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The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra, 2013)

CAN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE YOU HAVE NEVER MET?

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai’s famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai’s Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

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The Journey (Ligy J. Pullappally, 2004)

IN A LAND STEEPED IN TRADITION… A SECRET LOVE.

Kiran is mortified by her growing lesbian desire for the effervescent Delilah in an idyllic Indian village where arranged marriage is the only acceptable form of coupling.

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Sirāt (Oliver Laxe, 2025)

A man and his son arrive at a rave lost in the mountains of Morocco. They are looking for Marina, their daughter and sister, who disappeared months ago at another rave. Driven by fate, they decide to follow a group of ravers in search of one last party, in hopes Marina will be there.

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Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier, 2025)

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

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Palestine 36 (Annemarie Jacir, 2025)

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule and Zionist immigration from Europe accelerates toward the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, Yusuf moves between Jerusalem and his rural home amid escalating unrest and a decisive moment for the British Empire.

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Ebb (Jeo Baby, 2025)

Adarsh and Maria, a married couple, appear to share the warmth and freedom of close friends. When Maria’s male friend, Sidharth, grows more attached, it has a distinct impact on Adarsh. Subsequently, Adarsh finds himself disturbed and distressed. ‘Ebb’ delves into the ways love, emotions and their various nuances influence both women and men.

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The Coffin (Rinoshun K, 2025)

In a home suffocating under the weight of a shared trauma, Alwin and Priya’s marriage has slipped into a bitter cycle of anger and avoidance. When Priya’s torment suddenly gives way to an eerie change, Alwin’s unease turns to fear; her change feels unnatural, almost inhuman. His search for answers leads him to a secret buried beneath.

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Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019)

ACT LIKE YOU OWN THE PLACE.

All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)

STARK, INTENSE DRAMA ALMOST BEYOND BELIEF!

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

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Ullozhukku (Christo Tomy, 2024)

LIES WILL DROWN. SECRETS WILL SURFACE.

The film is set in a flooded region in Kerala where a woman and her daughter-in-law attempt to bury a loved one. However, due to heavy floods, the burial is postponed. This delay brings long-buried secrets and lies to the surface, threatening the family’s unity.

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