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Hotel begins with an appealing promise: Mike Figgis will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Max Beesley and Saffron Burrows gives Hotel an immediate pulse. The story of Hotel begins from a specific pressure point: A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu in this freewheeling film. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of

Under the Skin of the City begins with an appealing promise: Rakhshan Banietemad will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Golab Adineh and Mohammad Reza Forutan gives Under the Skin of the City an immediate pulse. The story of Under the Skin of the City begins from a specific pressure point: A valuable visual commentary on modern society, 'Under The Skin Of The City' follows one Iranian family in the

Ayurveda: Art of Being begins with an appealing promise: Pan Nalin will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nicolos Kostopoulos and Vaidya Narayan Murthy gives Ayurveda: Art of Being an immediate pulse. The story of Ayurveda: Art of Being begins from a specific pressure point: Ayurveda is science of life and art of healing; where body, mind and spirit are given equal importance. By the end of i

Jump Tomorrow begins with an appealing promise: Joel Hopkins will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tunde Adebimpe and Hippolyte Girardot gives Jump Tomorrow an immediate pulse. The story of Jump Tomorrow begins from a specific pressure point: A young Nigerian man on the verge of being in an arranged marriage, suddenly questions his situation after an encounter with a stunning Latin woman, who is

What to Do in Case of Fire begins with an appealing promise: Gregor Schnitzler will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Klaus Löwitsch and Til Schweiger gives What to Do in Case of Fire an immediate pulse. The story of What to Do in Case of Fire begins from a specific pressure point: 6 anarchists place a time bomb in a West Berlin building in 1987. By the end of its 1h 41m running time, the value of

Le cas Pinochet begins with an appealing promise: Patricio Guzmán will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Salvador Allende and the principal supporting performer gives Le cas Pinochet an immediate pulse. The story of Le cas Pinochet begins from a specific pressure point: True story of the saga that was hoped to be the long awaited justice brought to bear upon Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator

The Body begins with an appealing promise: Jonas McCord will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Antonio Banderas and Olivia Williams gives The Body an immediate pulse. The story of The Body begins from a specific pressure point: A crucified body dated back to the first century A.D is uncovered at an ancient cave in Jerusalem. By the end of its 1h 49m running time, the value of The Body rests less

Pavilion of Women begins with an appealing promise: Ho Yim will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Willem Dafoe and Luo Yan gives Pavilion of Women an immediate pulse. The story of Pavilion of Women begins from a specific pressure point: With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with th

Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. begins with an appealing promise: Claude Lanzmann will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yehuda Lerner and Francine Kaufmann gives Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. an immediate pulse. The story of Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. begins from a specific pressure point: A gripping account of the prisoners uprising at the Nazi extermination camp of Sobibor in

February 15, 1839 begins with an appealing promise: Pierre Falardeau will treat its historical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Luc Picard and Sylvie Drapeau gives February 15, 1839 an immediate pulse. The story of February 15, 1839 begins from a specific pressure point: French Canadians face execution after a revolt against British bureaucrats in Quebec. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Febr

Love the Hard Way begins with an appealing promise: Peter Sehr will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna gives Love the Hard Way an immediate pulse. The story of Love the Hard Way begins from a specific pressure point: The story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying

The Tunnel begins with an appealing promise: Roland Suso Richter will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Heino Ferch and Nicolette Krebitz gives The Tunnel an immediate pulse. The story of The Tunnel begins from a specific pressure point: During the Cold War, Germany was divided into two states East and West. By the end of its 2h 30m running time, the value of The Tunnel rests less on novelty tha