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A Touch of Sin begins with an appealing promise: Jia Zhang ke will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Wu Jiang and Baoqiang Wang gives A Touch of Sin an immediate pulse. The story of A Touch of Sin begins from a specific pressure point: Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence. By the end of its 2h 10m running time, the value of A Touch of Sin rests less on no

Good Day, Ramon begins with an appealing promise: Jorge Ramírez Suárez will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kristyan Ferrer and Ingeborg Schöner gives Good Day, Ramon an immediate pulse. The story of Good Day, Ramon begins from a specific pressure point: Ramon, a young Mexican boy, tries to cross the border for the fifth time but fails. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Good Day, Ra

Mother of George begins with an appealing promise: Andrew Dosunmu will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Danai Gurira and Isaach De Bankolé gives Mother of George an immediate pulse. The story of Mother of George begins from a specific pressure point: Adenike and Ayodele, a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, are having trouble conceiving a child a problem that defies cultural expectations and lead

Human Capital begins with an appealing promise: Paolo Virzì will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Matilde Gioli gives Human Capital an immediate pulse. The story of Human Capital begins from a specific pressure point: The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve. By the end

On the Job begins with an appealing promise: Erik Matti will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Piolo Pascual and Gerald Anderson gives On the Job an immediate pulse. The story of On the Job begins from a specific pressure point: Inspired by a real life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking mil

We Steal Secrets begins with an appealing promise: Alex Gibney will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Julian Assange and Adrian Lamo gives We Steal Secrets an immediate pulse. The story of We Steal Secrets begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. By the end of

R... Rajkumar begins with an appealing promise: Prabhu Deva will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha gives R... Rajkumar an immediate pulse. The story of R... Rajkumar begins from a specific pressure point: An aimless ruffian starts working for a drug baron and his mission is to kill the rival, whose niece he eventually falls for. By the end of its 2h 26m runnin

Copperhead begins with an appealing promise: Ron Maxwell will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between François Arnaud and Lucy Boynton gives Copperhead an immediate pulse. The story of Copperhead begins from a specific pressure point: An Upstate New York family is torn apart during the American Civil War. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Copperhead rests less on novelty than on the care of

Escape from Tomorrow begins with an appealing promise: Randy Moore will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Roy Abramsohn and Elena Schuber gives Escape from Tomorrow an immediate pulse. The story of Escape from Tomorrow begins from a specific pressure point: In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father's sanity is challenged by a chanc

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq begins with an appealing promise: Nancy Buirski will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tanaquil Le Clerq and Jacques d'Amboise gives Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq an immediate pulse. The story of Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq begins from a specific pressure point: A mesmerizing portrait of legendary ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq muse

Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla begins with an appealing promise: Rafa Lara will treat its historical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Christian Vazquez and Angélica Aragón gives Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla an immediate pulse. The story of Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla begins from a specific pressure point: On May 5th, 1862, a few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world's largest and mos

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet begins with an appealing promise: Jean Pierre Jeunet will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Helena Bonham Carter and Judy Davis gives The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet an immediate pulse. The story of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet begins from a specific pressure point: A 10 year old scientist secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he live