International Film Festival Rotterdam

A comically romantic culture clash in Rome: Phaim, who is of Bengali origin, has fallen in love with the progressive Asia.

During the "Palace years", the love story of Rose, an orphaned and destitute teenager, and Michel, a painter six years her senior.

Dorien is happy: she has two adorable children and a thriving veterinary practice. But one day, everything comes crashing down.

WORKING GIRLS is a gripping, character-driven drama about three resilient prostitutes navigating complex lives and dark secrets in a Belgian brothel.

Director Umut Subaşı deftly captures the essence of millennial malaise in contemporary Istanbul.

Before the war, one of Kyiv's hottest subject was one of Trump’s cronies turning a masterpiece concert hall into a shopping mall.

A riveting Iranian drama set in a unique kindergarten in Tehran, where the usual gender segregation of schools is yet to begin.

The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.

A summery film about lust and love and choices you have to make (or not).

Nika leaves Ukraine to follow her boyfriend Vlad, a French foreign legionnaire, to a military camp in Corsica. There, she meets the commander's wife.

The mesmerizing world of Albert Serra's PACIFICTION departs from the exotic portrayal of Tahiti, presenting an authentic glimpse into its beauty.

Between everyday call center life and fairy tale fantasies, Raphi goes through her gender reassignment.

From one moment to the next, actress Lucie is a knight, sword in hand, donned in armor and setting off on quixotic quests.

Together with his new servant, Casanova embarks on a journey to the Carpathians, to Dracula.

Albert Serra stages Jesus' Way of the Cross in his usual subversive style.

Albert Serra distills the philosophical and spiritual core of Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale.

Ivorian Filmmaker Philippe Lacôte created a mesmerizing, violent and hyper-masculine film that worships the power of storytelling.

A group of elderly 'Peeping Toms' crash against a torn and frayed America as they document their own shockingly debased actions.

Haunting anti-war parable about collaboration in the Nazi-occupied Baltics, based on the controversial work of author Rūta Vanagaitė.

Paul falls head over heels in love with the schizophrenic Gloria and decides to escape with her.

The estate of a wealthy family in Brazils costal region becomes a microcosm that represents the ethnic, social and cultural divide in the country.

A filmmaker returns to the village where she was born – a hamlet in the north of France – to investigate a strange story about a terrorist threat.

A dazzling coming-of-age film that interweaves a pivotal moment in Tunisian history with an 18-year-old's struggle for freedom.

A senistive drama that authentically and lovingly captures the lifestyle of a group of young urbanites on the brink of a quarter-life crisis.

Filipino enfant terrible Khavn (de la Cruz) paints a frightening vision of a world running headlong towards the abyss.

Visually colorful, gritty in content, Japanese erotic revenge film by the master of the pink film genre, Kan Mukai.

Part 3 of the groundbreaking Rosa von Praunheim documentary trilogy on the AIDS epidemic

Offbeat, very funny French musical comedy that plays on the kitsch and mystique of the Lourdes pilgrimage site .

A mesmerizing poetic narrative about a group of teenagers navigating the confusing world of sexuality, desire, conformity and capitalism.

Rosa von Praunheim portrays Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, famous transvestite from the former GDR, in a winning mix of documentary and feature film.

The body of a trans woman discovered in a soybean field is the start of a storytelling triptych that explores the darker side of Brazilian society.

Haitian anthropology student FREDA must navigate the tensions between family expectations, postcolonial structures, Christianity, and voodoo.

A young man searches for his true love and finds himself sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.

Claire Denis uses intimate imagery to tell the story of two couples whose self-destructive desires will have deadly consequences.

The son of a bourgeois family in Rio, a teenager, Jean, must learn to escape the grip of his economically bankrupt parents.

A press photographer retreats to Sicily after being held captive in Libya. But even here she cannot escape her trauma.

Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy, putting herself in a dangerous situation.

Pure and honest: the actors in this movie really are expecting their first child and share their fears, joys and expectations.

Christoph Schlingensief's answer to "Pop Idol" was "Freakstars 3000".

Childhood soul mates Leni and Lazar are reunited after being separated for years. They spontaneously decide to take a bike trip across northern Serbia

This debut feature interweaves themes of crystal meth, coma and architecture with a romantic tragicomedy set in the titular town of COLUMBUS, Indiana.

The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.

The strange loner Amador was blamed for a devastating forest fire. After serving his prison sentence, he is now no longer welcome in his village.

All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.

Deniz, 21 works as a dubbing artist and has just ended her relationship with Jan. In one short day, she goes through a separation and a new beginning.

With his at once contemporary and timeless drama, Affonso Uchôa confirms his reputation as one of the most promising talents in Brazilian cinema.

Shot on Super 8mm, Bernadette Weigel's homage to traveling celebrates the uniqueness of each moment.

In Northern France, a young man is obsessed with the idea of making himself explode in public.

Awaiting his prison sentence, Ilkka spends his last night of freedom with his younger brother Simo.

Ziva Postec was the editor of one of the most earth-shattering films in history: she spent six years editing the footage of Claude Lanzmann's Shoa.

A bankrupt Brazilian filmmaker, with a colonial family history, is haunted by the ghost of a mysterious Mozambican.

100 years ago, Isadora Duncan, pioneer of modern dance, choreographed a solo dance to deal with the traumatic accidental death of her children.

After a night in jail, April returns to the basement of the luxury hotel where she, along with other women, works as a sex worker.

During World War 2, 45,000 psychiatric patients died in French hospitals. Only one facility opposed the carnage: the asylum in Saint-Alban.

A cartoonist (Susanne Wolff) in a drunken haze leads viewers on a dark journey into a dangerous world.

A brutal sex crime reveals the monstrous nature of humans, while a police officer must preserve his humanity.

From an early age, Sebastian had to be self-reliant. This film follows him through three stages of his life on the path to discovering his true self.

"Clowns without Borders" bring a bit of joy to the refugee camp in Moria, Lesbos.

Gripping drama with film noir undertones about a man's delusional search for his allegedly missing wife.

They are ogres and giants. They bring fantasy and disorder into our lives. "Les Ogres" are a circus troupe and for each other more than a family.

Somewhere in Sweden, a gigantic dumpster breaks free from a heavy chain suspended underneath a big helicopter.

Norwegian-Pakistani teen Nisha is torn between two worlds until the worlds colide.

A fling, as it could happen anywhere in the world, takes on a dangerous political dimension in the divided city of Jerusalem.

Two street musicians tour through Germany for a year going from gig to gig and looking for somewhere to live.

The meeting of two extraordinary artistic souls on the streets of New York could be just what they are looking for.

Christoph Schlingensief's provocative works are still highly topical even after 20 years.

Three women set out on a polyamorous journey, in search for new kinds of relationships at the end of the world, far from possession and pain.

Compelling exploration of indifferent and resentful teenagers and the conflicts with their parents.

On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through ...

A housemaid working at an exclusive gated community near Buenos Aires embarks on a journey of sexual and mental liberation in a nudist swinger-club.

An intimate look at three headstrong women who come from different parts of a country that no longer exists.

Monika and Toník live next to a steel mill under a roof full of holes. The two dream of a future elsewhere and seem blind to the happiness on their own ...

Petr gets to know Marie, a young widow and farmer. In the sun-drenched fields of Bohemia, a deep friendship develops between them, but Marie hopes for ...

Early one summer morning a man, with a secret stashed away in a duffel bag, emerges from the forest. In a nearby village he asks around for work.

After an argument with her boyfriend, Maud travels alone through Chile and meets a boy named Messi.

A rough roller coaster ride with unique survivalists in a world full of challenges and beauty - from the sewers of Las Vergas to Mars.

Aki Kaurismäki's heart-warming dramedy has won over 15 international awards.

Zahira, who lives in Belgium, is supposed to follow Pakistani tradition and enter into an arranged marriage. She seeks help from her brother.

Alice works in a call center on the outskirts of Zurich. Inspired by her job, she calls lonely grandmothers and pretends to be a granddaughter in need ...

Paul Nkamani has made his way from Cameroon through the Sahara to Europe. But even when he arrives in Germany, his future remains uncertain. The Cameroonian ...

With the onset of the mountain winter, Albert has to decide between preserving old ways of life on the mountain or new perspectives in the valley.

In the performance-oriented Japanese metropolis of Tokyo, the loose Tetsuo keeps his head above water by shooting cheap soft porn.

In a distant future in which humanity is almost extinct, the android ID 722 Yoko Suzuki works as an interstellar parcel messenger.

Golshifteh Farahani plays the dutyful wife of an paralyzed Jihadists, who begins to confess her real feelings.

Tony knows nothing but tough times, living in the bleak circus of the slums he calls home amongst denizens of the underworld.

Meeting his old school "friends" reveals old wounds. But Heriberto has changed...

LOVE STEAKS is the poster child of the German mumblecore genre, showcasing Franz Rogowski.

An abandoned house in Athens has become a temporary home for refugees hoping to continue their journey.

12-year-old Pai, a young Māori, must rebel against her grandfather and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.

Exploring Lisbon, a French actress delves into love, guilt, and redemption, mirroring her 17th-century role's emotional journey.

A funny, charming faux-fairy tale about ogres, knights and maidens, by Eugène Green.

In, part one of this sci-fi triology, a vertical solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been found.

Louise got laid off. What to do now? Louise hires a killer. A politically incorrect farce that seems to be the only antidote to irresponsible casino capitalism. Yesterday ...

Now in original version: The tragic story of an abandoned teenage girl living in an unnamed former Soviet country, who slips into a downward spiral of ...

A story about sensitive seventeen-year-old Lena whose enchanted teenage world is shattered by a horrific event.

In a temporal twist, this movie tells the story of an intervention into the future perception of a territory’s political history.

Lena Ferben loses her entire memory in one fell swoop. Diagnosis: retrograde amnesia due to undiagnosed meningitis.

An essayistic story about the last century of Soviet and post-Soviet electronic music - from Leon Theremin to Putin's Russia.

Director Marczak follows the NGO Fuck for Forest (FFF) who recruits Danny as he moves from Bergen, Norway, to progressive and permissive Berlin and joins ...

Simon discovers that a teacher has hung herself in the classroom. Bachir Lazhar, 55, Algerian immigrant is the substitute teacher. The class goes through ...