Benno Stehkragen

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father'...

Runtime

2h 20m

Director

Caroline Link

Cast

Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas — he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard-drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Maria Giese

Cast

Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Craig Kelly

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Catherine Breillat

Cast

Charlotte Alexandra, Hiram Keller, Rita Maiden

Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash, and tries to keep her mother Ruthie from returning to streetwalking in Tel Aviv. Ruthie calls Or "my treasure," but Ruthie is a burden. She's just out of hospital, weak, and Or has found her a job as a house cleaner. The c...

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Keren Yedaya

Cast

Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz, Meshar Cohen

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Sarah Polley

Cast

Gordon Pinsent, Julie Christie, Michael Murphy