Cross My Heart

A Family Upside Down

April 1978 •English

An elderly married couple find that as their physical and mental health deteriorates, they find themselves dependent more and more upon their grown children.

The Albatross

January 1998 •English

A ship sets sail on an epic voyage through malignant natural and supernatural elements from which one man alone survives. An adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner illustrated by19th Century wood engravings which are animated by scratching directly into the surface of color filmstock. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with its message of ecological redemption has a curiously contemporary resonance, but it is at the level of the mythic that the poem has lasting relevance; for this epic tale of extraordinary events simply mirrors the struggle that each human being faces on their own in his or her life. -VDB

Embrujo antillano

April 1946 •Spanish

Power struggles among the owners of a cigar factory;meanwhile, a society babe and a factory girl compete over the youngest of the executives.

Spring and Port Wine

October 1970 •English

A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.

Military Dog

July 2019 •Chinese

New to BDSM, military officer Lee Jun Zhong meets DT, master of human dogs. One late night, Lee calls DT. Given a task to prove his loyalty to the master, will Lee be able to overcome his doubts and fear?

The Shark Is Broken

October 2025 •English

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors—theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider—are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.

7 Miles Out

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After her father's suicide in 1977, 11-year-old Ann struggles with grief, alcoholism, and promiscuity. Exploring her sexuality and self-destruction, she finds solace in art, overcomes family secrets, and achieves acclaim as a filmmaker.

Twice

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"What if you got to do everything in your life — again?” That’s the reality for Alfie Logan, who discovers the magical ability to undo any moment and live it again. The one catch is that he must accept the consequences of his second try, for better or worse.

Always Winter

November 2025 •Spanish

Miguel, a landscape architect, travels to Belgium with his girlfriend Marta to attend a conference. There, his relationship comes to an abrupt end, and after breaking up with his partner, he decides to stay on alone for a few more days to try to figure out his future. Broken and confused, Miguel meets Olga, a woman who works as a volunteer at the architecture conference. With her by his side, he will begin to rebuild himself and understand his new life project.

Shiver

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Follows the profound transformation of a young journalist as she ventures into the vast, fragile wilderness of Antarctica.

Odsouzen k životu

May 1991 •Czech

Ten lokaj

April 1991 •Czech

Aquí

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Child refugee David befriends Simón on a boat travelling to a no-man’s land. Upon their arrival, Simón meets Inés and the three flee to a new city where David is enrolled in a dance academy and develops mysterious abilities.

39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"

May 1994 •Japanese

Film adaptation of Natsuo Kirino's Edogawa Rampo Award-winning novel Kao ni Furikakaru Ame.

Memiliki Viola 3

June 2025 •Indonesian

Viola’s torment continues in a far crueler form. After a month in hiding, she is now under the control of Talia, Elva’s friend who treats her even worse than before. From being a ‘pet cat’ to a ‘baby’ forced into harsh care, Viola is trapped in a new cycle of suffering, veiled under the guise of affection.

The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky

December 2025 •Japanese

A 40-something disillusioned novelist, Yazoe, haunted by a failed marriage and a crippling personal secret, navigates hollow affairs with a courtesan named Chieko while projecting his emotional void onto the protagonists of his love novels—until an accidental encounter with a naive college student, Noriko Seyawa, unravels his guarded solitude, forcing him to confront his fear of intimacy and the buried trauma shaping his twisted philosophy on love.

Apricity

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Apricity is a story that follows Ominis, a young man struggling to complete a song his late mother wrote but never finished. Set in an empty bar, the story unfolds as Ominis encounters Lucy, who helps him rediscover the melody—— and the memories—— that connect him to his past. Through music, Ominis finds closure and warmth in a world without his mother, highlighting the beauty of healing and human connection.

Kim Ji-young, Born 1982

October 2019 •Korean

Kim Ji-young, an ordinary woman in her 30s, suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by other women from her life, past and present.

Manželství na úvěr

November 1936 •Czech

The story of the love life of sisters Lea and Ema Pohl and the comical escapades of Kristýna Žitná, Ema's classmate.

Resonance

Invalid date •German

A young man embarks on a journey through iceland, led by the diary of his late grandfather. On their journey, he and his friend follow not only these records, but also fading memories and ancient myths.