Violets

Nov 15, 2024

0h 18m

★ 0.0

Overview

In 1945, beneath the oppressive shadow of the Francoist dictatorship, Juan, a university teacher assistant, meets Manuel during a chance encounter at night in a park. With their initial reservations, a complex love story unfolds between them, shaped by the turbulent political climate and the misunderstanding of those around them.

Genres

Drama

Romance

History

Production Companies

Etérea Films

Tinnitus

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Cast

Juan

Javier Pereira

Manuel

Alfonso Bassave

Ana

María Cantuel

Toni

Christian Sampedro

Curro

Pablo Viña

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0.0

Fish Out of Water

Jul 18, 2008

Fish Out of Water manages to unfurl its light-hearted tale of young man and the sea, without a word of dialogue. Avoiding the morning traffic jams, our man (Nick Dunbar) finds peace by rowing each day to work in the city. But when a seductive blonde unexpectedly enters the picture, he finds his morning boat ride heading in unexpected directions. Directed by Lala Rolls (Land of My Ancestors), Fish Out of Water was invited to play in the 2005 NZ Film Festival, plus another 10 overseas fests. Victoria Kelly composes the brass and banjo-inflected soundtrack.

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Chickenshit

Oct 6, 2023

At the height of summer, two rowdy young boys spend the afternoon tearing through the countryside. But when they come across an electric fence a competitive game sparks something unexpected between them.

5.5

Never.

Sep 30, 2021

A business meeting dives into the socio-political when a truly human moment moves the group to speak their hidden truths.

4.8

Bodyshop

Apr 7, 2023

A ghost soldier bids farewell to his mother then possesses bodies worldwide to meddle in unfaithful relationships in Taiwan, Japan, Spain and Thailand. In Hong Kong he encounters his soulmate amid protests and they take refuge in a garage.

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Camille, Contactless

Apr 6, 2020

Paris in summer. Maxime has a revelation: Camille, the pretty cashier at the supermarket no longer interests him. The problem is, he does not know how to tell her without hurting her. The other problem is that in fact he has never dared to speak to her.

5.7

While the Unicorn Is Watching Me

Jun 10, 2014

On a chilly Sunday morning, a man awakens to the mischievous stare of a unicorn that seems to have come straight out of his dreams. Carried along by an early morning sensuality, his fantasies transform his lonely apartment into a garden of delights, in which this young creature can freely reap the fruits of his desires.

0.0

Amor, amor, amor

Dec 1, 2018

Three women meet at the emergency room of a hospital at dawn with a common link: the three have just lost their partners in a traffic accident.

3.8

Bad Faith

Mar 15, 2019

A family spending their holiday at the Costa Brava. The older brother's belief system will be disrupted when an act of kindness results in a little tragedy. This will lead him into a routine where refusing to make decisions could lead to greater tragedies.

6.4

Bikini

Mar 14, 2014

Spain, 1953. Pedro Zaragoza, mayor of the city of Benidorm, in the province of Alicante, by the Mediterranean Sea, visits the Palacio del Pardo, General Franco's residence in Madrid, to ask him for help, in the hope of solving a very delicate problem.

4.0

Adult

Mar 11, 2017

Having enabled a loss that now torments her, a woman enters an adult store in search of redemption. Adapted from a short story by Christos Tsiolkas.

0.0

Cla'am

Mar 11, 2017

A dark, surreal comedy about a local man who becomes convinced that a vast conspiracy is behind the impossibly rapid gentrification in his London area. But is it all in his head, or is the truth even darker than he imagines? Cla'am is the debut short from Nathaniel Martello-White, one of the UK's leading young playwrights.

0.0

CUBS

Oct 3, 2016

A single father wants to fulfil his young daughter's wish to throw a slumber party for her friends, but it turns out to be more of a challenge than he thought due to the rules of modern society.

5.8

Fry Day

Mar 11, 2017

Set against the backdrop of the execution of Ted Bundy in 1989, the story centers around a 16-year-old girl named Lauryn who makes a little extra money by taking and selling Polaroids of the people who are camped out near the prison, celebrating the execution.

6.0

Carmín tropical

Oct 16, 2014

Mabel travels to her hometown to find the murderer of her friend Daniela. A journey through nostalgia, love and betrayal in a place where transgenderism once took on an unusual dimension.

7.2

The Wedding Banquet

Mar 1, 1993

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

0.0

Heaven and Nature

Oct 19, 2024

Set in the late 1950s, childhood sweethearts are confronted with the realities of their relationship as adults and are forced to acknowledge that situations are not always what they appear to be. They must ask themselves what they are willing to sacrifice to live the American Dream. Inspired by the melodramas of Douglas Sirk, Heaven And Nature includes LGBTQ characters, themes of class and privilege, and a glaring look at the gaps in our collective memory when we view history through a nostalgic lens.

0.0

Interruption

Oct 25, 2024

Ashley is struggling to find the inspiration to finish her book. As the looming deadline draws ever-closer, will she be able to finish writing, despite all of the interruptions that constantly break her focus?

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