Four Daughters
Interesting hybrid of documentary and feature film about a family that lost two rebellious teenage daughters to the lure of IS. Director Kaouther Ben Hania replaces the daughters with actresses and completes the family again.
The Beast
Lynchian science fiction thriller about the influence of artificial intelligence on humans, set in a future where human emotions are deemed a threat. With Léa Seydoux and George MacKay.
Challengers
New film by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) about tennis coach Tashi trying to get her husband Art – a tennis champion out of shape – back on top. Tensions run high when Art faces off against Tashi’s ex.
The Stones and Brian Jones
Documentary about the sad decline of Rolling Stones guitarist and founder Brian Jones, whose life ended far too soon.
Radical
Mexican drama about a teacher who uses radical methods to give underprivileged young children a better future. Winner of the Festival Favorite Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
Terrestrial Verses
A satirical drama in nine chapters showing the Kafkaesque absurdity of daily life in Iran, and the despairing interactions of ordinary citizens with the government or people in positions of authority.
La Chimera - English subtitled
Wonderful, fairy-tale drama by Alice Rohrwacher (Lazzaro Felice, Le Meraviglie) about the fortunes of a young archaeologist who becomes entangled in the web of the tombaroli, illegal robbers of Etruscan tombs.
Spirited Away - English subtitled
Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki broke through to Western audiences with this Golden Bear and Oscar-winning film about a girl who ends up in an abandoned amusement park full of ghosts and gods during a family outing.
Patrick and the Whale
Nature documentary about the extraordinary bond between cameraman Patrick Dykstra and the sperm whale Dolores. Dykstra has been studying whales all his life and has learned how to get as close to them as possible.
Before Midnight - Linklater in focus
In the (final?) part of the Before film series, Jesse and Celine are on holiday in sunny Greece, but the daily grind has left its mark on their relationship.
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Documentary on legendary jazz drummer, bebop pioneer and civil rights activist Max Roach (1924-2007). In collaboration with Jazz Maastricht.
Boyhood - Linklater in focus
Richard Linklater’s opus magnum follows the life of an ordinary American boy over a twelve-year period. We see protagonist Ellar Coltrane literally growing up.
Challengers
New film by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) about tennis coach Tashi trying to get her husband Art – a tennis champion out of shape – back on top. Tensions run high when Art faces off against Tashi’s ex.
Call Me by Your Name
Tender drama about the budding romance between a seventeen-year-old boy and a somewhat older man in the sun-drenched Italian countryside. Reprise on the occasion of the upcoming release of Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s new film.
The Zone of Interest - English subtitled
Jonathan Glazer (Under The Skin) shows the banality of evil in this impressive war drama about a Nazi who lives with his family in a spacious dream house right next to Auschwitz. Winner of two Oscars, including Best International Feature Fi...