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Do No Harm
Directed by: Rosanne Liang
3am. Hongjing, China. 1980s. A single-minded surgeon is forced to break her physician's oath when violent gangsters storm into a hospital to stop a crucial operation.
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Behind
Directed by: Ángel Gómez Hernández
A divorced mother is obsessed with the idea that her ex-husband is plotting to take her baby away from her.
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Fickle Bickle
Directed by: Stephen Ward
Left alone in a magnificent mansion after the forgetful owner goes on vacation, a plumber contacts his high school crush, knowing she's always been a "gold-digger."
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Hope Dies Last
Directed by: Ben Price
During World War II, a prisoner working as a barber for the Nazis fears every haircut may be his last.
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Perfect Day
Directed by: Ignacio Redondo
With a $10 million business deal set to close and a date with beautiful girl, David figures today will be the best day of his life. Not quite.
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Just Go!
Directed by: Pavel Gumennikov
A young man who lost both his legs in a childhood accident comes to the rescue of the girl he loves when she is victimized by villains.
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Mare Nostrum
Directed by: Rana Kazkaz & Anas Khalaf
On a Mediterranean shore, a Syrian father's decision to give his daughter a better life puts her in danger of losing it.
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Viola, Franca
Directed by: Marta Savina
Sicily, 1965. Franca is being forced to marry her rapist to avoid becoming a pariah in her traditionalist community but she rebels against the established custom.
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In a Nutshell
Directed by: Fabio Friedli
Love, war and the myriad states of humanity and the world condensed into a visual summation that's a treat for the eyes.
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8 Minutes
Directed by: Giorgi Gogichaishvili & Davit Abramishvili
With the end of the world fast approaching, an aging magician realizes one last feat of magic is required of him.