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Xavier's life is turned upside down when his wife Wendy announces she's moving to New York and taking the kids. A few months later, he's on a transatlantic flight as well.

From fathering a child to a lesbian couple, to marrying a Chinese-American to obtain citizenship, to reigniting a flame with his first love who comes to visit, Xavier and his world really do seem like a Chinese Puzzle...

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Based on a Sudanese short story, 'You Will Die at Twenty' follows the life of Muzamil (Mustafa Shehata) from birth until his 20th birthday. At the boy's naming ceremony, a sheik prophesizes that Muzamil will meet an early death at the age of twenty.

The villagers taunt him, referring to him as "son of death", and he becomes increasingly isolated, with only the opportunity to study the Koran. But when he meets Suliman (Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj), an educated outsider, a conflict grows within Muzamil between his traditional values and newfound modern aspirations. Will he have the time to act out his desires?

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Melvin (Aml Ameen), a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancé Lisa (Aja Naomi King) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family.

Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend Georgia (Leigh-Anne Pinnock), who is now an international pop star!

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In this delightful follow up to the acclaimed 'Mid-August Lunch', the writer/director Gianni Di Gregorio also stars as a hen-pecked house husband, whose days are spent carrying out boring chores for his demanding wife, eccentric elderly mother, and vivacious neighbour.

Romance, however seems to be in short supply until his old friend Alfonso decides it's time for Gianni to reacquaint himself with some of life's pleasures.

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Funuke…is the story of a countryside family struggle. The movie begins with both parents dying in a car accident. The elder sister (Eriko Satô) comes back home from Tokyo because they are no longer able to send her money for acting school.

The other two members of the family are the little sister (Aimi Satsukawa), an asthma-stricken aspiring manga writer and older brother (Hiromi Nagasaku), who abuses his wife. Now that the frustrated elder sister has come back (and eager to leave again), tension within the family hits an all-time-high. Every member of the family has a dark secret and they lead to one event after another...

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The course of true love has never run smoothly for Parisian Violette (Julie Delpy), a 40 year-old workaholic whose romantic life is continually challenged by possessive teenage son, Lolo (Vincent Lacoste).

Enjoying a long holiday in Biarritz, fashion exec Violette is surprised to find herself falling for fellow divorcee Jean-Rene (Dany Boon), a clueless but highly persistent local computer programmer. When Jean-Rene announces he's due to move to Paris for a work opportunity, the unlikely relationship is given a chance to continue. However he must first attempt to win the trust and respect of troublesome 19 year-old Lolo, a challenge that the endearingly naive Jean-Rene is not at all prepared for. When Lolo returns to live with Violette, and his playful schemes evolve into more serious set-ups, Jean-Rene is faced with a decision; is he willing to compete with Lolo's obsession to remain Violette's one and only favourite?

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Jean (Pio Marma'O left his family and his birthplace of Burgundy ten years ago to tour the world. Learning of his father's imminent death, he returns to his childhood home.

There, he reunites with his sister Juliette (Ana Girardot), and his brother Jeremie (Francois Civil) when their father passes away just before the harvest begins. Over the course of a year, in sync with the rhythm of the seasons, the three young adults rediscover and reinvent their familial bonds, maturing and blossoming along with the wine they are making.

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Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago.

What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, whiteknuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate's long-lost brother...but only if they can learn to work together.

A betrayed pop star (Jennifer Lopez), slated to marry her pop star fiancé (Maluma) on stage, instead marries a stranger from the audience - a high school math teacher (Owen Wilson). Against the odds, their sham relationship develops into something real...but can their love survive the limelight?

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"Last Looks" is a star-studded homicide mystery set in the heart of Hollywood. Alistair Pinch (Mel Gibson), is an eccentric actor who spends his days drunk and living the high-life. When his wife is found dead he becomes the prime suspect in her murder.

As Pinch attempts to clear his name he is introduced to Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam) an ex-LAPD big-shot who's left the force. Waldo is convinced to come out of retirement to investigate the case, and finds himself grappling with gangster and Hollywood executives, all in pursuit of clearing his name...or confirming his guilt.

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In this sparkling directorial debut from acclaimed screenwriter Gianni Di Gregorio he cast himself as a middle-aged son of an aging widow and encounters 24 hours of chaos in the company of her and a small group of senior citizens.

Gregorio's part-autobiographical tale delves into the richness, vitality and strengths of the elderly and presents us with a fascinating and comical look of the ever too familiar relationship between a mother and her son.

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Acclaimed filmmaker Joachim Trier returns with 'The Worst Person in the World', a wistful and subversive romantic drama about the quest for love and meaning.

Set in contemporary Oslo, it features a star-making lead performance from Renate Reinsve as a young woman who, on the verge of turning thirty, navigates multiple love affairs, existential uncertainty and career dissatisfaction as she slowly starts deciding what she wants to do, who she wants to be, and ultimately who she wants to become. As much a formally playful character study as it is a poignant and perceptive observation of quarter-life angst, this life-affirming coming of age story...

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August 1944. With the American eighth air force poised to strike over Nazi Germany, British intelligence learns that they could be flying into a deadly trap.

With only hours to spare, Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes (Kris Saddler) must take to the skies in his unarmed solo aircraft, in a heroic bid to save the lives of more than 1,200 airmen.

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Witness. Target. Protector. Gypsy Moon (Lena Headey) is a novelist by day but when night falls, she dances to earn her keep. However, when the family next door to her is brutally attacked and murdered by crime boss Jack (Sam Worthington) and his thugs.

Gypsy finds herself the protector to a young boy and his dog - the only survivors of the attack. Gypsy quickly realises she is the only thing that stands between them and their survival in this truly edge-of-your seat thriller.

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15-year-old Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos) feels like an average teenager, with school, friends, parents and boys taking up most of her time and thoughts.

That is until a chance encounter with a beguiling blue-haired girl (Lea Seydoux) turns her world upside down, forcing her to question her desires and assert herself as a woman and as an adult.