Hlynur Pálmason | Iceland/Denmark/Sweden | 2019 | 1hr 49mins
M violence, offensive language & nudity

Sifting through his late wife’s things, a grieving widower makes a distressing discovery, sparking a shocking spiral of events in search of the truth.

“Brings to mind a cinematic version of Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream… grimly hypnotic… powerful and freshly thought out.” – Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter

Paolo Sorrentino | France/Italy | 2018 | 2h 38m | cert tbc
R16 sex scenes, nudity, drug use & offensive language

Tony Servillo inhabits former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in this fantastical vision of the controversial tycoon and politician and his inner circle.

“There’s not a dull moment in Loro… all of it is visceral pleasure at an eye-bleeding volume” – Film Threat

Geoff Murphy | New Zealand | 2013 | 1hr 44m
M violence

“The glorious peak achievement of the new feature film culture that burgeoned here in the 70s… our own country’s turbulent history transcribed with cinematic élan – and an elegiac, absurdist vision of the devil’s mischief in paradise.” – Bill Gosden, NZIFF 2013

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Amjad Abu Alala | Sudan | 2019 | 1h 43m
M sex scenes

When a couple bring their son to a Sufi naming ceremony in the desert, a dervish signals a tragic fate for the baby boy.

“A vibrant and transfixing revelation, You Will Die at 20 is as novel a vision as we may see this year” – LA Times

Joachim Trier | Norway | 2017 | 1h 56m
R16 nudity, offensive language, sexual material & content that may disturb

A young college student’s life is turned upside down when she meets a beautiful classmate, whose presence appears to awaken long-dormant, supernatural powers.

“Trier’s imaginative and beautifully realised film places the emotional journey of its heroine front and centre, resulting in an experience as deeply moving as it is slyly chilling.” – London Film Festival

Maren Ade | Austria/Germany | 2016 | 2h 42m
R16 sex scenes, nudity, drug use & offensive language

This film screens in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut.

Get set for a truly extraordinary comic experience as a father acts out an escalating series of pranks designed to connect with his workaholic daughter.

“A work of great beauty, great feeling and great cinema” – Manohla Dargis, NY Times

Pamela B Green | USA | 2018 | 1h 43m
Exempt from classification

The life and legacy of the world’s first woman film director are revealed via archival footage and interviews with Hollywood A-listers in this fascinating documentary.

“By the end of Be Natural, you won’t only have a clear idea of who this remarkable woman was; you may well have acquired a new taste in old movies.” – AO Scott, New York Times

Robert Altman | USA | 1975 | 2h 37m
R16 cert

Newly restored, this Oscar-winning epic follows 24 characters through five days in the country music capital of America.

“The movie that best embodies everything that was so freeing and generous and deceptively casual about Altman’s art… one of the most revealing portraits of America ever made” – Slant Magazine

Amanda Kernell | Denmark/Norway/Sweden | 2016 | 1h 48m
M violence, sexual references & offensive language

A longing for further education and opportunity drives a young Sami woman to try to pass as Swedish, denying her indigenous heritage.

“Sami Blood is driven by righteous rage, psychological acuity, and a profound empathy.” – Steve Gravestock, Toronto International Film Festival

Andrea Arnold | USA | 2016 | 2h 42m
R16 sex scenes, violence, drug use, offensive language & nudity

Texas teenager Star joins a magazine sales crew on the road in pursuit of the American Dream.

“Undeniably gorgeous… drenched in color… In the center of it all is Sasha Lane as Star, just as bright (if not brighter), and impossible not to watch.”– Karen Han, CutPrintFilm

Carla Simón | Spain | 2017 | 1h 38m
PG adult themes

After the sudden death of her parents, six-year-old Frida moves from Barcelona to a small Catalan village to live with her aunt and uncle.

“As enthralling a child’s eye view as has graced the screen in many a year… It’s a beautiful film.” – Bill Gosden, NZIFF 2017