The Handmaiden (2016)
A drama starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri and Ha Jung-woo
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse ... (more)
The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
A drama starring Fares Fares, Mari Malek and Mohamed Yousry
In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to the President’s inner circle.
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This Is Our Land (2017)
A drama starring Émilie Dequenne, André Dussollier and Guillaume Gouix
Pauline, a devoted and generous home help nurse, raises her two children alone, while also looking after her father, a former steelworker. Taking advantage of her popularity, the directors of an extremist political party suggest she become their candidat at the mayoral elections.
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Too Hard to Handle (2016)
A drama starring Claudia Eisinger, Katja Riemann and Maren Kroymann
It's no surprise when Karo is fired. She is loud, over-emotional and egocentric, more so than the average Berliner wise-ass, says her best friend Anna. Karo is not one to give up easily, though: she opts for radical change and goes into therapy. Although her therapist advises her to keep calm, Karo throws herself into it.
Touch Me Not
A drama starring Tómas Lemarquis, Laura Benson and Christian Bayerlein
Together, a filmmaker and her characters venture into a personal research project about intimacy. On the fluid border between reality and fiction, Touch Me Not follows the emotional journeys of Laura, Tómas and Christian, offering a deeply empathic insight into their lives ... (more)