The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, b...

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Guy Jenkin

Cast

Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy

A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Shana Feste

Cast

Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood

Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, gifted Kikuo is taken under the wing of famed Kabuki actor Hanjirō Hanai. Alongside the great performer's only son, Shunsuke, he dedicates his life to the artform - a centuries-old Japanese theatrical tradition known for its costumes, elaborate makeup and innov...

Runtime

2h 54m

Director

Sang-il Lee

Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Jap...

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Yoji Yamada

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Yoji Yamada

Cast

Takuya Kimura, Rei Dan, Takashi Sasano

Ida's friend Miriam visits the school for three months, but a secret threatens to tear them apart. Miriam is entrusted with the tarsier Fitzgeraldo, while Max, deeply in love, is given the owl Muriel. Meanwhile, the sale of the school is imminent, and the future of the magical community is in peril.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Bernhard Jasper, Maggie Peren

Cast

Emilia Maier, Loris Sichrovsky, Marleen Lohse

After years working as a border patrolman, José has developed a salty crust of cynicism about his work, which places him in a position to decide the fates of many. José's weary attitude is put to the test when he encounters Nathalie, a German tourist assisting a boatload of refugees she discovered landing on the Canary shores. One of t...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Maggie Peren

Cast

Álex González, Hubert Koundé, Nathalie Poza

Director

Maggie Peren

Cast

Karoline Herfurth, Julia Jentsch, Emilia Maier