BAD BOY BUBBY + DINGO

Aussie double bill by acclaimed director Rolf de Heer from the dark, cult comedy masterpiece to a cinematic ode to the power of music. BAD BOY BUBBY (R) 113min The controversial Aussie cult classic, unlike anything you've seen before directed by the acclaimed director Rolf de Heer. “I love Bad Boy Bubby !” – Quentin ... more

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SFF21: THE GOOD INTENTIONS(Las buenas intenciones) 86 mins

Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival to instant acclaim, Ana García Blaya’s charming The Good Intentions follows a child forced to take action when her parents’ divorce threatens to separate her from her beloved father. Set in Argentina during the economic slump of the 1990s, Amanda (Amanda Minujin) is 10 years ... more

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De Gaulle 108 mins

The biographical drama is one of French cinema’s most established and beloved genres, and Gabriel Le Bomin’s spectacularly-mounted De Gaulle stirringly depicts a crucial period in the life of one of the most famous figures in the nation’s modern history, doing it enormous justice in the process. It is May 1940, where the war ... more

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June Again 99 mins

A beautiful new Australian film starring Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan and Stephen Curry. In the heartfelt comedy June Again, a twist of fate gives family matriarch June (Noni Hazlehurst) a reprieve from a debilitating illness. Much to their amazement, June re-enters the lives of her adult children, Ginny (Claudia Karvan) and Devon (Stephen ... more

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SFF21: HEROIC LOSERS(La odisea de los giles) 117 mins

Argentina’s submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 2020 Academy Awards®, Heroic Losers is a classic underdog adventure that has won widespread praise from audiences and critics alike. Featuring an all-star Argentinian cast (including Ricardo Darín and his real-life son Chino on screen together for the first ... more

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SFF21: THE PLAN(El plan) 80 mins

It's 9am on a hot summer’s morning in Madrid. Three unemployed friends who met while working at the same company have a scheme they hope will change their fortunes for the better, but fate has something else in mind. When their car breaks down, Paco (Antonio de la Torre, The Realm SFF19), Ramón (Chema del Barco, Petra SFF19) and ... more

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SFF21: LATIGO(Latigo) 63 mins

Co-founder of Australia’s legendary ‘Wogs Out of Work’ stage show, Simon Palomares knows comedy. In Latigo, he turns his attention as a documentary filmmaker to the comedy scene in Cuba uncovering a vibrant, energetic history that proves humour truly is an international language. How has a country that has effectively been cut ... more

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SFF21: THE MONEYCHANGER(Así habló el cambista) 97 mins

Humberto Brause (Daniel Hendler) is on the take – whenever he can, whoever he can. Slick and smart, aggressive to the point of vicious, we follow his ‘career’ across two decades of mid-20th century South America, where the political corruption and military control allowed shady characters such as Humberto to flourish. In ... more

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SFF21: BYE BYE MR. ETXEBESTE!(Agur Etxebeste!) 100 mins

The long-anticipated sequel to the 2005 Basque hit comedy Aupa Etxebeste! sees beret-maker Patrizio Etxebeste discover that life as town mayor isn’t as easy as he thought. Feigning poor health so he can resign before being disgraced in a corruption scandal, Patrizio passes the job on to his wife María Luisa, whom he assumes will ... more

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SFF21: THE EUROPEANS(Los europeos) 89 mins

It's the late 1950s, and thirty-something best friends Miguel (Raúl Arévalo, also in this year’s The Plan) and Antonio (Juan Diego Botto) swap their daily routines in Madrid for what they hope will be the adventure of a lifetime as they holiday together in Ibiza. Embracing the free-spirited lifestyle of their temporary home, ... more

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SFF21: CROSS THE LINE(No matarás) 96 mins

A feverish nocturnal thriller featuring a stellar performance from Mario Casas, (My Big Night SFF16, Witching and Bitching SFF14) Cross the Line follows a good man who has an unexpected deadly confrontation. Dani (Casas) is an all-round good guy who has dedicated the last few years of his life to taking care of his sick father. After his dad ... more

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SFF21: OUT IN THE OPEN(Intemperie) 103 mins

Adapted from Jesús Carrasco’s best-selling novel of the same name, Out in the Open transports us back to 1946 Andalucía, in one of the most acclaimed Spanish films of 2019. An unnamed 12-year-old boy has escaped an intolerable situation and faces a journey through a country punished by drought and ruled by violence. Pursued by ... more

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SFF21: THE AUGUST VIRGIN(La virgen de agosto) 129 mins

A sumptuous, liberating drama about home and self, The August Virgin was chosen by respected film journal Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 top films of 2020. An intoxicating celebration of Madrid, The August Virgin is a coming-of-age tale for the thirty-somethings. Newly unemployed and unexpectedly single, Madrid’s famously hot ... more

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SFF21: THE GOYA MURDERS(El asesino de los caprichos) 97 mins

Bringing a Spanish art history angle to the familiar serial killer trope, The Goya Murders presents a thrilling whodunnit with two starkly different female investigators, Carmen and Eva, on the hunt for a psychopath.  Carmen (Maribel Verdú, Y Tu Mamá También Closing Night SFF19) is tough: a hardboiled, heavy drinking, ... more

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SFF21: THE SILENT WAR(Sordo) 123 mins

It's 1944 and a group of Spanish guerrillas have learned some things from the French Resistance. With the Nazi occupation of France having come to an end, they turn their attention – and their newfound skills – back towards Spain, with the goal of overthrowing General Franco’s dictatorial regime. But after one ill-fated battle, ... more

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SFF21: EMA(Ema) 102 mins

One of contemporary cinema’s most exciting and award-winning directors, the remarkable Pablo Larraín (Jackie, Neruda) unites Gael García Bernal with striking newcomer Mariana Di Girolamo in Ema, an immersive and incendiary new drama about art, desire, performance and family, set in the vibrant dance world of the port city ... more

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SFF21: IF I WERE RICH(Si yo fuera rico) 98 mins

It's a sparkling tale of love lost and wealth found in Goya Award-winning director Álvaro Fernández Armero’s Spanish reimagining of Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz's 2002 French comedy, Ah! Si j'étais riche. Desperate and unemployed, Santi (Álex García) is having a hard time. He can’t get a job, ... more

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SFF21: SCHOOL GIRLS(Las nińas) 97 mins

Female friendship lies at the heart of Pilar Palomero’s celebrated coming-of-age drama, which premiered in the prestigious Generation Kplus programme at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. Set in the contradictory world of early 1990s Spain, Schoolgirls tells the story of Celia, an 11-year-old girl who studies at an all-girls ... more

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SFF21: THE ADOPTERS(Los adoptantes) 105 mins

Martin (Diego Gentile, Wild Tales SFF15) and Leonardo (Rafael Spregelburd, One Night of Love LATFF17) are a loving, middle-aged couple who have been together for a decade. Successful, happy and fully committed to each other, they would seem to have it all… until Martin’s announcement that he wants to adopt a child upends their ... more

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SFF21: THE WEDDING UNPLANNER(Hasta que la boda nos separe‎) 110 mins

Unrequited love is never easy, but when a woman is hired to plan the wedding of her secret crush to her childhood friend, things take a side-splitting turn. A successful wedding planner, thirty-something Marina (Belén Cuesta, Kiki, Love to Love SFF17) works hard at making other people’s weddings go smoothly and happily. Unlike her ... more

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SFF21: WHILE AT WAR(Mientras dure la guerra) 107 mins

The first Spanish-language production in nearly 17 years from Oscar-winning writer/director Alejandro Amenábar (The Sea Inside, The Others, Agora), While at War is a powerful and hugely resonant historical drama set in the first months of the Spanish Civil War, depicting how the country inexorably slid into nearly four decades of fascism ... more

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First Cow 122 mins

Two travellers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, dream of striking it rich – but their tenuous plan to make their fortune on the frontier comes to rely on the secret use of a wealthy landowner's prized dairy cow. With their scheme landing somewhere between honest ingenuity and pure grift, renowned filmmaker ... more

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Land 89 mins

What begins as a story of isolation becomes a journey of friendship and healing. From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut Land, the poignant story of one woman’s search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness. When Edee’s life is tragically altered, she loses the ability to connect with the world ... more

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SFF21: A THIEF’S DAUGHTER(La hija de un ladrón) 83 mins

The film that has seen Greta Fernández’s star rise, A Thief’s Daughter witnesses her deliver a highly awarded, career-defining lead performance, next to her real-life father Eduard Fernández (Truman SFF16, Perfect Strangers).  Echoing directors like Ken Loach and the Dardenne brothers, director Belén Funes ... more

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SFF21: GO YOUTH(ˇÁnimo Juventud!) 105 mins

Stalwart Mexican director Carlos Armella celebrates being young with Go Youth!, a vibrant coming-of-age comedy that explores the dreams and fears of teenagers rebelling against the adult world. Inspired by life in Mexico City and Armella’s memories of his own adolescence, the film lovingly brings its four central characters to life. Through ... more

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SFF21: ONE CAREFUL OWNER(El inconveniente) 94 mins

Sara (Juana Acosta, Crime Wave SFF19, Perfect Strangers SFF19) cannot believe her good fortune when the opportunity to buy her dream home comes her way. But there’s a catch: the house is not hers until its current owner, 80-year-old Lola, passes away. As Lola smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish, Sara thinks she won’t have too ... more

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SFF21: ROSA'S WEDDING(La boda de Rosa) 97 mins

From writer/director Icíar Bollaín (Yuli, SFF19), the joyous new romantic comedy Rosa’s Wedding features the superb Candela Peña (Truman SFF16, Kiki, Love to Love, SFF17) as a woman who decides to take charge of her life after always putting others first. About to turn 45, seamstress Rosa (Peña) works in the ... more

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SFF21: SPIDER(Arańa) 105 mins

Selected as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards and making its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, powerhouse filmmaker Andrés Wood returns with his eighth film, the taut historical thriller Spider. An unflinching movie that examines how the past can impact the ... more

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SFF21: THE INNOCENCE(La inocencia) 92 mins

Nominated for seven Gaudí Awards including Best Director and Best Catalan Language Film, filmmaker Lucía Alemany is an exciting new talent to watch. Premiering in the acclaimed New Directors program at the 2019 San Sebastián International Film Festival, her first feature film The Innocence is a coming-of-age tale of adolescent ... more

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SFF21: UNDER THE SAME ROOF(Bajo el mismo techo) 97 mins

Nadia (Sílvia Abril) and Adrian (Jordi Sánchez, Lord, Give Me Patience SFF18) may not love each other anymore but one thing is certain, they love their home and neither is willing to give it up to the other. With the pressures of the 2008 economic crisis looming, the reality of the real estate market forces these bitter divorcees to ... more

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SFF21: WHITE ON WHITE(Blanco En Blanco) 100 mins

Astonishing audiences and critics alike at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, Théo Court’s White on White is an unforgettable journey into ethics, aesthetics and the shocking genocide of the indigenous Selk'nam people of South America at the turn of the 20th century. Inspired by the true story of Romanian-Argentine mining pioneer, mass ... more

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SFF21: WISHLIST(La lista de los deseos) 101 mins

Get ready for a road-trip featuring a vibrant patchwork of characters, Wishlist is an adventure of three unforgettable women tackling everything life has to throw them, head-on. Mar (Silvia Alonzo, Lord, Give Me Patience SFF18) is having a hard time of things – she has a broken heart after a recent break-up, and single life is not something ... more

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Six Minutes to Midnight 99 mins

In the summer of 1939, school teacher Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard) takes a last-minute role teaching English at the Augusta-Victoria College, Bexhill-on-Sea, a finishing school on the south coast of England. Despite the political storm clouds forming across Europe, daughters of influential families in Nazi Germany learn deportment, Shakespeare and ... more

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United States vs Billie Holiday, The 130 mins

The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ... more

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Creation Stories 109 mins

Creation Stories charts the true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soundtrack to the ‘90s, a decade of cultural renaissance known as Cool Britannia. From humble beginnings to Downing Street soirées, from dodging bailiffs to ... more

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Supernova 94 mins

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci shine as a long-term couple dealing with the onset of illness in this warm and tender drama. It is deep Autumn and Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), partners of twenty years, are on holiday. They are travelling across England in their old campervan visiting friends, family and places from their ... more

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Antoinette in the Cévennes(Antoinette dans les Cévennes) 97 mins

An Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes International Film Festival, writer/director Caroline Vignal’s hilarious and life-affirming romantic comedy stars the wonderful Laure Calamy (Call My Agent!; Sibyl) as a woman who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery in somewhat unexpected circumstances. 40-something primary school teacher ... more

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Courier, The 111 mins

Recruited by MI6, British businessman Greville Wynne works with Soviet spy Oleg Penkovsky to obtain intelligence on the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) and prim but warm housewife Sheila (Jessie Buckley) lead a properly quiet English life. When rumblings of a mole in the Soviet Union government reach ... more

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Father, The 97 mins

Sharmill Films and Luna Cinemas are delighted to announce that Florian Zeller’s moving feature film The Father, based on the Tony, Olivier and Moliere award-winning play has won two  Academy Awards for Best Actor, Anthony Hopkins and for Best Adapted Screenplay.  Anthony is a mischievous man of 80, who lives alone in his London ... more

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Last Vermeer, The 117 mins

Claes Bang stars as Joseph Piller in this captivating dramatic thriller set just after World War II - an all but forgotten true story - about a soldier investigating renowned Dutch artist Han van Meegeren, played by Guy Pearce (LA Confidential), who is accused of conspiring with the Nazis. Despite mounting evidence, Piller becomes increasingly ... more

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Nomadland 108 mins

Frances McDormand explores the vast landscape of the American West, in Chloé Zhao’s wise and intimate portrayal of life as a modern-day nomad. The first few images of Frances McDormand as Fern establish the will of this woman straight away. She’s on her own, working itinerant jobs, hitting the road when it’s time to move ... more

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Minari 115 mins

We are incredibly thrilled that Minari has won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Yuh-Jung Youn and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. This tender and sweeping story about what roots us follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely ... more

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