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Shams, an Uber driver in Jeddah, is a single mother with two obsessions: her only child, Makki, and her African desserts. Shams struggles to convince Makki to follow the traditional path of marriage and to show any interest in her desserts. In fact, Makki’s passion unravels as he decides to participate in a hip-hop competition, which could lead to winning an extended trip to France and separate them for the first time in their lives. Shams is forced to decide which is more important: losing her son or finding herself.
The introverted Otto is moving in with his cousin. After a night out, they end up in the clutches of a criminal culprit which sends them into a gloomy and criminal world. The boys have to fight for their lives, friendship and morality.
Yakup, a Turkish music teacher seeking political asylum in New York, is trying to keep his head above water as he navigates the US immigration system. Working illegally in a restaurant kitchen with a lively group of fellow immigrants, he is laser focused on laying the groundwork to bring his wife and daughter abroad. In a desperate attempt to expedite the process, he seeks help from a group of shady fellow countrymen who resort to risky methods to get people out of Turkey. But things quickly go sideways and chances to reunite with his loved ones deteriorate by the minute.
After seeing a boy she likes before church, Amber sneaks out to the Sunday school bathroom during the service and is given her first kiss.
A struggling contractor risks his young sons' well-being to cut a sweet deal.
11-year-old Iris learns her estranged father, Aris, is back in town for his own father’s funeral. Determined to know him, Iris tracks him down to a dilapidated shipyard, where he’s been keeping to himself. What begins as a stubborn attempt to reconnect slowly unfolds into a fragile bond.
A boy is offered a job at a farm not knowing he's being lured to his execution. Inspired by the False Positives scandal in Colombia.
Tarek has been refused asylum in Denmark and has chosen to flee with his two younger brothers to avoid repatriation. Without a destination and with little money left, they travel south towards Germany. On their way they find a kitten that gives the young siblings a semblance of normality. But when they run out of food, frustrations erupt between the brothers and Tarek is forced to find a solution to the problem.
The loss of a loved one, the grief, the risk of yellow skin, and a coffin, that is too much for Karl to face. Then it's much easier to fix a broken lamp. Karl meets Torben, a destined brother. An absurd, humorous, and melodic meeting between two old men captured by grief.
An orphan teenage pickpocket working the trains of Mumbai along with his gang, embarks on a life-altering journey when faced by the daughter of one of his victims who's committed suicide after being robbed.
A woman is forced to confront her elderly husband’s physical deterioration when they meet to sign their divorce papers.
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not much help either. But their friendship with Malik, a boy of Billie’s age, frees them from their shackles. Together they embark on a journey full of intense moments of freedom. The colourful, emotional world of the three young people is depicted in kaleidoscopic black and white imagery, which opens space for their own notions of childhood. Alexandre Rockwell's tale portrays a profound sense of solidarity and deep love: for cinema and Billie Holiday, and also for risk and adventure.
A small town paper delivery boy sees the world in a different light when he peeks through his neighbor's window.
At his brother's wedding, the best man attempts to deliver his speech after an encounter in the hotel bathroom with the father of the bride.
Sten is an old man who lives isolated from society. His life is uneventful, days indistinguishable from one another, only punctuated by his few daily habits and the feeding of his fish. Fish, however, do not live forever and their demise means breaking the spell of isolation and inviting reality inside his home.
On his first hunting trip with his father, a boy grapples with the rituals of performative masculinity and the challenges that come with growing up.
Israel is sealed off after the outbreak of a deadly virus and Gaza has become the safest place in the region, leaving a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend trapped on the wrong side of the border. With no one else to turn to, they must entrust two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for much needed cash. What follows is a hilarious culture clash comedy-adventure as the couple desperately try everything to get back home.
Upon returning to his hometown to investigate the murder of a young girl, Lieutenant Zhang falls into the memories of his youth in the city.
During the Easter holidays, the intimate relationship between a 12-year-old boy and his mother comes to an end when the boy experiences his first sexual awakening.
Marta, a young Venezuelan mother, immigrates to Brazil. During her journey, she meets a struggling young couple. The couple has a baby and Marta the ability to breastfeed.
