Valley of Shadows 2017

Valley of Shadows 2017

Valley of Shadows 2017

Valley of Shadows 2017
Skyggenes dal (original title)
1h 31m | Drama, Horror, Mystery | 20 October 2017 (Norway)

Storyline:

Between the sea and the mountains in a small village in Norway, Aslak (6) lives with his mother Astrid. A tragic event occurs that Aslak can’t quite understand and Astrid struggles to handle. In a quest for answers, Aslak ventures into the dark forest behind his house. Is what happens on his journey merely a boy’s imagination or is it reality? VALLEY OF SHADOWS is a film in the tradition of Scandinavian Gothic.

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Achoura 2018

Achoura 2018

Achoura 2018

Achoura 2018
1h 33m | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | December 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

Three friends who had lost contact meet again when one of their friends, who disappeared twenty five years ago, suddenly comes back into their lives. Together, they will have to confront the terrifying events of their youth and fight a monstrous creature born from a horrible legend.

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Stop-Zemlia 2021

Stop-Zemlia 2021

Stop-Zemlia 2021

Stop-Zemlia 2021
2h 2m | Drama | 20 January 2022 (Ukraine)

Storyline:

An introverted high-school girl Masha sees herself as an outsider unless she hangs around with Yana and Senia who share her non-conformist status. While she is trying to navigate through an intense time of the pre-graduation year, Masha falls in love that forces her to leave her comfort zone. From a debutant Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai, a deeply personal story about self-discovery and the patience it requires.

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The Niklashausen Journey 1970

The Niklashausen Journey 1970

The Niklashausen Journey 1970

The Niklashausen Journey 1970
Die Niklashauser Fart (original title)
1h 30m | Drama | 26 October 1970 (West Germany)

Storyline:

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the “Black Monk” in a leather jacket. The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The “Black Monk” suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.

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Coming Clean 2020

Coming Clean 2020

Coming Clean 2020

Coming Clean 2020
1h 11m | Drama | 9 April 2020 (UK)

Storyline:

From the heart of the Amazon comes this exclusive LGBTQ+ compilation from emerging Latin American directors from Brazil and Peru. These thought-provoking shorts prove that universal social themes have no borders.

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Monica and Friends: Lessons 2021

Monica and Friends: Lessons 2021

Monica and Friends: Lessons 2021

Monica and Friends: Lessons 2021
Turma da Mônica: Lições (original title)
1h 37m | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 30 December 2021 (Brazil)

Storyline:

Monica and friends try to play hooky and it backfires. Now, they must face the consequences throughout a journey where they must learn valuable lessons about the real value of friendship.

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Toña machetes 1985

Toña machetes 1985

Toña machetes 1985

Toña machetes 1985
2h 2m | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 31 January 1985 (Mexico)

Storyline:

A powerful and wealthy woman one day finds her abandoned son, roughly seven years old, returned to her by her father (the boy’s grandfather). Of course, the boy is a stranger to her. At first, our rather bitchy heroine treats the boy harshly, but with time she develops a loving relationship with him, and the new man she’s engaged to. Trouble is, a former lover has a score to settle with her and the boy finds himself in the middle of a murderous squabble.

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Hans Staden 1999

Hans Staden 1999

Hans Staden 1999

Hans Staden 1999
1h 32m | Biography, Drama, History | 31 July 1999 (Portugal)

Storyline:

On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to survive he tries to convince the Indians that he is not Portuguese (their enemies) but a friend of the French (their allies), and that his God would be very angry if they were to eat him.

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