Projects in genres: Action

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Drama following four interconnected stories surrounding the escape from a prison of a notorious murderer.

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Newlywed Elizabeth arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff Claire and Oliver treat her deferentially but she can't shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in - all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may not be who she thinks she is at all. A science fiction reimagining of the French folktale 'Bluebeard'. Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2018 - Visions - World premeire

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When a Japanese fighter pilot crash-lands on the tiny remote Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau, he is met with courtesy and traditional Hawaiian hospitality from the locals - until they discover he was part of the recent attack on Pearl Harbor. Based on a True Story.

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A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don't apply.

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Inspired by true events, 'Entebbe' centres around the 1976 hijacking of Air France Flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the daring rescue mission that followed. With only a week to comply with the terrorists’ ultimatums, Israel must make the critical decision: negotiate or launch a seemingly impossible rescue attempt. 'Entebbe' spotlights the harrowing human story behind the global crisis that changed history. Official Selection Berlinale 2018 - Competition (Out of Competition) - World premiere

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A British journalist goes undercover and infiltrates the digital propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, which has been mobilising ever greater numbers of young women from Europe. Her daily internet contacts with an ISIS recruiter gradually pull her in and push the limits of her investigation. Based on Anna Erelle’s factual account of her experiences as an undercover journalist. Official Selection Berlinale 2018 - Panorama Special - World premiere

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Berlin. Forty years from today. A roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West in a science-fiction Casablanca. Leo Beile, a mute bartender has one reason and one reason only for living here, and she’s disappeared. But when Leo’s search takes him deeper into the city’s underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons seem to be the only recurring clue, and Leo can’t tell if they can help, or who he should fear most.

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A girl’s fractured memories distort the truth of a sexual assault in this multi-layered thriller.

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A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Oslo, 1987. 17-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his traditional upbringing and becomes fixated on creating ‘true Norwegian black metal’ with his band Mayhem. He mounts shocking publicity stunts to put the band’s name on the map, but the lines between show and reality start to blur. Arson, violence and a vicious murder shock the nation that is under siege by these Lords of Chaos. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Midnight Section - World premiere

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The unbelievable but mostly true story of four young men who mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious art heists in US history. Taking the thrill of the heist genre and turning it inside out, this film blurs the line between truth and fiction in a wild story of money, movies and the search for meaning. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - US Dramatic Competition - World premiere

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When five guys robbed a bank, they thought that the robbery itself was the hardest part of the job.

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Fiercely independent SBS (Special Boat Service) agent Stratton is a good soldier – to a fault. Part of a special service team deployed in Kazakhstan on the tail of international terrorists, Gandapur and Pinskov. Stratton risks life, limb and even national security to do what he thinks is right.