In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1

2021

Telugu

7.6

♡ 64

75%

Sukumar Director

Jagadish as

Fahadh Faasil as Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS

Mime Gopi as Chennai Murugan

Allu Arjun as Pushpa Raj

As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.

About Dry Grasses

2023

Turkish

7.7

♡ 35

92%

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director

Nalan Kuruçim as Kevser

Cengiz Bozkurt as Nail

Merve Dizdar as Nuray

Deniz Celiloglu as Samet

A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.

National Theatre Live: Prima Facie

2022

English

9.1

♡ 13

97%

Justin Martin Director

Jodie Comer as Tessa

Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.

Lucky

2017

English

7.3

♡ 56

97%

John Carroll Lynch Director

Tom Skerritt as Fred

Barry Shabaka Henley as Joe

Harry Dean Stanton as Lucky

James Darren as Paulie

Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.

20,000 Species of Bees

2023

Spanish

7.0

93%

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Director

Patricia López Arnaiz as Ane

Goize Blanco as Dependienta Maider

Itziar Lazkano as Lita

Ane Gabarain as Lourdes

Lucía is an eight-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she is trans. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at the same time reflect on their own femininity.

Leo

2023

Tamil

7.2

♡ 32

82%

Lokesh Kanagaraj Director

Sanjay Dutt as Antony Das

Babu Antony as Antony's henchman

Anurag Kashyap as Daniel

Joseph Vijay as Leo Das / Parthiban

Parthiban, a cafe owner, lives with his family in Himachal Pradesh. Things take an absurd turn for him when he gets in the way of a drug cartel.

My Dead Friend Zoe

2024

English

6.5

♡ 11

94%

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

powerful

support group

War

Kyle Hausmann-Stokes Director

Ed Harris as Dale

Morgan Freeman as Dr. Cole

Gloria Reuben as Kris

Sonequa Martin-Green as Merit

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.