A ghost returns from beyond the grave, but not as you expect. In A Useful Ghost, the recently deceased Nat (played by Davika Hoorne) literally haunts her husband’s life by possessing a vacuum cleaner, determined to prove that even in death, love (and utility) endures.
Foreign Language Films
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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Trailer – UK Oscar Entry and Akinola Davies Jr’s Family Drama Unfolds in 1990s Nigeria
Set in the streets of 1990s Lagos, My Father’s Shadow stars Sope Dirisu as Folarin – an estranged father, and introduces real-life brothers Godwin Egbo and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo as his two young sons.
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Jodie Foster Stars in ‘A Private Life’ French Language Psychological Thriller | Trailer
Jodie Foster stars in the French language mystery thriller A Private Life as a Paris-based psychoanalyst whose life takes a dark turn after the sudden death of one of her patients.
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Trailer – Kaouther Ben Hania’s Docudrama Captures Palestinian Child’s Final Call
The Voice of Hind Rajab, the powerful docudrama from Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania is a haunting portrait of a Palestinian child’s last call for help,
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Indonesian Drama ‘Samsara’ Tops Nominations for 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Samsara by Garin Nugroho The Indonesian film Samsara directed by Garin Nugroho topped the nominations for the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards with 3 nominations including Best Film and Best Director.
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Neon Takes Jafar Panahi ‘It Was Just an Accident’ on Tour
It Was Just an Accident (Neon) Neon is taking Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident on a six-city tour across the United States, with stops at arthouse cinemas in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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‘A Poet’ Trailer – A Washed-up Poet Reedems Himself in Simón Mesa Soto’s Colombian Oscar Entry
Simón Mesa Soto’s A Poet (Un Poeta) is a darkly comic, bittersweet tale starring Ubeimar Ríos as Oscar Restrepo, a washed-up poet slipping into obscurity, and Rebeca Andrade as Yurlady, a sharp-eyed teenager whose raw talent draws him into a mentorship he’s both flattered by and completely unprepared for.
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‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Trailer – Diego Céspedes’ Cannes Winner and Chilean Oscar entry Opens in US Cinemas
Set deep in the deserts of northern Chile, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo stars Tamara Cortés as Lidia, a brave 11-year-old girl, alongside Matías Catalán as the flamboyant Flamingo and Paula Dinamarca as the steadfast Mamá Boa.
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Sylvia Chang Stars in ‘Daughter’s Daughter’ Huang Xi’s Drama on Motherhood and Loss | Trailer
Huang Xi’s intergenerational drama Daughter’s Daughter is a portrait of motherhood shaped by grief and memory. Sylvia Chang stars as a mother who loses her daughter in an accident and has to make decisions about a frozen embryo she left behind.
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Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s Spy Thriller ‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ Lands in US | Trailer
Reflection in a Dead Diamond, directed by Bruno Forzani and Hélène Cattet, centers on a retired spy whose quiet life on the French Riviera unravels after his neighbor’s disappearance forces him to confront the ghosts of his past.
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A Holocaust Survivor is Suspicious of His New Neighbors in ‘My Neighbor Adolf’ | Trailer
Set in 1960s South America, My Neighbor Adolf stars David Hayman as Polsky, a reclusive Holocaust survivor who is convinced his neighbor, Herzog, played by Udo Kier, is Adolf Hitler in hiding.