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Maria is a primary school teacher doing her best to inspire a class of 11-year-olds, but she's unable to because of one unruly and chaotic student. With her career in question and the child’s behaviour spiralling, she makes a series of bad decisions that lead to her accidentally taking and locking this "bad apple” in her home. She tries desperately to backtrack, but when the class starts flourishing and the staff and parents are thrilled with the improvement, she finds herself in a very complicated predicament. As entertaining as it is provocative, BAD APPLES challenges us to think about our society’s systems and how we justify them to ourselves. Loosely based on Rasmus Andersson’s debut novel 'De Oönskare', which plants a mirror at society, lifting up the covers and showing the ethical hypocrisy that lies beneath many of our individual or collective decisions. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025 - European premiere

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When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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A surreal comedy featuring five businessmen attempting to conduct some business. However; discussions ranging from the varying degrees of colours that asbestos comes in, the sorrow felt from killing a little blue bird, the strong desire to kick slow walking strangers into oncoming traffic and an idea to use underpants-wrestling as an apology for an out of place physical altercation - all keep getting in the way of actually allowing any formal business transactions to take place. THANKS TO MEET YOU! pushes you face first into a bewildering trip through the corporate wormhole, as the nonsensical water-cooler moments simultaneously fill your nostrils and cover your eyeballs until you can no longer breathe. And then it just sort of stops.

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The story of George J. Mitchell, a working-class boy from Maine who would become the majority leader of the US Senate and one of the most respected political negotiators and leaders of his generation. From the basketball court of Bowdoin College to the streets of Berlin as a counterintelligence agent, Mitchell tells his incredible story in his own words. Filmed in his home state of Maine across the summer of 2023, this documentary showcases a problem solver who has worked across the worlds of politics, baseball, and business with an unending passion for understanding through dialogue in his country and around the world, working to bring peace to Northern Ireland.

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When an over zealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far - his brane explodes. That's “brane” not “brain” - but that means someone has to sort out the mess he has created. Our hero Corey Harlan is sent in - kicking and screaming - to find the heart of the brane and its creator Anton Chambers. Now manifested as a normal townhouse hosted by the enigmatic and multi-dimensional Aclima – his adventure begins. A house where opening a door from one room to another can lead you to other worlds not just the kitchen. Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 - Opening Night Midnight Madness - World premiere

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When six Palestinian comedians hit the road to tour a stand-up show across Palestine and Israel, their search for humour amidst the injustice of everyday Palestinian life becomes a plea for humanity in the face of brutal war. There are no comedy clubs - or even a tradition of stand-up comedy - in Palestine. The country is also carved up by walls, fences and checkpoints that create divisions in culture and quality of life between towns. As such, developing a comedy show that can speak to these very different audiences is a herculean task. Despite the cultural and security challenges of going on tour, the five Palestinian comedians and their British director manage to cross checkpoints and borders to perform in theatres in Palestine and Israel. Audiences flock to the shows and the tour gains momentum through increasing public demand. Word spreads internationally and they are invited to London for a series of gigs starting, tragically, on October 7th, 2023, just as war breaks out at home. Suddenly, the mission to connect audiences with thoughtful humanity becomes an existential imperative. Official Selection SXSW London 2025 - World premiere

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A musical coming of age story that follows the SoCal VoCals, an elite team of collegiate singers from the University of Southern California as they compete in the most prestigious acapella tournament in the world. The film is an intimate portrait of young people for whom singing is the raw and direct way to express their authentic selves. In so doing each confronts the universal challenges of identity, belonging, and looming adulthood. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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In a forgotten patch of countryside, a woman is battling her demons: embracing exclusion yet wanting to belong, craving freedom whilst feeling trapped, yearning for family life but wanting to burn the entire house down. Given surprising leeway by her family for her increasingly erratic behaviour, she nevertheless feels ever more stifled and repressed. Motherhood, womanhood, the banality of love, the terrors of desire, the brutality of another person carrying your heart forever. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Competition - World premiere

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Just nine months after a horrific accident Ethan Walker decides to cycle from Scotland to Germany for Scotland's opening match against Germany in Euro 2024 (UEFA European Football Championship). Official Selection Glasgow Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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Armed with hacking skills, social engineering tactics, and cryptocurrency expertise, four teenage slackers attempt the cyberheist of the century from their bedrooms as they plot to steal £24M from a tech billionaire’s crypto wallet. However, the aftermath proves just as dramatic as the thrilling heist itself... A raw and compelling look into the lives of teenagers in today’s tech-driven world. Official Selection SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 - World premiere

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Jack Jones, mid-40s, has six weeks to turn his life around - he needs to save his marriage, kick his drug habit, and quit fighting at football or he’s going to prison. His friends just want the old Jack back, even if it means the end of his marriage... Temptation lurks around every corner – particularly when Jack’s unhinged brother-in-law, Kenny Boy (recently discharged from a mental hospital) is nearby. Can Jack overcome his demons in time, or is he heading for jail? A 'romantic comedy’ about addiction, violence, and happy endings.

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Stunted and frustrated by cowboy life in Saskatchewan, Charlotte flees her controlling husband in a 1978 Bronco. Landing uninvited and unannounced at her mother's apartment, 960 Park Avenue, a disgruntled Kit has just three words for her daughter: ”Am I dying?”   Set in New York’s Upper East side and its culture of eccentrics, PARK AVENUE explores the bond between mother – “A great liar” – and daughter – “A terrible one”. Through shared history, unshared truths, and loves lost,  Kit and Charlotte find each other.  Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Dublin International Film Festival 2025