Mufid, a 14-year-old boy plays football with his friends in an area guarded by a military drone. He misses a shot and makes the ball disappear behind a hill. He doesn't want to go looking for her, but there's no choice.
Marianne and Günter, a married couple in their seventies, have completely forgotten why they once fell in love with each other. On their wedding day, they want to get their memories back using a supposed "miracle pill" against forgetfulness.
Deseo follows Selene, a Spanish woman living in New York, on an evening in Williamsburg. Unsatisfied with her own life and intrigued by a woman she meets that night, Selene seizes an opportunity to "help" this woman in need, immersing herself in her reality. The line between helping without asking and taking advantage of her then becomes blurry.
After the death of their son in a car accident, Ana and Pablo decide to move to the mountains to open a country house. Their best friends, Guille and Bea, have come from the city for the opening dinner, but something goes wrong. A strange aurora borealis leaves them isolated, while Guille suffers a sort of attack, severely injures another, and tells an alternate version of their lives: he knows only Ana, his partner according to him, who died in the accident, but not their son, who is still alive. At first, they will think Guille is crazy, but gradually they will begin to wonder if what he says might be real.
Nora is worried because she’s performing in a play at her school, but being bullied by her classmates make her face something much more important: being accepted by her dad. The following 17 minutes will change their relationship forever.
A prehistoric family's desperate search for a mythical source of life turns to tragedy when the egos and obsessions of its male members rise to the surface.
Following a bust-up with her girlfriend, Emilia returns from the city to her mother's village, somewhere in Patagonia. Her mother isn't overjoyed about Emilia's return, as this disrupts her peaceful existence. Emilia tries to decide how she wants to carry on with her life, but is confronted with people and feelings from her past. Bored and frustrated, or just looking for intimacy, she seduces a number of men, including her childhood sweetheart, but also falls in love with a girl at the school where she teaches gym – an obsession that distracts her from her broken heart and musings about the future. In his first feature, director César Sodero contrasts Emilia's inner restlessness with the immutability of Patagonia. He does this using images of impressive landscapes, natural dialogue and telling non-verbal communication. Surrounded by the peace and beauty of nature, inner chaos gradually gives way to acceptance and self-awareness.
Infidelity drama, male egos, lost dogs in Startsladden favorite Stefan Constantinescu’s arthouse gem about a man consumed by jealousy who risks losing everything while searching for the truth.
Noah, in his final year of high school, decides to sign up for a dating app after recommendations from his best friend. There, he will make a charming meeting, Diego, a boy of the same age who, unlike him, is not yet ready to take the leap. The relationship between the two boys who communicate only through the application becomes more and more powerful as the days go by and the idea of meeting in real life is quickly essential. Noah is going to experience the intense stress of a first romantic encounter. This is if Diego decides to take the leap and come to the meeting.
Inspired by Lucian Blaga's eponymous dramatic work written in 1927, the story follows the life of the legendary master Manole and his team of builders who are hired to construct a monastery in a remote and inaccessible area. As the construction progresses, Manole faces various challenges and obstacles, as well as the pressure to create a durable and beautiful building. As the work progresses, Manole finds himself in the midst of a dilemma: in order to reinforce the construction, he is forced to sacrifice something very dear to him. This act of sacrifice is central to the story and raises profound themes such as art, devotion, and the human limits of sacrifice.
Leonardo Oviedo is an ambitious theatre director, whose plays haven’t accomplished the success he dreamt of. Seeking for some recognition, he decides to write a play for four characters; a one-performance only, where all actors have to die onstage. On that matter, he casts an old has-been actor, who is an alcoholic, a fat actress, an endearing and intellectually disabled boy and a black actor, who has only been cast for the color of his skin. The play brings on a media hype never seen before, is an instant success and everyone is eager for the opening night. Whit defenders and detractors, the whole country talks about Leonardo Oviedo, and he will be willing to get to the very end, to fulfill this sickening artistic ideal.
After a heart attack, Luís (60) experiences the threat of death for the first time, as well as the impact of aging on his body. Scared, he decides to retreat to a mountain house belonging to his ex-husband Galo (60). Luís intends to move away from what he desires the most: his young boyfriend Mario (23), although the boy is unwilling to let him go like that. In the same mountain refuge where he spent his childhood, Luís will be forced to confront his fear of death and old age, while he fights against the desire of keeping Mario by his side.
In a 'no tech' future, 12 year old Mila must disguise herself as a boy in order to exact revenge on her father’s family for enslaving her and her mother.
The film is about a college student Ashutosh life for science & innovation. His mentor Akash always guides and motivates him. Will he take the right DECISION?
Vlad, 38, works as a tour guide on cruise ships. When he started work ten years ago, he left behind a failed relationship and a small child: Max, his son, who is now almost a teenager. Vlad happens to come back to Romania for a week and tries to connect with his son and make up for the lost time.
Sara is a judge very committed to the cases she hears in her office. After meeting David, a young artist, on the beach, she must make decisions about her work and her relationship with Lucas, her husband. Sara, through the force of the sea, wants to achieve spaces of freedom. The encounters with a Caribbean woman, Rosa, and an enigmatic man from the city, Virgilio, will be decisive in resolving her personal dilemmas and better understanding the meaning of justice in a society indifferent to the most marginalized people and with enormous inequality.
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