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A dreamlike montage of a woodland, a dog and a search in twilight. The Search evokes the intensity of searching for a cadaver, where a dog trained to seek out the scent of decomposition takes us on a hunt around a wild landscape.

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An allegorical story of the dividing line between reality and unreality, NUCLEAR is about a young girl losing the protection of her mother, forced to navigate a hostile world alone.
Following an act of violence committed by her own brother, Emma escapes with her mother to wild, open country, where they find refuge in an isolated retreat in the shadow of a nuclear power station. Fearful that her brother will return to continue his act of violence, Emma has to confront her own ghosts and her own guilt in order to be free of her toxic family.
Official Selection Warsaw Film Festival 2019 - World premiere

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In 1990s Scotland a choir of Catholic school girls travels to Edinburgh for a music competition, but they're more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning any prizes. Set over the course of a single day, this is a fresh coming-of-age story filled with energy, wit and raw humour.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentation - World premiere

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What if every memory that haunts you could be erased? What if something truly horrific had happened to you and the person who loves you most could wipe that from your mind? Would you want them to? This is the ethical dilemma that 18-year-old Marcus Lewis faced when his identical twin Alex awakened after a motorcycle accident and Marcus was the only person Alex recognised. With no memories at all, Alex relied entirely on his brother as he tried to understand who he was. Working from an autobiography by the twins, Perkins and the Lewis brothers craft a powerfully cinematic adaptation that helps the audience explore their incredible story and remarkable 35-year post-accident journey. It’s a profoundly moving examination of memory and trauma, personal responsibility and, ultimately, love.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand - European premiere

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Will the sweets find their way home?
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Family Strand

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Released in 1974, Changin' Times was an extraordinary album recorded in extraordinary circumstances. This was the first-ever commercial album recorded inside a prison. The artist's name was Ike White and he was locked up from the age of 19, serving life for murder. His journey from prison to industry adulation to freedom is one of the greatest stories never told. On the cusp of stardom, Ike slipped out of the limelight, changed his name, and disappeared. This is his story.

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Johanna Morrigan is 16, smart, opinionated, brash, over-weight - not exactly the high school prom queen. She is also a virgin whose hormones are rioting like a zoo on fire. Although she loves her dysfunctional family, Johanna is desperate to get out and make a name for herself. And so she does, as Dolly Wilde, a bad-ass music critic at a hip magazine. In person, she rubs shoulders (and sometimes more...) with rock stars, while on paper, she tears them apart. As she slaughters her way to greater and greater success, the lines between Johanna Morrigan and Dolly Wilde begin to haze. Can she be an ‘enfant terrible’ and hold on to her family, her heroes and her heart? Johanna definitely figured out how to build a girl, but has she figured out which girl to build?
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentations - World premiere

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Black comedy thriller set in the crime genre on the North Essex coast. Two ageing hit men are put together by the mysterious crime boss Mr Mac, on what could be their final job.....A double act with gonads.

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The story of whisky has been told many times. But this film takes a different view, showing how it has been shaped by geology and climate, by tales told on the side of the road and in the corners of pubs. Whisky is a product of folklore and myth, of music and alchemy, of chance rather than design. This is the twisting, shifting and multi-layered tale.
In this journey through the lesser-known parts of Scottish whisky culture, we follow spirits writer Dave Broom on his quest to gain a deeper understanding of his national drink. While whisky has never been as popular, it is often seen in the context of being a brand which sits outside people’s lives. It’s often thought of as a drink which speaks of the past rather than engaged with a dynamic present.
Dave has been writing about spirits for over thirty years, but whisky is his particular passion and a subject on which he has many strong opinions. This film traces his journey back to the roots of whisky and show how it is an integral part of a wider Scottish culture, rather than just a product.

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An ambitious young FBI Agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles, California.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentations

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Sisters, Helena and Lillian join the Women's Land Army to help Britain in its fight during WW2 but find themselves fighting a battle a little closer to home.

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15-year-old Lara lives with her father and her strict governess, Miss Fontaine, in total isolation, and is struggling to find an outlet for her curiosity and burgeoning sexuality. When a carriage crash nearby brings a young girl into the family home to recuperate, Lara is enchanted by the eponymous Carmilla.
The pair strike up a passionate relationship, which strikes fear in the heart of Miss Fontaine, and a complex triangulate emerges between the three women. Local rumours of an evil supernatural presence fuel Miss Fontaine's concern for Lara's wellbeing, and with the exhortation of the family doctor, Fontaine seeks to put an end to the relationship for good.