Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)

Themb

2023

Dream, fantasy, and reality collide in the life of a young man as he attempts to defy and deny his ancestors' exploitative legacy that has haunted him all his life.

In the Name of the Father

1993 · ★ 7.9

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

City of Men

2007 · ★ 7

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

The Savages

2007 · ★ 6.9

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

GAMAN

Ahmed, a young man from a small town in Madhya Pradesh, has found a teaching job in Delhi. As he looks forward to his future, his father is forced out of his shop because of sudden increases in rent.

The Lion King

1994 · ★ 8.3

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow

2023

Go on an enriching journey from Mexico to Spain, onto Austria and then to China via Greece in these five moving short films where gay men overcome various obstacles in accepting who they are, and where they are going - things can only get better. The 5 short films are: If They Knew [Berak baleki] (2021); Xutaj (2022); Boom and Bloom [Neuzeit] (2022); Sexual Distancing (2022); And We Collide [潮汐平行时] (2021).

Pig

2024

After serving his sentence for a sex crime, Nanne's son Arnout returns home to the farm in Friesland. Consumed by a poisonous cocktail of grief, hatred, biting self-reproach and against the backdrop of the coercive mores of a conservative Frisian rural community, Nanne tries to regain his compassion for Arnout.

American Heart

1992 · ★ 6.4

An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.

William Tell

2025 · ★ 6.2

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. Protagonist William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under threat from the oppressive Austrian King and his ruthless warlords.

The Chamber

1996 · ★ 5.9

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

Lola Pater

2017 · ★ 6

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.