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Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe (Zhu Yilong) is assigned the case of a series of horrific murders in a rural Chinese town. As the investigation progresses, pressure from his superiors to find the suspected serial killer mounts, leading to a hasty arrest. But while his colleagues rush to celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own – leading him into a dark world where mystery hangs over his every lead.
Director Cédric Kahn's film recreates the real-life trial of political activist Pierre Goldman.
A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, who was accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.
In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. However, her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.
This exquisitely shot coming-of-age story film premiered at Sundance, where it scored both the Audience Award, and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting (Preeti Panigrahi).
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from warring families, are smitten after a brief encounter at a masked ball. However, after marrying each other in secret, a terrible feud ensues around them.
The film will be introduced Caitlin Wallace, a member of D&G Council's Arts & Museum Team. Caitlin is a recent graduate in English and Film Studies and her research interests include the representation of femininity and women on screen. In her essay: ‘Men’s Eyes Were Made to Look, and Let Them Gaze’: Female Desire and Agency in Franco Zeffirelli’s and Baz Luhrmann’s Filmic Adaptions of Romeo and Juliet, she analysed the degree of agency represented in the performances of Olivia Hussey and Claire Danes’ as Juliet.
Avril, an independently minded lawyer known for taking on lost causes, resolves to secure a victory in her next case. However, when Dariuch another seemingly hopeless client, asks her to defend his faithful canine companion, Cosmos, Avril is unable to resist. She dives into the absurdity of defending a canine client, confronting not only the legal system but also advocating for both women’s and animal rights.
Dog on Trial / Le Procès du chien is also screening as part of this year's French Film Festival.