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Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band. Everything seems to set them apart, except their love of music. Sensing his brother’s exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate, while Jimmy begins to dream of a different life…

“A sunny comedy-drama illuminated by Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin“ Le Figaro

“A veritable box office machine, Emmanuel Courcol’s fourth film offers a perfect blend of social satire and family drama“ Les Inrocks

“This feel-good movie strikes just the right tone, or rather the right harmony, between laughter and drama, right up to its final, deeply moving movement“ Le Journal du Dimanche

Executive producer: Martin Scorsese

Pablo is a university professor married with two children. He begins a secret affair with a student without imagining the consequences. At the same time, Natalia, a female university professor, married with two daughters, jumps into a secret romance with a male student, without thinking about the outcome. Two stories that are interspersed and mirrored: one starring a man, the other a woman.

“An exploration of the sexism and misogyny that permeates relationships both at home and in the workplace, pic offers a timely look at feminism, sexism, and the subtle ways these issues affect both men and women, all through the microcosm of two marriages” – Variety

“Murga looks at those lives suddenly altered by the emergence of extraneous bodies with delicacy and a very fine power of observation, two recognized qualities of her cinema and her way of seeing the world” – La Nación

Something is haunting Andrea, but no one can see it with the naked eye, not even herself. Twenty years ago, ten thousand kilometers away, the same presence terrorized Marie. Camila was the only person who could understand what was happening to her, but no one believed them. When they face this oppressive threat, all three hear the same thing: a wailing.

“The dramatic execution is steely and super-controlled, Martín-Calero making ingenious use of space, in particular with cleverly seeded glimpses of a mysterious apartment, the locale for the film’s climactic revelations” – Screen International

Sicily, early 2000s. After serving several years in prison for Mafia-related crimes, Catello, a long-serving politician, has lost everything. When the Italian Secret Service “persuades” him to help capture Matteo, the last major Mafia boss still on the run, whom Catello has known since he was a boy, he sees an opportunity to stage a comeback. A shrewd man of a hundred masks, a tireless illusionist who turns truth into falsehood and falsehood into truth, Catello begins a correspondence with the fugitive, as unique as it is improbable, exploiting the younger man’s emotional emptiness. A gamble which, with one of the most wanted criminals in the world, is always going to involve a degree of risk…

“Servillo is impressive as this slippery, slightly ridiculous but sharp-witted man. Germano is authentically dangerous as the big shot in hiding” – Screen International

Top local film at the Italian box office during first two weeks of release!

67-year-old Edgar is the most successful elderly comedian in Germany. Every evening on stage, he makes fun of everything that concerns older people: failed relationships, ungrateful children, a declining libido, rapidly deteriorating health, general uselessness and imminent death. But as soon as the show is over, what’s left is a man who is really lonely and tries to fill his empty evenings with groupies and alcohol. When, after 25 years, he meets his ex-wife Eva again, who is terminally ill with cancer, the two begin to fall in love again against all odds and Eva decides to accompany Edgar on his comedy tour.

Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression… until Marie-Claude’s son gets out of prison.

“An elegant, slippery game of tonal bait-and-switch” – Variety

“François Ozon’s talent for directing actors is admirable. Hélène Vincent and Josiane Balasko are brilliant, forming a heartbreaking duo” – Les Inrockuptibles

A captivating young woman agrees to work as a maid in an affluent household. With her unique charm, she sparks attraction in each member of the family, but soon discovers that behind their seemingly happy lives lies unexpected complexity.

Premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery section (devoted to directorial debuts) this is an exploration of class, gender politics and the laws of attraction by Argentina’s newest major talent, director Mariana Wainstein, featuring a stellar cast.  Don’t be fooled by first impressions – this powerful film is a truly thought-provoking, expertly observed and tightly scripted piece of modern cinema.

“the best kind of thriller, one that forces its audience to maintain rapt attention.  Wainstein and Suárez superbly reveal the pathos behind an enigmatic and tantalizing lead character” – Variety

“Wainstein leaves the mystery of what might happen next up to the viewer” – Cineuropa

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On December 20^th, 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. The streets are alive with demonstrations, students mock the regime through art, and New Year’s shows glorify Ceausescu. Yet, behind closed doors, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police.

Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected (and unexpectedly humorous) ways. As tensions reach a boiling point, an explosive moment brings them together, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.

“a confident and, at times, savagely funny work which captures the exhilarating impact of history in the making” – Screen International

Jasmine is 40 and has everything she ever wanted: a devoted husband, three loving sons, and a thriving hair salon just south of Naples. But after her father’s death, she experiences a recurring dream in which a little girl runs into her arms, offering Jasmine a new sense of fulfilment which she can’t ignore. She decides to follow her dream of having a daughter and dives headfirst into the challenging world of international adoption, risking her marriage, her sons’ well-being, and her own moral compass along the way. The entire family is in crisis, until they finally realize that the only way out is together.

Based on true events and featuring non-professional actors portraying their own lives, VITTORIA delves deep into the complexities of family dynamics and the seemingly irrational desires of the human psyche.

“grounded in an intensely real place but with more than a touch of the fable about a story which is scripted with admirable efficiency” – Screen International

An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.

From one of Latin America’s most important directors: Buenos Aires Vice Versa; Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves starrer The Lake House; No somos animales, with John Cusack.

The Maynards and their children lead an almost perfect billionaire family life. Amon is a passionate hunter, but it’s not animals he shoots, as the family’s wealth allows them to live free from consequences.

“Like a (less violent) version of ‘American Psycho’ presented in the ironic, arm’s-length style of double Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund“ – Variety

“Mixes a spikily provocative edge with pleasingly poisonous glamour“ – Screen International

Carole enjoys a tranquil life in rural France, where she teaches English. Her world crumbles when she learns that her son, Martin, who is conducting research for his Ph.D. in Indonesia, has been arrested for drug trafficking and could be sentenced to death. Convinced of his innocence, Carole discovers that Martin is, in fact, a crucial witness to crimes committed by powerful palm oil producers. To save her son, she decides to attend the trial and confront the powerful lobbies protecting the interests of the so-called “biofuels”. She soon realizes that to rescue Martin she will have to unmask the forces endangering the environment and human lives.