Arthur Rambo
Laurent Cantet - France - 86 mins
Karim D., a confident French author with a new book, is a rare Arab rising star in Paris’s intellectual hothouse. His social life pivots between glittering literary cocktails and hanging out with old friends from the suburbs. When Karim’s teenage online identity as "Arthur Rambo" is revealed, the two worlds collide. Where Karim is now a nuanced author, Arthur ... more
La Civil
Teodora Ana Mihai - Mexico, Belgium, Romania - 145 mins
The Belgium-based, Romanian-born director Teodora Ana Mihai teamed with Mexican writer Habacuc Antonio de Rosario to tell of every Mexican mother's nightmare: the kidnapping of her child by local cartels. Inspired by true events, La Civil is a close-up portrait of a woman, Celio, and a snapshot of a culture of enforced amorality to which the disappearance ... more
The Replacement
Oscar Aibar - Spain - 115 mins
Based on actual events from 1982, this thriller tells the story of Andrés (Ricardo Gómez), a hard-charging big-city detective sent to the supposedly quiet Spanish coast to replace an officer who died mysteriously. Aided by a cynical old-timer (Pere Ponce) dismissively nicknamed "Columbo" by the other officers, Andrés performs an unauthorized investigation ... more
The World of Yesterday
Diastème - France - 89 mins
Part morality tale, part keen political thriller, and a vivid portrait of our current moment, The World of Yesterday is set in modern France yet the issues also reflect America's fractured politics. Léa Drucker plays the French president, who has decided to step down and has thrown her support to a successor, but a potential scandal could toss the upcoming ... more
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