to celebrate Christmas with Leon, a young outcast who claims to live outside the system. They agree to organize an anticapitalist Christmas Eve, prohibiting all expenses. Meanwhile, Mathias delivers presents as Santa for a well-paid temporary assignment.

Rose Island

December 2020 •Italian

In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.

New Equilibrium

November 2022 •English

Arthur Dudley can finally retire, or so he thinks. After receiving an unfortunate letter from his local Job Centre, Arthur is plunged into the depths of an anti-retirement scheme by his government. Arthur endeavours to fight this system and eventually death themselves.