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IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi transforms a simple mishap into a riveting allegory of resistance. What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences, as an everyday collision between two strangers spirals into a dangerous entanglement with bureaucracy, surveillance, and state power. With his characteristic blend of realism and suspense,
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A PRIVATE LIFE
In her first French-language performance, Jodie Foster dazzles as Dr. Lilian Steiner, an American psychoanalyst in Paris whose orderly life unravels after the sudden death of a patient. Reeling from both personal and professional crises, Lilian becomes consumed with doubts about the supposed suicide and launches her own investigation—suspecting murder. Rebecca Zlotowski (OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN)
MĀRAMA
Set in 1859 North Yorkshire, MĀRAMA follows a young Māori woman determined to reclaim her identity in a foreign and hostile world. Blending gothic horror with cultural reclamation, the film explores the collision of heritage, trauma, and the supernatural. Directed by Taratoa Stappard and starring Ariāna Osborne, Toby Stephens, and Umi Myers, MĀRAMA forges a
