Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.

The Unknown Saint

2019

Arabic

6.5

♡ 7

93%

Alaa Eddine Aljem Director

Rachid El Adouani as Le pèlerin

Anas El Baz as The doctor

Ahmed Yarziz as The hairdresser

Younes Bouab as The thief

Following a stint behind bars, a thief returns to where he buried his loot, only to find that his hiding spot is now a shrine to an unknown saint.

The Match Factory Girl

1990

Finnish

7.5

♡ 11

100%

parent child relationship

poison

Aki Kaurismäki Director

Silu Seppälä as Iris Rukka's brother

Erkki Friman as Member of dance band

Ismo Keinänen as Policeman

Marja Packalén as The doctor

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

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