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Marion Bridge

After years of estrangement, three sisters—Agnes, Louise, and Rose—reunite in their rural Nova Scotia hometown as their mother lies dying. Each sister carries her own burdens: Agnes struggles with addiction, Louise is restless and searching for purpose, and Rose, the most responsible, tries to hold the family together. As they confront their shared hist...

Ratcatcher

Set against the grim backdrop of 1970s Glasgow during a garbage workers' strike, Ratcatcher is a haunting coming-of-age drama from director Lynne Ramsay. The film follows 12-year-old James Gillespie, a quiet boy grappling with guilt after a playmate’s accidental drowning. As his working-class neighborhood sinks into filth and neglect, James...

Austeria

Jerzy Kawalerowicz's Austeria is a profound and haunting chamber drama, a eulogy for a world on the brink of extinction. Set in August 1914, the film unfolds almost in real-time within the claustrophobic confines of a small inn (austeria) perched on the border of the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires. As the Great War erupts, the innkeeper, an aging Jew named Tag,...

Landscape in the Mist

Landscape in the Mist, two young siblings, Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and Alexandros (Michalis Zeke), embark on a desperate and poetic journey across Greece in search of their estranged father, whom they believe lives in Germany. Armed only with a few clues and unwavering hope, they traverse a surreal and often harsh landscape, encountering a series of enigmatic strangers—some kind, some d...

Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man is a captivating and deeply moving documentary that unravels the mysterious tale of Rodriguez, a forgotten American musician whose haunting melodies and poetic lyrics faded into obscurity in the early 1970s—only to unknowingly become a legend halfway across the world.

In Detroit, Rodriguez recorded two soulful folk-rock albums that, despite critical acclaim...