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Aïcha not only offers a glimpse into the life of the main character Aya but also exposes the tensions within Tunisian society. What would you do if you suddenly had the chance to start a new life with a clean slate?

Ten years after becoming best friends and roommates, Chris (35) and Lluis (34) embark on a 600-kilometre hiking trip through the Scottish Highlands.

Mara rekindles her friendship with Matt. What do you do when you run into someone from your past? That’s the question Mara, a literature professor in Toronto, asks herself when Matt, her college buddy, suddenly reappears in her life. An intense portrait of a friendship that comes close to becoming a romance but never fully crosses that line, this film has never before been shown in the Netherlands.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, one of Japan’s most influential filmmakers, Ran stands as the culmination of his lifelong fascination with history, human nature, and the chaos of war. Inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear and Japanese history, Ran follows Tatsuya Nakadai as the aging warlord Hidetora Ichimonji, whose decision to divide his kingdom among his sons sparks betrayal, destruction, and madness. Renowned for its breathtaking cinematography, the film features meticulously choreographed battle scenes and a masterful use of color, deeply influenced by Kurosawa’s background as a painter.

In the heart of the Nepalese Himalayas, the strong-willed Pema enters into a polyandrous marriage with Tashi and his two younger brothers. They live in harmony, but when Tashi fails to return from a trading journey to Lhasa, the legitimacy of Pema’s unborn child is called into question by the community. Determined to prove her love and purity, she sets out in search of Tashi. Yet as the journey unfolds, Pema becomes increasingly entangled in a spiritual quest for meaning. With every step, she moves closer to self-discovery and liberation.

Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a baseball prodigy in his school days, but playing is no longer an option for him. Other than that, life’s going pretty well: he has a great girlfriend (Zoë Kravitz), works behind the bar at a pub in New York, and the baseball team he supports is performing surprisingly well in the league. When his neighbor, punk rocker Russ (Matt Smith), asks him to look after his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself dealing with a colorful parade of grim gangsters.

What if the real threat is invisible, lurking deep beneath the surface, and you only realize it when it’s already too late? In Jaws, Steven Spielberg pushes suspense to the breaking point. A film that not only terrified audiences but also changed the world of cinema forever. 

The life of perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch) seems simple: a successful career, a loving marriage, wonderful children. But beneath the façade of their so-called ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions soar, a simmering mix of fierce competition and hidden resentment begins to take hold.