Hatzin, a young teenager from Mexico City, travels to collect the remains of his father, which have been found in a communal grave amidst the huge skies and empty landscape of Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a man who shares a physical resemblance with his father fills him with doubts and hope about his parent’s true whereabouts.

92 min / in Spanish / Main cast: Hatzen Navarrete, Hernán Mendoza, Elián Gonzalez, Cristina Zulueta, Dulce Alexa Alfaro

Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome, he experiences an increasing number of tense interactions and is reluctantly dragged into local politics. When Emre forms a bond with the owner of the local newspaper pressure escalates under heated rumours.

130 min / in Turkish / Main cast: Selahatti̇n Paşali, Eki̇n Koç, Erol Babaoğlu, Erdem Şenocak, Seli̇n Yeni̇nci̇, Si̇nan Demi̇rer

Cecilia and her children travel to her aging father's dairy farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her mother, a woman dead for many years, whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them.

93 min / in Spanish / Main cast: Leonor Varela, Mia Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Enzo Ferrada, Luis Dubó

Mariupolis 2 depicts life as it continues amidst the Ukranian bombing, revealing scenes that convey both tragey and hope. Hanna Bilobrova, who was with Kvedaravičius at the time, was able to retrieve and complete the footage.

105 min / in Russian

Hélène and Mathieu have been happy together for many years. The bond between them is deep. Faced with an existential decision, Hélène travels alone to Norway to seek peace, an act that will test the strength of their love.

122 min / in French, English & Norwegian / Main cast: Vicky Krieps, Gaspard Ulliel, Bjørn Floberg

Night Colonies is Apichatpong Weerasethakul's take on the anthology of The Year of the Everlasting Storm, which follows seven stories by seven filmmakers. One by one, capturing the human experience across continents and cultures, blending fiction and non-fiction, during an incredibly unique moment in our lives. A true love letter to cinema, The Year of the Everlasting Storm is a remarkable global collaboration, shot across the US, Iran, Chile, China, and Thailand by some of today's most vital auteurs.

93 min / in Spanish / Main cast: Leonor Varela, Mia Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Enzo Ferrada, Luis Dubó

As an Italian family gathers for a lunch that never arrives, an unexpected romance and an accident leads each family member to question their relationships.

89 min / in Italian / Main cast: Dominique Sanda, Alba Rohrwacher, Maya Sansa, Carlo Cerciello

The battle for the release of her son Murat from Guantanamo catapults Turkish housewife Rabiye Kurnaz from her terraced house in Bremen straight into world politics and all the way to the Supreme Court in Washington. At her side is human rights lawyer Bernhard Docke - the reserved, level-headed lawyer and the temperamental Turkish mother with a wicked sense of humour – now fighting side-by-side to get Murat out.

119 min / in German, Turkish, English / Main cast: Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Nazmi Kirik, Abdullah Emre Öztürk, Şafak Şengül / Watch teaser

A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.

112 min / in English / Main cast: Ryan Bommarito, Shoshana Wilder, Marcelo Arroyo, Pierre Földes