Marina is a gorgeous woman with an opulent wardrobe and a good-looking husband to match. Though employed as a social worker earning meager salary, her rich father provides her with generous supplementary income. Unsatisfied with her well-to-do situation, Marina carries on an affair with her best friend's husband…
Working as an intern in a posh art gallery, Sarah unexpectedly collapses one day while hanging some paintings. To her shock, she learns that she is six months pregnant. Showing no visible signs, Sarah at first refuses to accept the diagnosis. When that’s ruled out due to the lateness of her term, she decides to give the child up for adoption as soon as it is born.
A German actor travels through a country in Africa. He meets an old fisherman near a river, who takes him deep into the wilderness in his wooden boat. The next morning he finds himself alone in the middle of an endless delta. Here his intimate battle with death, his fears and perceptions of the outside world begins…
Pakis lost her father when he went fishing in the sea. A mirror he left her is the only hope for Pakis to meet him again. With a Bajo ritual using mirror and water, she wishes that she would see his reflection in it. Together with her best friend, Lumo, Pakis continues to seek answers in the sea. Meanwhile, her relationship with her mother grows complicated, as a dolphin researcher visits their small fishing village.
A foreigner unintentionally stranded in Austria is trying everything to get to his original destination of Spain. A restorer who earns money on the side by painting religious icons has had enough of her ex-husband’s intrusions. He is searching for the right words to get her back whilst sniffng around in the private lives of bi-national couples as part of his job as a police offcial…
A father pays prostitutes to play the role of his own daughter. The shocking revelation concerning his long-secret obsession tears up the family's delicate fabric. The son resolves to nd out whether his father ever acted on his fantasies, while his sister wants to sort out her memories on her own. Despite her uncertainties, the father ultimately has to find a way to cope with his shame and feelings of guilt.
Émond’s dazzling debut feature is a bold and intimate study of a one-night stand. Clara and Nikolai meet at a sweat-soaked rave and end their night at his apartment. The first part of the film is an erotic and candid portrait of their lovemaking. When Clara tries to sneak out without saying goodbye, this typical hookup takes an unexpected turn.
Stas is third generation Korean-Uzbek, a people who were deported from the Far East of the Soviet Union under Stalin. He and his three friends try heroin together, sending them into a downward spiral marked by tragedy. Disappointed with the corruption in the police force, Stas leaves his job as a police detective and heads to South Korea.
Faik is a proud old-time farmer very attached to his land, which stretches over a remote canyon covered with caves and woods. Lately, a band of nomads have been grazing their goats without permission. Faik and his hulking helper Mehmet steal one of their goats in revenge. When Faik’s son Nusret comes to visit with his two sons, the goat is butchered for dinner and the countdown is on to a full-fledged blood feud.
In a bare film studio, eight excellent actresses together play Angie, an eloquent sex worker who is more than just a prostitute. In this film-in-a-film shot in classic black & white, the documentary maker interviews her at length, with various cameras and a barrage of questions. She keeps revealing more of herself, while at the same time undresses the interviewer, literally and metaphorically.
