Mountain Cat
Directed by
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
A sick teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity.
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Scarborough
Directed by
Barnaby Southcombe
Two mismatched lovers arrive at the British seaside town of Scarborough, seeking an escape from the constraints of real life. Liz, desperately shy and beautiful, seems older than her companion, the happy-go-lucky and impulsive Daz. In their faded hotel room, amongst the peeling wallpaper and away from the prying eyes of their hometown, they laugh, quarrel, make love and enjoy their anonymity.
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Gone Too Far!
Directed by Destiny Ekaragha
When teenage Yemi meets his long-lost Nigerian brother Ikudaysi, he quickly finds his estranged sibling’s African heritage and unimpressive fashion sense – socks and sandals! – a blight on his own street cred, particularly when trying to impress local troublemaking temptress Armani. As simmering adolescent passions and West Indian-African tensions erupt over the course of one day on their estate, the two brothers must decide where their loyalties lie.
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Dirty Weekend
Directed by Christopher Granier-Deferre
Two reckless romantics on a doomed weekend in Normandy find themselves sharing their idyllic love nest with a disturbed fugitive.
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Arcadia
Director: Olivia Silver
A beautiful coming-of-age story set in a vast, cross-country landscape. Twelve-year-old Greta’s dad Tom wakes her up before dawn and crams her and her two siblings into a dented station wagon. They set off on a journey that will change their lives forever.
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The Hide
Director: Marek Losey
On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. Suddenly the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger – unshaven, edgy and bloodied – introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm.
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Siren
Directed by Andrew Hull
Three friends set out for a weekend of boating around the North African coast. Drawn to the shallows by a damsel in distress they soon realise they are in far greater danger than she ever was.
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