Uxbal is a criminal middleman, helping human traffickers and illicit street peddlers in Barcelona. But in the thick of his corrupt and compromised world, he indulges in small acts of kindness, particularly to his beloved children and, unusually, the recently deceased, with whom he can commune. When Uxbal discovers he has cancer the desire to leave something of worth becomes greater. It is this harrowing and heart rending journey to some form of redemption that is the main focus of 'Biutiful'. Ba find out more...

It is 1970 and nine-year old Anna is not amused. Seemingly overnight her bourgeois family have decided to abandon their middle class life and transform into leftist radicals. Gone is the grand family pad, gone are the new clothes and, humiliatingly, gone are Anna's beloved religious lessons. In their place is a cramped apartment filled with bearded revolutionaries, demonstrations and refugee nannies with strange cooking habits. But Anna is no wilting flower and before you can regurgitate the fir find out more...

A tragic tale of love and revenge adapted from the highly acclaimed play by Federico Garcia Lorca into contemporary dance. Minimalist and stark, this is a powerful performance. find out more...

Juan Villegas has the luck of the luckless, now living in his daughter's tiny flat with her new family and unemployed, his attempts to sell hand carved knife handles are not going as well as he would have hoped. After an act of kindness on the roadside Juan is given a pedigree dog and so begins his unlikely journey towards a life as exhibitor and breeder, with the help of his experienced, if slightly wayward new friend, Walter. Bombon El Perro is a beautifully observed tale, but its very simplic find out more...

Santiago is a successful interior designer, husband to Milli and loving father to daughter, Josefina, but this veneer of urban contentment in Buenos Aires is torn away when tragedy strikes. Re-appearing in the frozen landscapes of Patagonia, and changed beyond recognition, Santiago begins a self-imposed penance in a wilderness of outsiders. Yet a warm camaraderie and humour characterise the friendships formed, offering hope to a soul tormented by the ghosts of an unalterable past. Santiago must find out more...

Mexican sisters Maya and Rosa work as cleaners in an LA office block and, after meeting with an impassioned activist, they realise the abuse of the corporate system. They organise a series of protests against their employers and before long are leading a campaign that has caught the city's attention. "Bread and Roses" is based on the real life 'Justice for Janitors' battle and, as you would expect from director Ken Loach, is a powerful and affecting story about the angered voice of the underdog, find out more...

A man writes and loves in darkness. Fourteen years ago he was in a car crash where he lost not only his sight but also Lena, the love of his life. He had two names; Harry Caine, a pseudonym with which he still signs his written works, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, with which he signed the film he directed. After the accident, the only way Harry could cope with not being able to make films was to imagine that Mateo died along with his beloved Lena. One night, in conversation with his friend an find out more...

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A totally stunning critically acclaimed transposition of the well known opera, exploring the legend through various forms of popular Spanish dance and folk-song, primarily flamenco. Complex in its ambitions and achievements, mixing dance rehearsals with sexual encounters, real fights with choreographed rumbles, and all with beautiful Spanish settings. A work of art and great cinema. find out more...

A young matador is badly gored during his display of flamboyant bravado, and the anguished, angry bull dispatched swiftly to the slaughterhouse. The animal's dismembered body is wrapped, parcelled and posted to various and seemingly unrelated individuals, the various parts of the creature arriving at, or precipitating, moments of revelation for all the recipients. Carnages is a bold and original film, a cleverly interwoven drama that is darkly humorous, insightful and visually striking. find out more...

 

A new prison officer finds himself in a desperate struggle for survival when he is mistakenly trapped inside as a riot unfolds. His only hope is to befriend one of the inmates leading the rebellion and pass himself off as one of those incarcerated. Cell 211 is a hard brutal action drama

 

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A monumental history of the Cuban Revolution; from the initial meeting in Mexico between Che and Fidel Castro, through the landing by boat of a few desperadoes, the years of the guerrilla campaign, the gradual build-up from a rag-tag band to a fully fledged revolutionary army, the political alliances and decisions to be made, and the eventual victorious battles over the demotivated Batista led government army. find out more...

The second part of Steven Soderbergh's epic tale is about the efforts of the iconic revoluionary to repeat the success of the Cuban liberation struggle in the impoverished state of Bolivia. find out more...

Chico and Rita are two star-crossed lovers. He's a composer and pianist, she's a sultry chanteuse and their love of music brings them irresistably together. This beautiful animation charts the highs and lows of their romance, brimming with heartache and joy. Set against the picturesque backdrops of 1950s Havana, New York, Las Vegas and Paris, it's a romantic epic and a feast for the eyes and ears. find out more...

Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. —Disney/Pixar

 

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An inquisitive antiques dealer becomes obsessed with an amulet which he finds that holds the key to eternal life, the Cronos device. As he turns younger a ruthless millionaire comes looking for the elixir, but both find that there are higher authorities to answer to in the bloody climax. An original and intriguing variation on the vampire myth. find out more...

A beatifully touching and funny story of a single mother who has a passion for dancing the Danzon, a traditional Mexican dance. The mysterious disappearance of her dancing partner sends her on a journey that becomes a voyage of self discovery for her. Tender, lyrical, and very well directed. Top! find out more...

Club crooner Yolanda is having a few drug problems, so takes sanctuary at the Convent of Humble Redeemers. But redemption and humility seem to be the last things on the minds of the resident sisters, most of whom appear to have overdone the old pharmaceuticals themselves! Outrageous black comedy. find out more...

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As Magdalena's fifteenth birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she is pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with Tomas, her great-granduncle and Carlos, her outcast gay cousin. Echo Park LA is a moving, funny and socially poignant film about the challenges young people face when their values and desires differ from the suffocating age-old traditions of the family into which they are born. Inspired, believe it or not, by the Britis find out more...