1. “The Harbor” (new)
Directed by Chloe Zhao
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal
Eight-time Oscar-nominated drama that shows how the great grief of Shakespeare and his wife becomes world literature.
2. “The Secret Agent”
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
With: Wagner Moura, Tânia Maria
Four-time Oscar-nominated and enigmatic Brazilian story that evolves into a twisty retro thriller that appeals to all the senses.
3. “Protect” (new)
Director: John Skoog
With: Denis Lavant, Livia Millhagen
The cult French actor plays a Scanian farm worker in a realistic story about the horrors of the Cold War.
4. “Amroom”
Director: Fatih Akin
With: Jasper Billerbeck, Diane Kruger
Fairy tale about a German boy torn between his Nazi-loyal mother and guilt in the final days of World War II.
5. “Marty Supreme”
Drama. Directed by Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow
Highly intense and entertaining story of a ping pong star in 1950s Jewish New York who crosses corpses to achieve success
6. “Hind Rajab. The Voice from Gaza”
Drama. Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
With: Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury
Oscar-nominated, realistic docudrama about a little girl in Gaza who desperately seeks help through an emergency call center.
7. “Sentimental Value”
Drama. Director: Joachim Trier
With: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and others.
Fascinating and finely tuned reconciliation drama from the “World’s Worst Man” director that revolves around hurtful family relationships.
8. “Dracula” (new)
Director: Radu Jude
With: Adonis Tanta, Oana Maria Zaharia
Romania’s most eccentric director interprets his homeland’s national demon, Vlad Tepes, in a crazy and baroque way.
9. “Pillion”
Drama. Director: Harry Lighton
With: Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling
Bizarre romance between a submissive barbershop singer and a dominant BDSM biker, where love blossoms despite wearing a straitjacket.
10. “It was just an accident”
Drama. Director: Jafar Panahi
With: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari
A wild, incendiary, satirical and dark depiction of contemporary Iran, mixing dark humor revenge plots with a serious moral drama.
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