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A biopic of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

A Swiss filmmaker of Palestinian origin travels to the West Bank to make sense of the break-up with a childhood friend who became a Jewish settler. While trying to understand why their friendship has not held up in the face of the political situation, he reveals his own tragic family history in Palestine.

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

An entirely ordinary day on the beds ward of a surgical department. The nursing team is understaffed due to a shortage of personnel. Despite the hectic environment, Floria cares for her patients with expertise and full dedication. Although she gives her all, the shift gradually spirals out of control – until it eventually leads to a dramatic outburst.

What could Willow do with an entire forest? That's exactly what she asks herself when she inherits this forest from her aunt Alwina. That's not all, though - Alwina has also left her a small, crooked cabin and, most importantly, her witchcraft. But the question remains: Will Willow even accept this unexpected inheritance, with all the consequences it entails?

The lawyer Bernard Rambert was a co-founder of the Zurich Lawyers' Collective and has been working as a criminal defense attorney for more than fifty years, representing rebels, suspected terrorists and so-called difficult cases like Brian K. In this conversation, enriched with contemporary documents, he reflects on his work and his career.

Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.

Two young skaters, polar opposites in personality, team up to train for a figure skating duo, their growing bond blurring the lines between partners and more as winter unfolds.

French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.

How much do we really know about ourselves when we make a decision? What if there are multiple versions of our I within us, each with something to say? The story of a first date, a romantic comedy that lets us dive into the minds of the two protagonists.

Una, an art student, has secretly begun an intimate affair with a fellow student who is killed in an accident just as he was about to break up with his long-term girlfriend. How should Una deal with her secret in this moment of shock and the onset of mourning among her friends? And how should she deal with her lover's girlfriend, who is about to arrive?

When the band leader Liam's party night ends in a police interrogation room, JJ, his Irish teacher who is supposed to interpret for the English-speaking policewoman, not only helps him to hide the LSD in his notebook, but also to spice up the texts in it about drugs, sex and resistance against the British establishment into hip-hop hits. But the police, the government and paramilitary groups all have reasons to want to stifle the band's success. Between radio boycotts and arson attacks, the chaotic boys unexpectedly become a symbol of an entire generation.

Karoline Herfurth has used five case studies in her episodic comedy Wunderschön (2022) to explore the contradictory social demands placed on women. In the sequel film, she continues the stories of four of the women. One new addition is Nadine, who is married to a politician and, in addition to her career, manages three children and a mother with mild dementia in her household.