7 Days
Roshan Sethi - USA - 86 mins
Set up on a pre-arranged date by their old-fashioned Indian parents, Ravi (Karan Soni) and Rita (Geraldine Viswanathan) seemingly have nothing in common, making for an afternoon that, while pleasant enough, couldn't be any more awkward. He's conservative and clearly nervous, and she's doing her best to politely keep smiling. Then the unthinkable happens: As ... more
Barakat
Amy Jephta - South Africa - 103 mins
Two years after the death of her husband, Aisha Davids wants to gather her family before the Muslim holiday Eid-al-Fitr and share news about her relationship with a kind doctor who has just proposed. Of course, things don't work out so neatly. Everybody—from her sons to her busy-body neighbor to others in the close-knit community—has an opinion ... more
The Black Square
Peter Meister - Germany - 105 mins
Peter Meister's fast-paced debut feature includes what he calls "closed-room" and "cat-and-mouse" scenarios, in which characters can't escape from each other, and lots of twists and complications. Vincent (Bernhard Schütz), is a failed artist now seeking revenge by stealing paintings instead of painting them. He's on the run with a young partner, Nils (Jacob ... more
CLOSING NIGHT
Fantasies
David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos - France - 102 mins
Crafted as an episodic, light-hearted look at people's often hidden desires, Fantasies plays out in six amusing chapters. The film offers revealing and clever takes, finding both the humor and humanity that goes on usually, but not always, behind closed doors. In the first episode, Louise (Suzanne Clément) tries to spice up her marriage by getting her husband, ... more
Robust
Constance Meyer - France - 95 mins
In this comedy of opposites, Gérard Depardieu plays Georges, a once-famous actor long beyond his prime but still living a privileged lifestyle. Georges demands a security guard to run his life, which consists mostly of feeding his exotic fish, watching TV, and fighting on the phone with managers trying to get him work. When his regular guard goes on vacation, ... more
We Are the Nobles
Gary Alazraki - Mexico - 108 mins
This smash-hit culture-clash comedy from Mexican director Gaz Alazraki earned more than $26 million at the domestic box office at the time. We Are the Nobles inspired several international remakes and an English-language Netflix remake is currently in the works. "Wealth shall not pass three generations," goes the old adage, but that's cold comfort to widower ... more
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