Shining in the dark

A dangerously unstable man addresses the unseen followers of his video log about his obsession with an old army buddy.

Runtime

1h 23m

Director

Elliott Lester

Cast

David Oyelowo, Barlow Jacobs, Heather Storm

In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Andrea Sedláčková

Cast

Judit Pecháček, Anna Geislerová, Roman Luknár

Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew's nest... perhaps he'll never leave.

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Juanfer Andrés, Esteban Roel

Cast

Macarena Gómez, Nadia de Santiago, Hugo Silva

A drama with a supernatural edge, this genre-crossing gem finds two couples visiting a home from their past, and sexual tension that brings out the worst in each other. Long-buried grudges resurface and it seems unlikely the couples will return intact. Faced with an outcome that will upset their delicate balance of happiness, the world...

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Florian Gottschick

Cast

Anna Grisebach, Vladimir Burlakov, Benno Fürmann

The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story shows the strength of the human bond in the face of adversity.

Runtime

1h 32m

Cast

Dermot Murphy, Annie Ryan, Niamh Algar