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Following a terrorist attack on a bistro, Mia is struggling with her trauma. Unable to recall the events of the night, she returns to the bistro where she meets and befriends fellow survivors, while tracing one unknown person who helped her on the night. Powerful and quietly compelling.

African American classical pianist Don Shirley hires nightclub bouncer Tony Vallelonga to drive him on a concert tour of the deep south, armed with “The Negro Motorist Green Book” guide to travel during segregation. Poignant moments in a feel-good road movie.

Following the travels of Agnes Varda, the French film director, and JR, the French photographer and street artist, as they travel around France capturing images and displaying them as huge murals. A beguiling art journey full of humour, warmth and quirkiness.

After thefts from the staff room, Carla is pressured to find which of her students is culpable. She instead videos the staff room revealing an adult is guilty. However, with Carla under investigation for breaking privacy laws, the situation soon degenerates. Beautifully acted, this is a tense thriller.

Duped out of $10,000 by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, and ignored by the police, Thelma decides to set off and get her money back. With the help of her friend Ben and a gun, will she succeed? An unstoppable 93-year-old on a ‘Mission Impossible’.

Seydou and Moussa dream of escaping poverty in Senegal. Illegally travelling to Europe, they avoid prison only to be taken hostage by Libyan rebels. After escaping slavery, Seydou is forced to captain a refugee boat to Italy. A stirring and gripping modern migration odyssey.

Ila wants to be loved by her husband. Saajan just wants to be left alone. A mistaken delivery of Ila’s lunchbox intended for her husband to Saajan leads to a relationship that helps them both find new life. Questions whether you can fall in love with someone you’ve never met.

Renowned film director Lola is hired to produce a film which focuses on two estranged brothers played by distinguished actors Félix and Iván. Through increasingly bizarre tests, Félix and Iván’s rivalry becomes evident. A hilarious skewering of the movie making business.

Ellen and her sister Inger are on a coach trip to Paris. Inger announces that she suffers with schizophrenia to the group. While some are supportive, others are discriminatory. But has Inger got a hidden agenda? Will make you laugh and cry but most of all will make you think.

Accomplished cook Eugénie has worked for chef Dodin for 20 years. Over time, their relationship has grown to romance. However, will Eugénie commit to Dodin? His solution is to start cooking for her. Sumptuous, sensual and impossible to resist.

The Serbian army takes over the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia, 1995. Local UN translator Aida and her family seek shelter in the UN camp. With massacre looming, what choices can Aida make to save her family? An anti-war, tense psycho-thriller set in a deeply human context.

Filmmaker Zoe documents her childhood friend Kaz's arranged marriage. While Kaz has opted for a traditional journey to find partnership, Zoe’s dating app approach leaves her unfulfilled. Can Zoe learn something from this? A feel-good multicultural rom-com with depth.

Samuel is found dead from a fall from the second floor of the chalet where he lives with his wife Sandra and son Daniel. Sandra is suspected of murder and the trial places great strain on the mother-son relationship. This extremely well-constructed drama will keep you guessing.

Abel needs money to pay his debts so decides to marry Rosalie for her dowry. But Rosalie has a secret that she can not hide from her new husband — she is very hairy. After being rejected by her husband, Rosalie decides it is time to stop hiding. An open-hearted story about the power of self acceptance.

Based on the true story of Maria Altmann who took the Austrian government to court to seek the return of her family’s paintings which were stolen by the Nazis. Most notably the Klimt paining of her aunt "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer". Tense, inspiring and moving.

When Captain Neuville goes to war, he leaves behind fiancée Pauline. With no letters arriving, Pauline’s sister decides to write, pretending to be Neuville. When Neuville returns, how can he live up to the stories in her letters? A rip-roaring costume farce, back by popular demand.

In 1961, to show Soviet ‘cultural supremacy’, the Kirov Ballet went on tour across Europe with the sensational Rudolf Nureyev. This is the story of his defection despite the efforts of the KGB to send him back. A portrait of a complex and gifted dancer with beautiful dance scenes.

Out of work actor Etienne is recruited to teach a small group of prisoners how to act. Having decided to take the play “Waiting for Godot” on a tour outside prison, will Etienne and his troupe succeed? Crackles with charm and nervous energy.

In 2012, Maureen Kearney was beaten and raped in her own home. The distrustful police investigation accuses her of lying. Is the attack linked to Kearney’s attempts to expose secret deals with China to share nuclear power technologies? A blood-boiling injustice drama.

Chef Cheng travels to a remote Finnish village with his son to find an old friend. While at Sirkka’s café, he offers to help cook in return for help in his search. Cheng soon discovers unexpected friendship and more. A feel good “foodie” film with dreamy Lapland Landscapes.

Gilles’ lie that he is Persian saves him from execution at a Jewish concentration camp but forces him to teach the officer in charge of the kitchen Farsi. To stay alive, Gilles must keep teaching a language he doesn’t know. Extraordinary, unpredictable and memorable.

The inspiring story of Lawand, a deaf boy brought to the UK by his family who left Iraq in the hope that he can find his voice and learn to communicate with the right help. An immersive, poetic and heartfelt documentary.

When Abel’s mother announces she is going to marry recently released prisoner Michel, Abel decides to protect her. However, things go wrong when Michel, Abel and his best friend Clémence decide to pull off a heist. A screwball caper that will keep you guessing until the end.