Dreaming of Julia

Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Wim Wenders

Cast

Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Teresa Salgueiro

Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Michel Gondry

Cast

Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans

In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. Once Were Warriors is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop.

Runtime

1h 39m

Director

Lee Tamahori

Cast

Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Duncan Tucker

Cast

Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan

A destitute family tries to escape the drought in the backlands of northeastern Brazil. Fabiano (Átila Iório), Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two children and their dog Baleia wander aimlessly and almost hopelessly through the remote interior, surviving the forces of nature and the cruelty of men. An adaptation of the work by Gra...

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Cast

Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Baleia