Un p'tit truc en plus
Touching French comedy in which a father and son who have robbed a jewellery shop end up in a holiday camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities. Was a huge hit in French cinemas.
My Favourite Cake
A heartwarming tale about a lonely elderly Iranian widow searching for new love, hoping to bake her favourite cake for a special someone in her apartment. Winner of the International Film Critics' Award at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.
Conclave
Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci shine in Edward Berger's film adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller in which cardinals gather at the Vatican for the most secretive election in the world: that of a new pope.
Waarom Wettelen
Black comedy in which a motley crew sets off on foot to bury Christine – in accordance with her final will – in the totally unknown village of Wettelen. Directorial debut by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst (The Misfortunates).
Queendom - English subtitled
Born and raised in Magadan, a city notorious for its gulag past in Russia’s far east, 21-year-old non-binary Gena pairs radical performance art with activism. At the risk of her own life.
The Substance
The sensation of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was this hyper-stylised body horror film starring Demi Moore as a fitness instructor who goes to extremes in her pursuit of eternal youth, with grotesque consequences.
The Outrun
Sensitive drama starring Saoirse Ronan as a young woman who, after a stay in rehab, loses herself in the pristine nature and solitude of Scotland’s Orkney Islands trying to find joy in life again.
Anora
Screwball comedy by Sean Baker (The Florida Project) about an erotic dancer hired by a Russian billionaire’s son to play his girlfriend; the start of a hilarious adventure. Winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes.