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A star dancer at the Cambodian royal court lovingly raises her husband's little brother as her own son. Decades later, as a forced labourer under the Khmer Rouge, she discovers that her foster son is Pol Pot.

The plot of the film revolves around the Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth), a Roman marble drain cover that has become a popular tourist attraction, known for the legend that it will bite off the hand of anyone who lies while placing their hand inside it. The film likely explores themes related to truth, deception, and perhaps the allure and impact of this ancient legend on modern visitors.

A long phone call, the end of a love story. The female protagonist prowls her apartment like a wounded feline, while the male protagonist wanders through the streets of a small town, encountering intrusive acquaintances. A painful, lacerating dialogue that is at the same time tragicomic, constantly balanced between laughter and tears.

In this new stand-up special, comedian Chris Ramsey gives an insight into the ups and downs of his life with Live in London. Recorded at London’s iconic Royal Court Theatre, Live in London sees the star hilariously share his frustrations as a dad-of-two and his mishaps in being a parent. He also shares previously unknown backstage secrets to his time on Strictly Come Dancing and his not-so-secret fury at modern technology.

After a phone call, Murphy is swept into a cascade of continuing misfortunes.

A coming of age comedy, set in the early 00s, Dolls tells the story of Cherry and her unsolicited collection of judgemental porcelain dolls as she explores her transition into sexual maturity and faces the anguish of leaving her childhood behind.

A bored gay couple go cruising for the first time, but when they get lost in the woods, the cracks of their relationship become chasms.

Revolution Rumble (2024) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) that took place on March 31, 2024, at the York Hall in London, England.

In the 2024 elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia, the right-wing extremist party AfD and the socio-culturally right-wing but socio-economically left-wing party BSW performed strongly. A similar result is predicted for Brandenburg. What will the enormous voter support for AfD and BSW mean for the economy, society, culture and local politics in eastern Germany in the future? Will the east of the country become increasingly ungovernable due to the decline of the established parties and the electoral successes of AfD and BSW, will the social mood change or can new compromises be found? In search of answers, the filmmakers accompanied people from Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg for several months, who presented their personal perspectives and life situations and gave insight into their worries, fears, wishes and expectations.

A cold and calculated killer stalks his prey through the night, but something’s off. Tonight he may lose his life or worse his mind....

First recorded in the Isle of Wight in 1848, conkers was commonly played in the UK until it was banned from most schools in the early 2000s. Players alternate after three goes at exploding the opponent’s horse chestnut with their own. Points are assigned not to the handler but to the individual conker, as if it were a talented champion, like a racehorse; high scorers are often taken home and cared for. From the player, unerring aim rather than force is expected – we feel the frustration every time the target swings mockingly away. The fun part is when both strings get entangled, and the first player to shout “snag!” wins an extra turn.

The body of a Munich publisher is found in the gondola of a Ferris wheel, wearing a suit at the top and nothing at the bottom. A tie is tied around his neck, he has suffocated.

Discovery of the exhibition "Love and Justice" by Laetitia Ky at the Maison des Arts de Créteil, with explanations from Fanny Bertin, head of cultural programming.

Old Super 8 films show domestic happiness, the West German economic miracle, an idyllic home, grandmother Rose as a young woman at the centre. They do not show the violence in Rose’s marriage. Or do they?

Fede a gay man is depressed following a breakup and firmly convinced he has no interest in social life. He meets Iván, and old acquaintance from his childhood who is also kind of blue, and he insists they should provide each other company because even though their lives may seem unremarkable, they can still anticipate plenty of unexpected plot twists in the future.

A murderer disappears the evidence of his crimes.

What kind of season was that?! After 11 years, Alemannia achieved promotion to the professional league. Images full of passion and emotions. The return of a traditional club. #ZESAME

After a two-month period in foster care, Alex, a young guardian struggling with his own issues, realizes that he can’t give Raphael, a teenager reluctant to return to his previous life, what he really needs.

Rober, tired of being an office intern, seeks the solution to his boredom on top of a mountain. There he meets Nati who will make him consider the seriousness of his situation and will try to turn him into a new man.

The European elections held from 6 to 9 June could be decisive for the EU. Polls predict a shift to the right, but radical right-wing parties are already influencing EU policy. This documentary focuses on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s term in office since 2019, and analyses the shift in policy on key issues such as migration.

Cesare, a young musicology student attends the screening of an archival video presented by a strange professor. As the video moves forward cesare is more and more entranced by the thoughts and philosophies presented by the speaker. Silvia, his classmate, witnesses Cesar’s metamorphoses, who finds himself irresistibly pulled toward a mysterious castle haunted by the ghost of an old man.

The Le Mans race in 1955 made history through tragedy when more than 80 spectators were killed. Uncover the story of the crash that took the lives of so many and, to this day, looms over the world of motorsports.

Every child climbs a tree once in their life, but what if this tree is the only way for this child to have a look at the outside world? “What Happened to My Olive Tree?” is a documentary about how it is different for a child to experience war.

Men of a certain age will generally talk about anything other than their mental health. Ben and Pete are no different.. Two middle-aged mates on their first fishing trip since their friend Marko took his own life, a complete and utter shock to them both. Even the crazy stories, dark humour and piss taking can’t stop them opening up in a way they never expected.

A documentary short on interactive cinema and Bob Bejan's Interfilm, commissioned and produced for Weird Weekend IV.

On a sweltering summer’s day, two elderly friends talk about work, travel and dreams.

Banned since 1993 in France and Germany, does the PKK still represent a danger? A dive into the heart of a complex geopolitical issue, where the fight for freedom, manipulation and pressure are intertwined.

A director laments the loss of his short film destroyed by the pitfalls of difficult editing software.

The match almost suspended time, the whole city held its breath and stared wide-eyed, but life cannot be stopped, even for just ninety minutes. The protagonists of these stories know this well.

A forest is not only the realm of trees, but also a world of animals. When it gets dark in the forest, we humans leave this place, we are not made for darkness. This is different with nocturnal forest inhabitants: they communicate with sounds, orient themselves with ultrasound and their often looking eyes are perfect to find their way in the jungle of trees.

A family prepares to spend a day in the countryside. Father, mother, son, daughter, and baby are the members of this upper-middle-class, conservative, and traditional family who are about to embark on this journey to an unexpected destination.

In the 19th century, after the death of Commander Cercós in Maians, a series of supernatural events unleashes a curse on the village. In the present day, two police officers investigate the disappearance of a family near the site, known for its dark and terrifying legends. As they search for clues, they discover that the tragedies of past generations continue to claim new victims, trapping those who come too close to the curse.

Strange things start to happen to Alicia and her husband Jason after she receives a gift in the mail from her great-Aunt Gwen, is their house haunted or has the family been cursed, or is it something far darker?

“Fools Circle 9wys” is a musical adaptation of “Riddley Walker” by Russell Hoban a book about the delusion of progress, the confused collective dream that humanity terms history, and what consciousness might be. It’s a theological speculation where virtually all knowledge of science, religion, and history has been lost, and the shadows of the past survive in songs, legends, and puppet plays.

A feature documentary film about Steven McRae, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet. A story of resilience, passion and hope.

Chris lives with his buddy Alex at a suburban train station, cared for by his neighbors. A heroin addiction determines his everyday life and it seems impossible for him to free himself from this vicious circle. When he becomes increasingly worse and only just escapes death, he decides that he has to get off the streets and off heroin. But where to? How can a young man find his place in our society, even though he hasn't fitted in - or wanted to fit in - anywhere since childhood?

An elderly woman suffering from a neurodegenerative disease lives with her daughter in a country house.

Nothing is the same since Lucia's death. Nothing is right. Nothing is in its place. Marta, her little sister, is not even able to feel good in her own skin. The banality of the funeral, the coldness of the house, the terrible feeling of not being able to return the favor to the one who gave so much for her. It all piles up on her mind and crowds behind her eyes, but Marta refuses to cry. To do so would be to betray Lucia's memory. She prefers to work and let herself go in an eternal repetition. And yet Daniela has other plans for her. After all, her loss does not belong to her alone.

April has a nasty surprise as her creepy ex turns up to her boyfriend's game night. Will she be able to stop the voices?

Chico, a young man in mourning, has a reunion with his grandfather.

A female Neuroscience Researcher develops a rare form of melophobia after receiving an unsolicited portable media player loaded with music for testing in her laboratory and experiencing a musical Stendhal Syndrome. Witnessing her colleagues' strangely changing behavior over repeated exposure to the same piece of music, she flees to find shelter from the pervasive sounds of music in her environment and an increasingly frightening world.

Exclusive access to the Four Seasons Hotel, London, in the run-up to Christmas. Expect festive photoshoots, afternoon teas, Christmas trees and sackfuls of presents.

Documentary taking a look at the difficulties in Abel Gance's End of the World.

Freely adapted from Flaubert's unfinished book 'Bouvard et Pécuchet' (published posthumously in 1881), 'How to Excel at Everything' explores the dynamics operating in our current era of online self-study and YouTube tutorials. Guided by algorithmic recommendations, B and P try to learn everything without any pedagogical compass, falling into a new rabbit hole everyday. Exploring the thin interstice between online DIY culture and the dismantling of institutional pedagogical structures, 'How to Excel at Everything' translates the gamification of our lives and the rise of self-help culture into a learning odyssey.