Fireworks / Hana-bi (1997)
Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
A hard-boiled ex-cop, haunted by a troubled past and pushed to the edge by the shooting of his partner, confronts his demons in a ruthless quest for justice and redemption.
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryû
Director: Takeshi Kitano
I Love Wing Chun / Xiao Yong Chun (2011)
Action | Comedy
A romantic comedy about the origins of the Wing Chun fighting style.
Starring: Liang Tian, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Pak-Cheung Chan, Mei Yan Gan, Kwun-Fung Law
Director: Lex Tsai
Palm Trees in the Snow / Palmeras en la nieve (2015)
Drama | Romance
The accidental discovery of a long lost letter drives Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Spain to Africa, to visit the land where his father Jacobo and uncle Kilian spent most of their youth, the island of Fernando Poo. In the heart of a land as lush and seductive as dangerous, Clarence unearths the secret of a forbidden love story framed within turbulent historical circumstances whose consequences will have repercussions in her present-day life.
Starring: Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte, Laia Costa, Daniel Grao, Luis Callejo, Macarena García
Director: Fernando González Molina
Traders (2015)
Thriller
What if it made perfect sense for ordinary people to kill each other for money? Better than slow grinding financial ruin and misery, and all done according to a strict code by consenting adults. This is Trading.
Starring: Killian Scott, John Bradley, Peter O'Meara, Nika McGuigan, Barry Keoghan, Kelly Byrne
Director: Rachael Moriarty, Peter Murphy
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Welcome to the terrifying Melbourne crime underworld, where tensions are on the brink of exploding between felons and renegade cops. The Cody brothers, a gang of armed robbers, are initiating their nephew Joshua 'J' into their frightening world after the death of his mother and under the watchful eye of his matriarchal grandmother, Smurf, who seems to be pulling the strings. Pope, the oldest brother, tries unsuccessfully to come to terms with the fact that his partner, Barry 'Baz' Brown, wants out of the game. Craig, the middle brother, deals and does cocaine while youngest brother Darren is fighting with his conscience. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world, but soon discovers that the entire situation is far larger and more menacing than he could ever imagine and must determine how the game is played and choose his place in this brutal animal kingdom.
Starring: James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver
Director: David Michôd
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Comedy | Drama
The Hoovers. Father Richard is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program…with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother, fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers – the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive and Dwayne, a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather, whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her – with riotously funny results.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Drama | Musical | Romance | Thriller
Musical Drama based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical phenomenon. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Jennifer Ellison
Director: Joel Schumacher
