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The Happy Prince begins with an appealing promise: Rupert Everett will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rupert Everett and Colin Firth gives The Happy Prince an immediate pulse. The story of The Happy Prince begins from a specific pressure point: The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards

The Great Battle begins with an appealing promise: Kwang shik Kim will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nam Joo hyuk and Zo In sung gives The Great Battle an immediate pulse. The story of The Great Battle begins from a specific pressure point: A historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty eight day battle that Yang Man chun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 500,

The Russian Five begins with an appealing promise: Joshua Riehl will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Scotty Bowman and Don Cherry gives The Russian Five an immediate pulse. The story of The Russian Five begins from a specific pressure point: In the late 1980s, the Detroit Red Wings worked to finally break their decades long Stanley Cup drought by extracting players from the Soviet Union, an

Monsters and Men begins with an appealing promise: Reinaldo Marcus Green will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between John David Washington and Anthony Ramos gives Monsters and Men an immediate pulse. The story of Monsters and Men begins from a specific pressure point: The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African American polic

The Spy Gone North begins with an appealing promise: Yoon Jong bin will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hwang Jung min and Lee Sung min gives The Spy Gone North an immediate pulse. The story of The Spy Gone North begins from a specific pressure point: In the mid 1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea. By t

Tel Aviv on Fire begins with an appealing promise: Sameh Zoabi will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kais Nashif and Lubna Azabal gives Tel Aviv on Fire an immediate pulse. The story of Tel Aviv on Fire begins from a specific pressure point: Salam is a consultant on a popular Palestinian TV series filmed in Ramallah who rather stupidly runs afoul of an Israeli checkpoint commander who uses his mi

Birds of Passage begins with an appealing promise: Cristina Gallego will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Carmiña Martínez and José Acosta gives Birds of Passage an immediate pulse. The story of Birds of Passage begins from a specific pressure point: During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get invo

Wild Nights with Emily begins with an appealing promise: Madeleine Olnek will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Molly Shannon and Susan Ziegler gives Wild Nights with Emily an immediate pulse. The story of Wild Nights with Emily begins from a specific pressure point: Dramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinson's life, in particular, her relationship with another woman. By

Long Day's Journey Into Night begins with an appealing promise: Bi Gan will treat its mystery framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tang Wei and Jue Huang gives Long Day's Journey Into Night an immediate pulse. The story of Long Day's Journey Into Night begins from a specific pressure point: A man went back to Guizhou, found the tracks of a mysterious woman. By the end of its 2h 18m running time, the value of Long Day

Shadow begins with an appealing promise: Yimou Zhang will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Chao Deng and Li Sun gives Shadow an immediate pulse. The story of Shadow begins from a specific pressure point: In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king. By the end of its 1h 56m running time, the value of Shadow rests less

Followed begins with an appealing promise: Antoine Le will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Matthew Solomon and John Savage gives Followed an immediate pulse. The story of Followed begins from a specific pressure point: To gain more subscribers, a controversial social media influencer stays at a cursed hotel to terrifying results. By the end of its 1h 36m running time, the value of Followed

A Cool Fish begins with an appealing promise: Xiaozhi Rao will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jianbin Chen and Suxi Ren gives A Cool Fish an immediate pulse. The story of A Cool Fish begins from a specific pressure point: While two criminals hide out at a woman's apartment after a botched robbery, an ex cop tries to find a missing gun. By the end of its 1h 49m running time, the value of A Cool