Tied

Poor Men's Wives

January 1923 •English

Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.

Platonow

December 2015 •German

Kavalai Vendam

November 2016 •Tamil

A chef who is separated from his wife decides to win back her love after she lands up at his doorstep asking for divorce.

The Guest

November 2017 •Arabic

Even though he's been living with Fouad for three years, Malik is going to marry Halima. Since Fouad doesn't accept this marriage, which would imply a total upheaval of their everyday life, Malik makes him promise not to attend the wedding, which will take place in his parents’ village. As the ceremony approaches, the pressure builds. Will Malik choose to save face in front of his family and the wedding guests or will he choose to save the relationship with the one he loves?

Operator

October 2016 •English

Joe, a programmer and obsessive self-quantifier, and Emily, a budding comedy performer, are happily married until they decide to use one another in their work. A dark comedy about love, technology, and what can’t be programmed.

Seven Short Films About (Our) Marriage

March 2020 •English

Noah and Madison are artists who want to change the world, and they begin their marriage as most couples do - full of hope and idealism, sure that their love will solve all their problems. But marriage isn't all about the great times people post on social media. It's also about the arguments over petty stuff, and the arguments over big stuff, and the longstanding resentments that no one wants to even bring up. Seven Short Films About (Our) Marriage tells a story of raw authenticity in seven episodes spanning fourteen years of their marriage as they reckon with racism, career challenges, medical issues, and more.

Life Is a Trumpet

October 2015 •Croatian

Life Is a Trumpet has a loose jazz musician as the groom, a butcher as his father, and two families of different backgrounds whose members are not as different as one might expect.

Family Lies

March 2016 •Estonian

The film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, managed by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald, who has conducted both the orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s son-in-law Egon Rei must unexpectedly assume his duties. In addition to the baton, power and responsibility as well as the tensions in the orchestra, Egon inherits his father-in-law’s secrets and obligations from his complicated past. New lies are born out of old ones and, at some point, Egon realises that the revelation of truth might cause a real chaos. "Family Lies" by Valentin Kuik and Manfred Vainokivi is a relationship drama about elephants in the bedroom and skeletons in the closet, about small and big deceptions, half-truths and set-ups that can be found in every family’s secret chronicles.

Shrimp

September 2018 •English

Shrimp explores the strange, interwoven and often hilarious daily lives of the women and men who work and play in a Los Angeles BDSM den.

Elaha

November 2023 •German

Elaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?

The Inner Circle

January 2005 •English

When a woman is faced with her greatest fear...her husband and friends and affected in ways they had never expected.

The Cinderella Addiction

February 2021 •Japanese

Fukuura Koharu works at a child welfare office and plunges into despair overnight. Then she meets Daigo, a private-practice doctor raising his 8-year-old daughter on his own. She resolves to build a happy household, but things don't go as expected.

Creepy

June 2016 •Japanese

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.

Сколько лет, сколько зим!

October 1966 •Russian

Der Garten Eden

December 2018 •German

A completely normal modern marriage: Fabian and Daniela have now been living together for 11 years without spectacular incidents, without scandals, always faithful. Until now. Until Fabian hires his new employee: Julia. She is attractive, dynamic and does not let the bored husband out of her spell. Despite initial hesitation, he can no longer resist her and starts an affair with her.

Kikka!

October 2022 •Finnish

Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in completely to her dream of becoming a singer. Despite the scorn of the male-dominated music world, Paula recognizes the star in Kirsi and together they get her a recording contract. Kikka's career takes off when her nipple is accidentally flashed on a TV show. Kikka immediately becomes a national celebrity and one of Finland's best-selling female artists.

Marriage: Year One

October 1971 •English

A medical student marries a millionaire's daughter but insists they live on the money he earns.

Clouds

January 1992 •Portuguese

Tomás is a young teenager who fights for the leadership of a small marginal group. One night, in the world that he cannot control, his fallout leads to the death of one of the group's members. Laura, the possible witness to the crime, becomes a threat.

The Breeding

September 2018 •English

An erotic thriller about a young artist whose obsession with a taboo fetish leads to life altering consequences.

Mastram

May 2014 •Hindi

Rajaram is a small town bank clerk who dreams of travelling to Delhi and becoming a reputed writer. His litterateur aspirations are supported by none except his wife Renu.