Season 11

Pedro Almodóvar's latest film is undoubtedly one of his best - a gripping drama of parallel lives and time-travel through Spain's troubled past, all in the director's characteristically vibrant colours!

A thrilling historical drama based loosely on Jack London's novel. Rising to fame and fortune as a writer from modest roots, Martin learns that every success has its price…

A poignant story of life behind the scenes in a large Mexico City hotel. Class tensions, cultural gaps, and the struggles for power amongst the staff create a moving atmosphere.

Winner of the “best film” award at the Berlin Film Festival, this is the remarkable story of a nine year-old orphan and his adventures in contemporary Rio de Janeiro.

An absorbing and moving documentary that was filmed over three years, this film shows the life of Hatidže Muratova, one of the last independent keepers of wild bees in Europe.

Set in present day Iran, this multi-award winning drama tells four interconnected stories of men carrying out the death penalty, and its impact on them and their victims' families.

An implausible claim that “modest” amounts of alcohol in the bloodstream will improve their performance at school leads four teachers to carry out ever bolder and more unorthodox actions.

A fascinating insight into the closed-off world of orthodox Hassidic Jews, this is a powerful story of the tensions between the desires of the heart and individual freedom set against social duties and family expectations.

A true story, based on the healer Jan Mikoláš, about a man who cured hundreds of people using plant-based remedies, attracting the interest of both the ruling Nazis and the communists.

Muzamil, growing up in a small village in Sudan, attempts to live his life in the shadow of a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty. A film projector then opens up his world…

Using a mix of fairytale and ghost story with added time-travellling, this is a magical, wonderfully moving and engrossing tale of an eight year-old coming to terms with her grandmother's death.

A widow travels to Calais to try to reconstruct the life of her recently deceased migrant husband. Family secrets are then unveiled in this acclaimed independent British drama.

A Chinese migrant works at a small bar near Venice. She strikes up a rapport with a Slavic fisherman and they form an unlikely bond in the face of opposition from both of their communities.

15 year old Igor helps his small time crook father to run a scam employing illegal immigrants on building sites. Before long, his life is changed forever by a promise made after a serious accident …

This full length animated film tells the remarkable story of Amin as he flees from Afghanistan by land and sea, facing numerous obstacles as he seeks security and asylum in Denmark. His painful secret only emerges late-on.

A wistful romantic drama about the quest for love and meaning which won the best actress award at Cannes 2022 provides an enjoyable finale to our season!