Taking man's inhumanity to man as its central theme, 'Au Hasard Balthazar' traces the life of a donkey, christened Balthazar by a group of young children, from birth to death. Balthazar's story begins on a small farm in a rural district of France. Throughout his life he is owned by many of the locals, returning to some of them more than once, and is set various tasks, from drawing a carriage to performing in a circus, turning a grindstone to acting as a smuggler's means of transport. Some owners find out more...

At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take find out more...

Filmed entirely without dialogue, but rich in sound and imagery, Hukkle is a dreamily original and darkly witty depiction of not so ordinary, ordinary life. The film follows a number of residents, both human and animal, of a small rural community in Hungary going about their business, an old man with hiccups, a shepherdess and her sheep, an old woman, who may or may not be up to no good, some folk-singers at a wedding, bee keepers et al, and close-ups of the district's fauna and flora, the insec find out more...

In the main this is a fantastical, perilous ocean odyssey by one bright, resilient young man and a fearsome Bengali tiger named Richard Parker. Ang Lee’s visually gorgeous adaptation of find out more...

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Life is crazy. You're crazy, I'm crazy, we're all crazy. We're all a little bit Minnie, and a little bit Moskowitz. Sometimes it does seem best to be sensible...but then what might you be missing out on? You gotta be you. You don't have to park cars and semi-randomly yell at people, but you can't hide yourself behind a veil (or dark sunglasses) and pretend and act like ever find out more...

The Mountain Patrol are a pitifully ill-equipped and underfunded volunteer force fighting a relentless, and seemingly hopeless, battle against the poachers of Tibet's increasingly rare antelopes. Based on a true story and shot in a pseudo-documentary style, "Mountain Patrol" is a visually ravishing and grippingly brutal tale of men surviving on what seems like the edge of the world. Set in the beautiful harsh landscapes of Tibet, the locations are stunning, and the local colour vivid. find out more...

Made after the awesome Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi concentrates more on the damaging effect of modern society on our ancient cultures, and, though harder edged, is still beautifully composed both photographically and musically. find out more...

A Canadian cult classic with its own language, created by Anthony Burgess, and with choreographiy from Desmond Morris. A simple tale of the Ulam tribe's quest to replace the life-sustaining flame that's been nicked from them by another bunch of marauding Paleolithics. A fascinating look at the trials of life 80,000 years ago, with extraordinary performances and some gruesome violence. find out more...

From acclaimed director Gus Van Sant comes a quirky, coming-of-age love story between a young man who has given up on life and a beautiful, charming young girl who possesses a deep-felt love of it. When these two outsiders chance to meet at a funeral, they find an unexpected common ground in their unique experiences of the world.

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