The Pool of Nobodies

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers ...

Runtime

2h 20m

Director

Lars von Trier

Cast

Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse

Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Fernando León de Aranoa

Cast

Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero

A group of teenagers living in a housing project in the outskirts of Paris rehearse a scene from Marivaux's play of the same name. Krimo is determined not to take part, but after developing feelings for Lydia, he quickly assumes the main role and love interest in the play.

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Abdellatif Kechiche

Cast

Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, Sabrina Ouazani

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

Runtime

2h 33m

Director

Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Cast

Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Runtime

2h 6m

Director

Barry Levinson

Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins