20 Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades)

Bardo is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit. The folly of his memories and fears have decided to pierce through the present, filling his everyday life with a sense of bewilderment and wonder. With both emotion and abundant laughter, Silverio grapples with universal yet intimate questions about identity, success, mortality, the history of Mexico and the deeply emotional familial bonds he shares with his wife and children. Indeed, what it means to be human in these very peculiar times.

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19 Gangubai Kathiawadi

A little girl is sold to brothel of Rashmibai who is forcefully asked to enter the business of flesh trade.When the girl doesn’t agree Rashmibai is finally forced to take help of Gangubai Kathiawadi.Gangubai Kathiawadi aka Ganga who wanted to be an actress and years back eloped to Bombay with her boyfriend Ramnik who sold her at brothel of Shelia Masi.

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18 Holy Spider

In Holy Spider, we follow family man Saeed as he embarks on his own religious quest to “cleanse” the holy Iranian city of Mashhad of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. After murdering several women, he grows ever more desperate about the lack of public interest in his divine mission.

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17 Four to Dinner (Quattro metà)

A happily married couple argues for the existence of soulmates, and what that term really even means. By pairing up four of their single friends and telling different variations on the same stories, we see how the many seasons of life call for various partners, and how the idea of “soulmates” really plays into who we end up with.

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16 Das letzte Opfer (Klienten)

When the experienced and well-reputed psychologist Susanne greets the last client of the day, Mark, she is expecting a meeting like any other. But when Mark turns out to be a notorious serial killer, Susanne realizes that the next hour will change her life forever. Mark gives her an ultimatum: Unless she cures him, she will be his next victim. For every grain of sand that passes through the hourglass, the noose tightens, and an intense life-and death race commences.

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15 Broker (Beurokeo | 브로커)

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

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14 The Passengers of the Night (Les passagers de la nuit)

On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home. With them, Talulah experiences the warmth of a family for the first time. Although she suddenly disappears, her free spirit has a lasting influence. Elisabeth and her children grow in confidence and begin to take risks, changing the trajectory of their lives.

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13 Waiting for Bojangles (En attendant Bojangles)

A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents Camille and Georges, and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment each night, Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favorite song, “Mr. Bojangles.” At home, there is only room for fun, fantasy and friends. But as his mesmerizing and unpredictable mother descends deeper into her own mind, it is up to Gary and Georges to keep her safe.

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12 Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)

From two-time Palme d’Or-winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on the trials of the young and dispossessed.

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11 No Bears (Khers nist)

Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.

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