الغريب (2021)

Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

Questo sincero documentario del pluripremiato regista Mai Masri esplora l'amicizia duratura che si sviluppa tra due ragazze palestinesi: Mona, nata e cresciuta nel campo profughi di Shatila a Beirut, e Manar, che vive nel campo profughi di Dheisha sotto il controllo di Israele. Le due ragazze iniziano la loro amicizia come amiche di penna, condividendo le somiglianze e le differenze di vita nei due campi profughi. Mona e Manar possono finalmente incontrarsi faccia a faccia al confine tra Libano e Israele durante il ritiro di Israele dal Libano meridionale. Ma quando la seconda intifada scoppia improvvisamente intorno a loro poco dopo, entrambe le ragazze devono affrontare cambiamenti strazianti nelle loro vite.

A Rock and a Hard Place

Tom is a small-time drifter without a care in the world until he finds himself trapped on a dangerous, remote island and infatuated with a mysterious young woman who seems part beautiful innocent, part not-so-innocent.

Military Strongholds: Megastructures of Genius

In the heart of central Europe are some of the world’s most impenetrable military strongholds. In France, 160 megastructure fortresses still line the country’s borders 3 centuries after they were constructed. As solid as ever, how did they withstand attack after attack? Was the secret in their materials? Their shape? In fact, the strength and resilience of these megastructures is due to the genius of one man: Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban.

The Medicine Man

The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help.

Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

A fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings to its unbridled commoditization, the doc exposes a foundational story few Americans understand as their own.

Birthday

Sky Arts’ adaptation of Joe Penhall’s 2012 Royal Court play Birthday sees Mangan reprise the role of Ed who endures a caesarian birth with his high-flying wife by his side.

The Show-Off

Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.

Le fils du comique

Always egocentric and in search of good words, always an assumed homosexual, but this time in couple with a companion whom he loves to martyr, it is now his desire to have a child that will be the crux of the story. He wants a son and he has promised him to two women: Sylvie, his best friend, and Isabelle, the promising actress in his next play! A real battle of "females" will then oppose the two young women, each of a very assertive nature... Five characters who tear each other apart for our greatest pleasure.

White Room

Norm, an aimless writer, witnesses the murder of rock video star Madelaine X and feels guilty, as he did nothing to prevent it. At Madelaine’s funeral, he meets a mysterious woman in black with unexplained connections to the deceased singer.

Box Cutters

A young woman recalls a day when she was attacked by three men on her way home, but daily life must resume its course.

Rosso di sera

Mentre l'intera nazione degli Stati Uniti è in subbuglio sociale, politico e sanitario, tre protagonisti vivono la loro vita cercando di raggiungere i loro sogni sotto lo stesso cielo, quello di Las Vegas.

Il falco reale

In epoca medievale Thomas, quattordici anni, vive con il padre, la sorellina Agatha e il vecchio Methodeus nella foresta vicino al castello del potente Balador. Alla morte del padre Methodeus va al castello in cerca di lavoro, Thomas lo accompagna scoprendo un nuovo mondo.

Where We Belong

For Alyssia and Ilaria, every farewell is also a reunion. Just a while ago they were at the Italian Mediterranean coast, now here they are standing at a parking lot in front of an Esso gas station, waiting for their father’s car to appear around the corner. Affectionately, they bid their mother good-bye for now. The two sisters’ parents are separated. Just like Carleton, Sherazade and Thomas, the two girls have found their own way of dealing with the situation.

Makoto-chan

A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.

Tulips

The story of male friendship, vitality and the joy of living, even after turning 60 years old. When one of the three friends is taken to hospital, the others are there for him.