Movies of 2019
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- DirectorGarry KeaneAndrew McConnellStarsDana AbedA beautiful portrait of everyday Gazan citizens, leading meaningful lives beyond the rubble of perennial conflict.
- DirectorTonislav HristovStarsVeera LapinkoskiHeikki OksanenVille OksanenWhile trying to become more independent and to help her mentally disabled brother through live-role-playing, a young woman haunted by her childhood traumas learns how to face her own past.
- DirectorMay el-ToukhyStarsTrine DyrholmGustav LindhMagnus KrepperA successful lawyer jeopardizes her career and threatens to tear her family apart after engaging in an affair with her teenage stepson.
- DirectorSacha PolakStarsVicky KnightKatherine KellyEliza Brady-GirardA young British mother struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred.
- DirectorJoanna HoggStarsNeil YoungTosin ColeJack McMullenA young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.
- DirectorJacek BorcuchStarsKrystyna JandaKasia SmutniakAntonio CataniaThe stable family life of a poetess begins to fall apart as she makes a controversial speech to appreciation.
- DirectorDavid WnendtStarsJenny SlateAlex SharpFridtjov SåheimAn aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.
- DirectorNick BroomfieldStarsNick BroomfieldLeonard CohenMarianne IhlenAn in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
- DirectorHassan FaziliStarsHassan FaziliNargis FaziliZahra FaziliWhen the Taliban puts a bounty on Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two daughters. Capturing the journey, Fazili shows the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
- DirectorVeit HelmerStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicPaz VegaChulpan KhamatovaTo escape from his lonely existence, Nurlan embarks on the most adventurous journey of his life: to find the owner of this perky piece of blue underwear. He rents a small room in Baku and begins his quest.
- DirectorTiina LymiStarsHeikki KinnunenSatu Tuuli KarhuElina KnihtiläThe Grump prepares to die: everything is done and his wife is dead. He's making his own coffin when life suddenly walks in: his granddaughter needs the wisdom and stubbornness of her grandpa. In return, The Grump finds meaning for his life--and a big secret.
- DirectorRob FruchtmanSix dancers from the acclaimed Battery Dance company travel the world, working with young people who've experienced war, poverty, prejudice, sexual exploitation, and severe trauma as refugees.
- DirectorRobert BudinaStarsOsman AhmetiArben BajraktarajSuela BakoBesnik is a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains. Up here, Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefully. Even after the discovery that the old mosque used to be a church and that the building was actually shared by the two religions in the past, the calm of daily life can be preserved - with Besnik's help. After the death of his father, however, drastic changes threaten Besnik's multi-faith family and the shepherd is forced to seek his own path.
- DirectorRuth BeeckmansMatteo SimoniBruno Vanden BroeckeStarsRuth BeeckmansMatteo SimoniBruno Vanden BroeckeWim, a loner who prefers to stay in and binge watch TV on his birthday, is offered a surprise by his half brother Gert: an hour with Angelique, a sophisticated prostitute.
- DirectorDeanne FoleyStarsCarolina BartczakPeter MacNeillGord RandA mother living with mental illness struggles to cope after losing custody of her two daughters.
- DirectorVan Maximilian CarlsonStarsEdi GathegiTayler BuckAna OrtizThe inspiring tale of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally-ill veteran father who lives on the streets of LA's skid row.
- DirectorCamilla Strøm HenriksenStarsYlva Bjørkaas ThedinMaria BonnevieSverrir GudnasonFrom a young age, Jill has acted as the responsible adult in her small family. She cares for her loving but mentally unstable mother and her younger brother. The news that their estranged father will be visiting on Jill's birthday gives the children much needed hope. When the family is struck by tragedy, Jill keeps it a secret.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsFranz RogowskiPaula BeerGodehard GieseA man attempting to escape occupied France falls in love with the wife of a dead author whose identity he has assumed.
- DirectorTinatin KajrishviliStarsGiorgi BochorishviliIa SukhitashviliJano IzoriaGiorgi and Ana, in their late 30-s, once a loving couple is in the difficult process of separation, which goes quietly without attracting attention of others. Affect and shock seems to be passed, but getting used to new way of life lasts long and seems endless. Giorgi can't get used to it. The pain of being rejected from the beloved, closest person doesn't allow him to start new life. He isolates himself from the rest of the world, moves far, near the sea, settles in abandoned place surrounded with lonely people. Ana waits for all to pass, but the end turns to be unexpected for both of them, leaving Ana in guilt and vagueness.
- DirectorArturo InfanteStarsMaría Isabel Díaz LagoFaustino PérezDaisy QuintanaCeleste is a widow living a tranquil, unadventurous existence in Havana, fulfilling her daily shifts as a tour guide at the local planetarium. One day when several "Cubans" mysteriously vanish into thin air, the government announces that aliens have been living in Cuban society disguised as humans, and that these foreign guests are now returning the favor by inviting humans to visit their far-away world. It all makes perfect sense to Celeste - she had always thought that her "Russian" neighbor Pauline was eccentric, but now learns she was truly from another planet. Celeste discovers that Pauline has left her a personal invitation to join her and joins the government preparation program to journey to the far unknown.
- DirectorRafael Marziano TinocoStarsHecham AlhadwahVarinia ArraizYsesnia CamachoFive families' lives intertwine amidst the chaos of a farcical coup in Caracas. As the city crumbles, their stories magnify small ambitions, pettiness, hopes and disappointments.
- DirectorGillian McKercherStarsChantelle HanDuncan OllerenshawTina LamemanThe price of oil has tanked, and the announcement of layoffs at an isolated field office deteriorate morale with humorous, and heartbreaking, results.
- DirectorAnna AlfieriStarsAnna AlfieriAgathe FerréCaspian FayeCraving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.
- DirectorShaina FeinbergStarsEmily AsaroLuz BetancourtMikala BiermaCompletely distraught after the sudden loss of her dad, filmmaker Shaina Feinberg will do anything she can to connect to him again. She catalogues her dad's belongings: a calculator, a clock, a basket of lozenges. She forces her friends to wear his clothes and mimic his gestures. She takes a stab at making a webseries he'd always wanted to make: "Senior Escort Service." And she combs through his journal, where she finds out about a process of dealing with grief that was invented by the grandchildren of Nazis. The process is called Familienaufstellung, which means Family Constellation, and it requires people to reenact their traumas as a means of making peace with it. This inspires Shaina to gather a group of women in a loft where they play out her trauma for her. Finally, in the hopes of singing her dad one last song, Shaina goes on a journey to his grave. On the journey, she recollects her dad's love of acronyms, singing, and "South Park" and ultimately learns to live with his absence.
- DirectorFederico VeirojStarsGonzalo DelgadoOlivia Molinaro EijoJeannette SauksteliskisA portrait of fatherhood in crisis, and the strength of a child.