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Content Warnings: Hateful language directed at religious groups

15+

Concessions

World Premiere

Concessions

This gorgeously filmed US comedy brings an appealing vitality and soul to its story of a rundown cinema on the day of closure and the various intersecting lives of its staff and customers. Propelled by a witty and weirdly lyrical...

World Premiere
Mas Bouzidi
2025
1hr 31 mins
PG

Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک يوللار)

UK Premiere

Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک يوللار)

A wind of change moves through a remote Iranian village in the form of Sara Shahverdi—its first elected councilwoman. With unwavering determination, she challenges patriarchal norms, by fighting for womens’ right to property and to participate in decisions that affect...

UK Premiere
Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni
2025
1hr 35 mins
18+

Hysteria

UK Premiere

Hysteria

An incrementally suspenseful whodunnit that tackles politics, religion and the complicity of cinema and art. While shooting a period film reenacting a racist attack, a burned holy book is discovered on set. Caught in the turmoil and searching for answers,...

UK Premiere
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
2025
1hr 45 mins

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