A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer," who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners. Recipient of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Zar Amir Ebrahimi.
A young man is accused of raping a young woman. The two protagonists, their families, and friends will see their lives and faith torn to shreds in the public eye in the search for the truth. Based on Karine Tuil’s novel Les Choses humaines.
At Turkey’s oldest zoo, a lonely manager and a neglected female officer form an unlikely bond. In order to stop zoo’s privatization process, they hide the death of the zoo’s oldest inhabitant, an Anatolian leopard, and fake its escape. They set in motion an absurd charade that spins out of control.
A documentary portrait by German master Volker Schlöndorff. For decades, Tony Rinaudo has been growing trees in the most barren of areas by restoring live stumps and roots as an “underground forest,” thereby securing the livelihood of thousands of African farmers.
