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Three stories about the impact of three God's miracles in the medieval sense that happen to the film's heroes living in a post-communist society that, after half a century of atheism, re-learns about Christianity.

A powerful man, who is also the former prime minister of Georgia, has developed an unusual hobby. He buys century-old trees, some as tall as 15-floor buildings, and has them excavated along the Georgian coastline to collect them for his private garden. In order to transplant trees of such dimensions, the landscape surrounding them is ripped apart and the people living around them are forced to adapt to the disruption. As the film follows this process, it portrays the needs and values of today’s Georgian society and reflects on the theme of forced migration, where "uprooting" is more than a metaphor.

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…

After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion. They forge an inseparable bond, but their world soon collapses as the forest ranger discovers the animals and takes them away. The two cub brothers must now embark on a treacherous journey across Canada to be reunited with one another and Alma once more.

After a depression, Signor Imbruttito wants to open a beach bar. However, when he arrives in Sardinia with his family, the dream soon turns into a nightmare: the beach bar is there and the surroundings are beautiful, but the inhabitants of the village are simple shepherds who are averse to anything new.

A remake of the 1961 film about two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Buster and his cast have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

Based on the New Yorker cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s "Killing and Dying", a collection of graphic short stories. Although the plot is under wraps, the story is expected to deal with adolescence and revolve around female protagonists.

France 1789: Manceron is a gifted chef and works for the Duke de Chamfort. One day, the headstrong chef lets his imagination run wild and is promptly fired. Back at his home farm, nothing awaits Manceron but the bleak prospect of serving bouillon and bread to travelers - until a mysterious woman appears on the farm. While they both harbor revenge against the duke, they decide to open the very first restaurant in France.

Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere to go, his wife broke up with him and doesn’t want him to meet their little daughter who was born right before he was arrested. Alone and desperate, Ettore roams the streets of Rome and meets a strange old man, Nicola. He decides to take advantage of him and rob him. But after breaking into his house, Ettore realizes Nicola doesn’t have anything worth to be stolen and furthermore, the old man tells him a rather stranger thing: he affirms to be Santa Claus…

Why do people manage not to despair after severe strokes of fate or in the face of the challenges of today's world? During the second lockdown in winter 2020/21, director Thomas Lüchinger set out with his camera to visit friends and acquaintances to find out from them what confidence means to them.

Zilla Leutenegger ist eine der erfolgreichsten und medial vielfältigsten schweizerischen Künstlerinnen. Im Frühsommer 2021 widmete ihr das Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur eine Mid-Career-Retrospektive. Während dreier Jahren begleitete der Filmemacher Iwan Schumacher die Künstlerin mit der Kamera. Der Film fokussiert auf die Entstehung von drei Kunstwerken der Churer Ausstellung. Diese Arbeiten bilden die Ausgangspunkte für Streifzüge durch das Leben und Werk von Zilla Leutenegger.

Set in Sarajevo in May 2021, the city's famous Old Town tries to recover after a difficult pandemic year. When a visitor from Zagreb comes looking for the best kebabs in town, a harmless gesture causes the disintegration of the business and private lives of several people.

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

Thirty-year-old Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives alone with her only child, the fifteen-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is not only pregnant but wishes to abort the child, the two women face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.

Laura vermisst nach dem Umzug in die Grossstadt ihr altes Zuhause sehr. Als sie eines Abends einen kleinen, vom Himmel herabstürzenden Stern beobachtet und ihn daraufhin mit abgebrochener Zacke wiederfindet, tröstet sie ihn und verarztet ihn fürsorglich mit einem Pflaster. Gemeinsam erleben sie und der Stern magische Abenteuer, die Lauras fantasievollsten Träume wahr werden lassen – und mit der Hilfe des Sterns fühlt sie sich am Ende endlich zu Hause.

Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarin Towers, a vast red-brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. He dreams of becoming an astronaut. When plans to demolish Gagarin Towers leak out, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save their home, which has become his “starship.”

Gladys lebt nach einem klaren Grundsatz: Stehe für das ein, was du für richtig hältst. Aus dieser Lebenseinstellung heraus ist das ambitionierte Projekt entstanden, eine Farm sowie eine Schule in Chewe, einem Dorf in Zambia, aufzubauen. Gladys, selbst in Zambia geboren und aufgewachsen, weiss um die wenig verheissungsvolle Zukunftsperspektive der Kinder, besonders der Mädchen. Die Regisseurin Cornelia Gantner hat Gladys in ihrem unermüdlichen Kampf um Veränderung und Fortschritt über mehrere Jahre hinweg begleitet.