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Odette Toulemonde

2007

Odette Toulemonde

2007
5.6
Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.
Benaam

1974

Benaam

1974
7
After helping a stabbing victim to the hospital, a man begins to receive anonymous threats. The only way to save his wife and child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity.
The Announcement

2017

The Announcement

2017
6
May 22nd, 1963. Unhappy with the existing social and political situation in Turkey, a group of military officers has planned a coup d’état to take down the government in Ankara. Meanwhile in Istanbul, their conspirators have undertaken the vital mission of taking over the National Radio station and making a formal announcement about the coup. But nothing goes to plan. Faced with a number of obstacles, including a sudden rainstorm, the absence of the radio station technician, a betrayal, the lack of feedback from Ankara and their very own inefficiency, the conspirators scramble to keep their plan on track and announce the success of the coup – that is, if the coup in the capital has taken place at all.
Stalled

2023

Stalled

2023
5.3
A man spirals into insanity after a child crawls into his bathroom stall and refuses to leave.
Deadly Mom Retreat

2021

Deadly Mom Retreat

2021
7
A woman tries to move on past her divorce, she goes to a singles retreat, but begins to see that things aren't what they seem.
Zinnia Flower

2015

Zinnia Flower

2015
5
On the same day, in the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife and Ming her fiancé. In Buddhism, one is given 100 days to mourn for the dead. Like two mice lost in a labyrinth, Wei runs around in circles while Ming calmly creeps down a determined path. But the pain and sorrow linger on. With the 100th day approaching, they wonder if they'll ever be able to say goodbye.
Rosie

2019

Rosie

2019
6.2
A mother strives to shield her young family from their new reality when their landlord sells the property and renders them homeless.
Famous

2023

Famous

2023
7
Interracial brothers in the music business are opposites at life, love and sobriety. Featuring the music of rapper Friyie and the Supremes.
New Religion

2022

New Religion

2022
5.3
After her daughter's death, divorced Miyabi works as a call girl. One day, she meets a weird customer who wants to take a picture of her spine. Then, at another assignation, her feet. She soon realises that every time she allows her body to be photographed, her daughter's spirit gets closer. Soon only her eyes remain to be captured, leading to the collapse of society in this bold, visionary and unique fantasy.
Spun

2003

Spun

2003
6.6
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.
Christmas with a Kiss

2023

Christmas with a Kiss

2023
5.4
This Mahogany film follows a woman who returns home for her family’s Christmas Carnival, unexpectedly meeting a photo journalist.
Coda

2020

Coda

2020
6
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
Gossip Nation

2012

Gossip Nation

2012
Gossip Nation follows the conflicts and dramas of a community of African immigrants and refugees that have settled in Blacktown, (Sydney). The film is told primarily through ‘Kemi’, an unemployed Nigerian teen girl who unknowingly wreaks havoc in her community through gossip. Producer Daniel Okoduwa has recently been recognised as one of the 100 most influential African-Australians for his work promoting African film and music by the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA). Gossip Nation is the first Australian Nollywood film.
Summer in the Shade

2020

Summer in the Shade

2020
2.5
Summer, 1997. Twelve-year-old Grace and eleven-year-old Asta have been friends for as long as they can remember. When her father suddenly leaves, Grace’s fascination with religion and the supernatural becomes an obsession. At the end of the school holidays the girls go to stay in a cottage in the Cornish countryside with Asta’s bohemian mum, Kate. There, troubled Grace is forced to confront her demons...
Shoplifters of the World

2021

Shoplifters of the World

2021
5
1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.
The Dead Mother

1993

The Dead Mother

1993
5.9
Ismael breaks into the house of a fine art restorer and shoots the homeowner dead, leaving her daughter orphaned and traumatized for life. Years later, Ismael is working in a bar where he sees the daughter again. Paranoid that she has recognised him and will report him, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage, demanding that her hospital pay a ransom for her release. As he spends more time with her, a strange bond develops that causes him to delay the ransom request or fulfil his threats of throwing her in front of a train. But he can’t delay forever…
Neverlake

2014

Neverlake

2014
4.9
On a trip home to visit her father, Jenny is thrown into a world of mystery, horror and legend when she is called upon by 3000 year old spirits of the Neverlake to help return their lost artifacts and save the lives of missing children.
Blue

1993

Blue

1993
7
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
Last Train Home

2009

Last Train Home

2009
7.4
A family embarks on an annual tormenting journey along with 130 million other peasant workers to reunite with their distant family, and to revive their love and dignity as China soars as the world's next super power.
Arrowsmith

1931

Arrowsmith

1931
6.6
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.