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Xiao Wu’s existence revolves around school, an empty apartment and the dubious comforts of instant noodles. One day, his routine is subtly transformed by a tenant in the apartment, a stranger who is nursing a heartache.

Their paths cross only once in a while, yet Xiao Wu dreams of a more intimate rendezvous. Longing for human contact, Xiao Wu tries all he can to make a connection through physical and metaphorical walls in that hour between night and day. Little does he know that his strange man to whom he finds himself drawn to is also in need of companionship. A meditation on desire and obsession, 4:30 is about a moment, and a boy’s attempt to cling to it, no matter what the cost.

An ageing' friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a monastery. The pair must race against time to prove the innocence of an unjustly accused man while avoiding the wrath of a Holy Inquisitor.

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A student strike at a Danish boys school is the backdrop of 'You Are Not Alone'. The leisurely paced tale explores the relationship between 14 year-old Bo (Anders Agensø) and Kim (Peter Bjerg),11, the younger son of the stern boarding school headmaster (Ove Sprogøe).

Mounting school tensions over the expulsion of a troubled student threaten to sabotage the tranquility of the school.