The Request

Mexico. 1940. The agent of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD) Ramon Merkader comes to the house of Leon Trotsky. Under a long leather raincoat he hides an ice pick. He is here to kill the unsuspecting Russian revolutionary. Moscow. 2019. The modest honours pupil Yura helps his schoolmate Masha in history. They just study Merkader’s murder of Trotsky. The uninhibited Masha decides to tempt nerdy Yura. The director of studies comes into the classroom in the most intense moment. Afterwards the school principal calls in the class teacher of Masha and Yura for a talk. He considers that such an irresponsible teacher has no place at the school and is set to dismiss her. The school bell rings. As if by magic, the endings of these three stories intertwine, giving rise to a new surprising reading of the known events.

Rina wants to tell her best friend, Eli, about her arranged marriage, by dating her on the last night they could be together.

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An elderly reclusive man dwells on traumatic childhood events which occurred in a downstairs room now occupied by noisy tenants.

A doctor mysteriously discovers that he is required urgently at the village to offer his services. He arrives there after a long and difficult journey, only to discover that the village is empty.

A short story of two strangers meeting in a train journey, not knowing that something stranger is coming their way.

15 years have passed and Roberto is still in love with his neighbor, but she prefers to hide ashamed of her body. With his art and an old clothesline as the only way of communication, Roberto has a plan to push his beloved for face her monsters at once.

An enigmatic, existential enforcer for a small-time local crime boss does not suffer fools gladly. Unfulfilled and compromised by his life and the pointlessness that surround him, he detaches -- and methodically explores life's transitory nature in a surprising way. ICE is not a brooding film -- with flashes of humor and quirkiness -- it is a film about hope.

The coming of age of Bram, a young boy navigating growing up with his best friend amidst complex feelings and sexual discovery.

Nikos, a low-key man, works as an assistant accountant in an insurance company that is facing financial problems. The main accountant of the company and his superior, Mr. Alexandridis, is a demanding and rude man, who takes advantage of Nikos and his slavery. When one night, Nikos accidentally sees two men threatening Mr. Alexandrides on the street, the balance in Nikos' life changes.

In a desperate bid for attention, 11-year-old Keira compulsively steals from pregnant women at her local aquatic centre. But her actions put her at risk of losing the only family she has.

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An unspoken conflict is affecting the relationship between two brothers. Will Simon and Robin find the courage to talk about their issue?

In this bittersweet dramatic comedy, an office costume party provides introverted Bill with a chance to reveal his true self through his painstaking recreation of Bela Lugosi's Dracula costume. But will the real Bill find acceptance, even love?

An Aboriginal girl held captive and at the mercy of the station’s stockmen makes an unlikely friend and finds the courage to set herself free.

A short film starring two arrogant people.

Ian splits his time between working his dead end warehouse job and taking care of his ailing mother. The stresses of everyday life, alongside Anna's illness, have created a rift between the two that is seemingly insurmountable.

A dinner party with old friends takes a shocking turn as wounds are exposed, revelations are made, and the past resurfaces. Over one tense evening, Cynthia learns that some things can never be unsaid.

Separate We Come, Separate We Go is the story of a 10-year-old girl, Thea who escapes her bleak domestic life to find sanctuary in the surreal desert landscape of Dungeness. Roaming around the barren skeletons of boats and abandoned fishing huts, she is increasingly aware of her loneliness and vulnerability. Seemingly out of nowhere a man (David Thewlis) appears; she is so intrigued by him she defies all lessons taught about strangers and approaches him. As they walk and talk she discovers he is a widower and has lost his son; she realises she is not alone in experiencing loss. He notices her sadness and unusual maturity and decides to help lift her out of her melancholy. Through the metaphor of the freedom of flying birds, he shows her that life does have exciting possibilities. This redemptive story shows that in life you should not allow fear to limit your horizons.

A short film that tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project, as he struggles to sleep the night before the testing of the first atomic bomb.