Third Wheel delves into the complexities of breakups, breakdowns, friendship, and the profound struggles of heartbreak. Exploring the universal journey of learning to be 'alone' and finding oneself, Third Wheel challenges the conventions of romantic comedies and dramas, where the boy always gets the girl and they live happily ever after. In Third Wheel, Ray embarks on a different path, one uncommonly told but all too familiar in real life. By veering away from the typical tropes of the genre, this story sheds light on the underrepresented impact of learning to date yourself. It offers a fresh resolution and a universal theme that resonates with audiences from all walks of life: you cannot truly be comfortable with somebody else until you are comfortable with yourself.
The Russian invasion of the Ukrainian territories becomes the reason for a divorced pacifist father to meet his daughter, which eventually escalates into his daughter being kidnapped by the Russians. The father is willing to do anything to find his daughter.
A Ukrainian child Vania escapes from Russian occupants in order to not to be exported to Russia. He finds a girl that hides in an abandoned house. We vitness the relationship between Vania and Zlata and their attempts to survive together during the occupation.
On the eve of their wedding, a mature couple is waiting for the arrival of their adult children from previous marriages. But the reality is not what it seems.
After the parties, jobs, and hook-ups throughout their twenties and into their thirties, eight friends are trying to hold on to their group as they get older and life gets complicated. Over a series of dinners, the group deals with loyalty, loss, and an uncertain future as relationships shift and secrets are unraveled, with each dinner bringing its own dynamic-shifting announcement of reconciliation, unexpected relationships, and betrayal. The city is crumbling, the climate is changing, and worries about the future of the world are making it hard for this group of friends to stay together. But they'll come to realize everything would be much harder if they don't.
When his mother dies by suicide, Dinos returns to the village where he grew up. Confronted with the Orthodox tradition that denies her burial, he — like a modern Antigone — defies social conventions by choosing a personal ritual of farewell.
After a brutal battle, two knights wander a field of the dead, searching for the body of a fallen noble. As silence thickens and faith begins to decay, they face not just the weight of death, but the absence of divine order.
Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age. Ten years before becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar, a young Sidney Poitier arrives to sign a life-changing contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. As he becomes entangled in events larger than he imagined, Sidney is forced to make an impossible choice – one that will reshape his future, the Civil Rights Movement, and the soul of a nation. From award-winning writer Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys…), exploring integrity, betrayal, and the personal cost of success, Retrograde asks what would you sacrifice to achieve your dream? Backed by double Oscar and BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo as producer, Amit Sharma’s ‘perfectly pitched production’ (Independent) features Ivanno Jeremiah (Constellations), Stanley Townsend (Kaos) and Oliver Johnstone (Antigone).
Architecture student Paulius is faced with a moral choice, after discovering his beloved professor is one of the creatures wanted by police and hunted by Paulius’ vigilante friends.
As the custody decision for her son approaches, a woman on the edge struggles to navigate her volatile relationship with her sister — and her even more volatile relationship with herself.
On the border between Greece and Albania, Karafil searches for a tree he planted when he first emigrated five decades ago. However, without any clear memories of the initial crossing, the search proves harder than he ever imagined.
Clara is a teenager growing up in a small indigenous community high in the Andes. Her adoptive mother, a midwife who took her in as a baby, has taught her the ancient songs used to guide women through childbirth, melodies passed down for generations, believed to bring new life safely into the world. But while her voice carries on this tradition, her dreams lie elsewhere: she longs to leave the mountains behind and become a folkloric music star in the big city.
Dane, a driver in N’Djamena, hits a nine-year-old pupil walking home from school and takes him to the hospital. When he comes back the next day, he is told that the child has died. He pays a heavy price for his mistake. A few months later, he meets out of fate the boy he thought he killed.
On the cusp of his 50th birthday, Nacer Belkacem dreams of a better life. Yet, over the years, he has built himself an enviable position in the eyes of all: a loving family man, a happy husband, a model employee, and a respected citizen in his community. But the veneer is cracking. Beneath a seemingly perfect surface, Nacer has racked up expenses, made questionable investments, and is up to his neck in debt. On the brink of ruin, he devises a desperate plan to try to pull himself out of the water. You only have one life to earn your way to heaven...
After his soulmate suddenly leaves him, a reclusive young man struggles to reconnect with the world. An enthusiastic waitress takes it upon herself to help him, sparking a journey of healing and self-discovery.
Ali and Amir are inseparable fraternal twins with a telepathic bond. The brothers are forced to fend for themselves when their father abandons them after remarrying a younger bride. The arrival of a new teacher, Lara, tests their brotherly bond.