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Aga

Aga

Dir.: Milko Lazarov
| 96 minutes

In icy northern Siberia, Nanook and Sedna struggle to maintain their traditional ways. While Nanook refuses to acknowledge their estranged daughter, Aga, Sedna misses her desperately. A mesmerizing cinematographic feat.

Queen of Hearts

Dir.: May El-Toukhy
| 127 minutes

Anne is a successful lawyer with a charming husband and twin girls. When Gustav, her husband’s teenaged son from a previous relationship moves in, Anne’s perfect family life takes a surprising turn. A beautiful and intriguing drama, intelligently directed by May El-Toukhy.

The Swallows of Kabul

Dir.: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec
| 82 minutes

In 1998 Kabul, a young couple’s love blossoms. The streets are rife with violence, but they do not lose hope until an accident causes their lives to take an irreversible turn. Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec employed a special watercolor technique to create this mesmerizing animated film. 

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Ana, mon Amour

Dir.: Călin Peter Netzer
| 127 minutes

Toma and Ana fall in love, but reality soon sets in – Ana’s anxieties surface, Toma’s father objects to the relationship. As time goes by, the line between love and dependency, intimacy and alienation, blurs. 

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A Man of Integrity

Dir.: Mohammad Rasoulof
| 117 minutes

A fish farmer’s routine is disrupted by a corrupt company with strong ties to the authorities seeking to take over every aspect of life in the region. Mohammad Rasoulof continues to explore how an authoritarian regime succeeds in silencing independent voices and provides a realistic, intense drama.

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Non-Fiction

Dir.: Olivier Assayas
| 107 minutes

Assayas’s film, starring Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet, is a witty comedy about a publisher and author who face mid-life crises, the changing literary world, and dominant wives. As the film unfolds, a level of weighty emotion is interwoven with its intellectual and comical aspects. 

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System Crasher

Dir.: Nora Fingscheidt
| 118 minutes

Nine-year-old Benni is a violent child so out-of-control she is unplaceable within the system. However, there is a spark of hope when Micha, an anger management specialist, takes her under his wing. An impressive, curious work centered upon a harrowing performance by the young Helena Zengel.