Fanny Lye Deliver'd 112 mins

Critics are heralding Thomas Clay’s return to feature films, after an 11-year absence as a bold return, featuring rich cinematography and striking imagery that helps build the films tension, story and emphasize its pastoral setting. Set on an isolated farm is Shropshire in 1657. Fanny Lye lives a quiet Puritan life with her husband John and ... more

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Last Horns of Africa, The 113 mins

With unprecedented access, THE LAST HORNS OF AFRICA is a gripping and intimate look at the current rhino poaching war raging across Africa. We follow the journeys of two conservation heroes who put their lives on the line to protect the rhino in their care, all the while a top-secret, covert operation endeavours to bring down South Africa’s ... more

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Shiva Baby 77 mins

At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy. “A playful, brilliantly anxious, sex-positive coming-of-age set inside a tight-knit Jewish community.” - Variety This sharp-witted dark comedy from first-time feature writer/director Emma Seligman is a quirky yet sensitive exploration of the ... more

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Toll, The 82 mins

Brendan mans the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from his criminal past. When he finally gets spotted, his enemies converge. Eventually, everybody is going to pay the toll... A darkly-comic thriller in the vein of The Guard (2011) and Fargo (1996), THE TOLL follows Brendan (Michael Smiley), a solitary figure who mans the ... more

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SCA21: CALL MUM!(Ring Mamma!) 100 mins

In an impossible equation, some parents wait their entire lives for their children to be grateful and say, "thank you", while some children in turn, wait just as doggedly to hear an "I’m sorry". This emotional deadlock is the premise of Swedish comedy Call Mum! starring Sanna Sundqvist in the leading role of the daughter and Nina Gunke as ... more

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SCA21: GRANDMA HOFI(Amma Hófí) 95 mins

Icelandic comedy royalty Edda Björgvinsdóttir and  Þórhallur ‘Laddi’ Sigurðsson unite in the fun Grandma Hofi, a box office hit in Iceland. Senior citizens Hófí (Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Under the Tree) and Pétur (Þórhallur Sigurðsson, The Secret Life of ... more

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Old 109 mins

A family vacation spirals into a surreal, time-bending nightmare in Academy Award-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan’s latest psychological horror film. Old, the creative brain behind The Sixth Sense has once again induced nightmares, with the chilling, mystery guaranteed to keep you up at night. The film follows a family on a tropical ... more

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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) ... more

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SPIRITED AWAY 20th Anniversary 124 mins

SPIRITED AWAY: 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING! Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning masterpiece returns to cinemas for a limited time in celebration of its 20th Anniversary. Chichiro thinks she is on another boring trip with her parents. But when they stop at a village that is not all that it seems, her parents undergo a mysterious ... more

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SCA21: PSYCHOSIS IN STOCKHOLM(Psykos i Stockholm) 100 mins

The Opening Night film of the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, Psychosis in Stockholm is a surrealist and deeply moving drama that celebrates motherly love in sickness and in health. A mother (Josefin Neldén, The Restaurant) and daughter (Josefine Stofkoper) are on their way to Stockholm to celebrate the daughter's 14th birthday. On the ... more

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SCA21: BEWARE OF CHILDREN(Barn) 157 mins

A smart and thought-provoking drama, Beware of Children is a fascinating exploration of guilt, grief and communication issues as it traces the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle-class suburb of Oslo. During a break at school, 13-year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party politician, seriously injures her classmate ... more

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SCA21: PERSONA NON GRATA(Hvor kragerne vender) 91 mins

In black comedy Persona Non Grata, the meticulously structured life of hip young Danish author Laura or Irina as she now calls herself, (the superb Rosalinde Mynster) is rocked when she returns to her rural family after a long absence. For several years she has distanced herself from her family in the countryside and established herself as a ... more

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SCA21: ANY DAY NOW(Ensilumi) 82 mins

Fresh from its international premiere at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival, coming-of-age story Any Day Now follows an Iranian family in Finland awaiting a decision on their asylum application. 13-year-old Ramin Mehdipour (Aran-Sina Keshvari) and his Iranian family have been living in a refugee centre in Finland as they wait to hear ... more

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SCA21: HOPE(Håp) 126 mins

Norway's submission to the 2021 Academy Awards, Hope powerfully portrays a turning point in one couple's long love story. Choreographer Anja (Andrea Bræin Hovig, also in Beware of Children) lives with theatre director Tomas (Sweden’s most successful export Stellan Skarsgård, ScandiFF19 Out Stealing Horses, Chernobyl) in a ... more

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SCA21: DISCO(Disco) 93 mins

Rising Norwegian star Josefine Frida shines in Jorunn Myklebust Syversen’s provocative new drama about a young Christian dancer who is forced to confront her faith. Devout believer Mirjam (Frida) is a 19-year-old dance champion with the world at her feet. But dancing for Mirjam isn't about pleasure or the music. It's about a desperate need ... more

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SCA21: THE COUNTY(Héraðið) 92 mins

Writer/director Grímur Hákonarson’s eagerly-anticipated follow up to the worldwide hit Rams is a rousing, David-and-Goliath comedy about a farmer’s wife who steps up to take on the corrupt local co-op in her remote Icelandic valley. Dairy farmers Inga (Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir) and her ... more

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SCA21: THE EXCEPTION(Undtagelsen) 115 mins

An intense psychological thriller featuring four great Danish actresses: Danica Curcic (ScandiFF19 Out Stealing Horses, ScandiFF19 Department Q: The Absent One), Amanda Collin (ScandiFF19 Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen, also in this year’s Wildland) and Lene Maria Christensen (The Legacy). The Exception ... more

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SCA21: THE LAST FISHING TRIP(Síðasta veiðiferðin) 90 mins

A breakout box office hit in Icelandic cinemas, The Last Fishing Trip follows six friends (featuring The County’s Þorsteinn Bachmann) on their annual four-day fishing trip. Happy to leave their worries at home, their spirits are high, but the fact that a whole crate of wine bottles gets smashed as they arrive at their weekend cottage ... more

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Final Account 94 mins

Over a decade in the making, Luke Holland’s Final Account explores how a generation of children were indoctrinated into a culture of hatred and genocide through never-before-seen and shocking interviews among those who grew up in Nazi Germany.  Final Account is an urgent portrait of the last living generation of everyday ... more

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Nine Days 124 mins

Will (Winston Duke) spends his days in a remote outpost watching the live Point of View (POV) on TVs of people going about their lives, until one subject perishes, leaving a vacancy for a new life on earth. Soon, several candidates — unborn souls — arrive at Will's to undergo tests determining their fitness, facing oblivion when they ... more

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SCA21: AGNES JOY(Hæ, hó Agnes Joy) 95 mins

Australian premiere Iceland’s #1 box office hit and submission to the 2021 Academy Awards International Film category, Agnes Joy is a tale of intergenerational struggle in a picturesque Icelandic setting. Rannveig (Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir) is experiencing burnout in all aspects of her mundane suburban life. She is bored, stuck ... more

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SCA21: GAMES PEOPLE PLAY(Seurapeli) 105 mins

A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young featuring a star-studded ensemble of Finnish talent, Games People Play follows old friends on the edge of turning 40 who reunite for a long summer weekend packed with unsettled love and unforgiven wrongs. Eight old friends gather to celebrate Mitzi’s (Emmi Parviainen) surprise birthday party ... more

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SCA21: HELENE(Helene) 121 mins

Inspired by true events, Helene depicts the life of Finland’s most acclaimed painter Helene Schjerfbeck between 1915-1923. In 1915 Helene Schjerfbeck (the magnificent Laura Birn, also in Games People Play) is a forgotten artist, living in the Finnish countryside with her elderly mother. Years have passed without any exhibitions, and she ... more

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SCA21: THE GARDEN(Gullregn) 112 mins

A dark comedy of self-reflection directed by Ragnar Bragason (Metalhead) and based on his eponymous play, The Garden delves into xenophobia in Iceland. Indíana Jónsdóttir lives in a large apartment block full of immigrants, whom she despises, and makes her living by gaming the public welfare system. A cantankerous woman, ... more

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SCA21: TIGERS(Tigrar) 116 mins

Crowned Best Nordic Film at the Göteborg Film Festival 2021, Tigers is an enthralling coming-of-age drama about the considerable cost of excellence in a world where everything, and everyone, has a price tag. Martin (a scalding Erik Enge) is one of the most promising football talents Sweden has ever seen. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes ... more

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SCA21: TOVE(Tove) 116 mins

A beguiling biopic, Tove depicts a formative decade in the life of Finnish visual artist and author Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins. In 1945 Helsinki, the end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson (excellently played by theatre actor Alma Pöysti). Modern art, dizzying parties and dramatic ... more

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SCA21: A PIECE OF MY HEART(En del av mitt hjärta) 112 mins

Australian premiere A Swedish box office sensation, A Piece of My Heart is a playful musical comedy about 35-year-old Isabella (Malin Akerman, 27 Dresses), a driven and successful businesswoman in Stockholm’s finance world who prioritises her career over relationships. When she returns to her childhood home in a sleepy, small town to ... more

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SCA21: WILDLAND(Kød & Blod) 88 mins

Set in Denmark’s underbelly, first time writer/director Jeanette Nordahl’s striking Scandi noir follows an impressionable teenage girl who’s placed in the care of an estranged relative (a remarkable Sidse Babett Knudsen), the head of a family crime syndicate.  After losing her mother in a car accident, shy ... more

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Dating Amber 92 mins

Set in Ireland during the mid-90s, Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. The closeted teenagers reluctantly agree to be each other’s beards. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London.   Their ... more

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From the Vine 94 mins

From The Vine is a story about Italy, humour, life, love, wine, and how one man finds himself again in a world that had counted him out. Mark, a downtrodden CEO is experiencing a moral crisis and travels back to Italy to re-calibrate his moral compass. He discovers new life by reviving his Nonno's old vineyard, offering the small town of Acerenza ... more

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Sparks Brothers, The 140 mins

Edgar Wright documents the influential but never chart-topping pop-rock band Sparks. Directed by Edgar Wright, 'The Sparks Brothers' premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. "How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and ... more

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Herself 98 mins

Herself tells the story of Sandra, a young mother who seeks to rebuild her life from scratch, and provide a safe home for her two young daughters. In order to do so, she must escape the grip of a possessive ex-partner, circumnavigate a broken housing system, and bring together a community of friends who can support her and lend a helping ... more

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Perfumes(Les Parfumes) 100 mins

Emmanuelle Devos (‘Read My Lips’) and Gregory Montel (‘Call My Agent) shine in this fragrant French drama.  Perfumes is a classic odd-couple story about two people whose temperaments are poles apart; and yet, opposites attract. This personality clash comedy delivers a winning formula of social observation, character drama ... more

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In The Heights 143 mins

The creator of Hamilton and the director of Crazy Rich Asians invite you to a cinematic event, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... In the Heights. The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit ... more

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Dream Horse 102 mins

Dream Horse is the true story of one woman’s extraordinary ambition to breed and raise a champion racehorse in her home village. Jan Vokes (Toni Collette), a cleaner and barmaid, manages to persuade her neighbours and friends to invest in her crazy scheme and together they name the foal ‘Dream Alliance’. With little experience ... more

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