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Like Dandelion Dust begins with an appealing promise: Jon Gunn will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper gives Like Dandelion Dust an immediate pulse. The story of Like Dandelion Dust begins from a specific pressure point: A young boy is torn away from his adoptive parents by his alcoholic, abusive birth parents. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, the value of Like Da

Luck by Chance begins with an appealing promise: Zoya Akhtar will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma gives Luck by Chance an immediate pulse. The story of Luck by Chance begins from a specific pressure point: When Vikram gets tapped to play the male lead in a Bollywood film, he can't believe his luck. By the end of its 2h 36m running time, the value of Luck by Ch

Lebanon begins with an appealing promise: Samuel Maoz will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yoav Donat and Itay Tiran gives Lebanon an immediate pulse. The story of Lebanon begins from a specific pressure point: During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Lebanon rests

Fish Tank begins with an appealing promise: Andrea Arnold will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender gives Fish Tank an immediate pulse. The story of Fish Tank begins from a specific pressure point: Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. By the end of its 2h 3m running time, the value of Fish Tank rests less on novelty than o

Transylmania begins with an appealing promise: David Hillenbrand will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Patrick Cavanaugh and James DeBello gives Transylmania an immediate pulse. The story of Transylmania begins from a specific pressure point: Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just mig

Wild Grass begins with an appealing promise: Alain Resnais will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between André Dussollier and Sabine Azéma gives Wild Grass an immediate pulse. The story of Wild Grass begins from a specific pressure point: A quirky woman who spends her free time as a pilot has her purse stolen; when a mysterious man finds her wallet, they embark on a peculiar romance. By the end of its 1

Antichrist begins with an appealing promise: Lars von Trier will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg gives Antichrist an immediate pulse. The story of Antichrist begins from a specific pressure point: A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go f

Humpday begins with an appealing promise: Lynn Shelton will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard gives Humpday an immediate pulse. The story of Humpday begins from a specific pressure point: Two guys take their bromance to another level when they participate in an art film project. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of Humpday rests less on novelty than o

The Limits of Control begins with an appealing promise: Jim Jarmusch will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Isaach De Bankolé and Alex Descas gives The Limits of Control an immediate pulse. The story of The Limits of Control begins from a specific pressure point: The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job. By the end of its 1h 56m running time, the va

Vision Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen begins with an appealing promise: Margarethe von Trotta will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Barbara Sukowa and Heino Ferch gives Vision Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen an immediate pulse. The story of Vision Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen begins from a specific pressure point: The life story of the multi talented German nu

The Damned United begins with an appealing promise: Tom Hooper will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Colm Meaney and Henry Goodman gives The Damned United an immediate pulse. The story of The Damned United begins from a specific pressure point: The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44 day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United. By the end of its 1h 38m ru

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers begins with an appealing promise: Judith Ehrlich will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Peter Arnett and Ben Bagdikian gives The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers an immediate pulse. The story of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers begins from