Inspired by the story of a gulag survivor, Sergei Loznitsa’s Palme d’Or nominee is an ice-cold portrayal of a bureaucratic horror.

Life on the nudist colony is fairly routine for handyman Patrick (Kevin Janssens), that is until the mystery of his missing hammer sets in motion a quest of self-discovery.

A convict’s chance for early prison release comes under threat from his ruthlessly violent cellmate in Cal McMau’s BAFTA-nominated British thriller.

This thought-provoking classic stars Dirk Bogarde as a homosexual lawyer who risks his career to hunt down a blackmailer.

Claire Foy stars in a BAFTA-nominated adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s memoir exploring grief and recovery through nature.

Steve Coogan stars in this recreation of the 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between Republic of Ireland coach Mick McCarthy and captain Roy Keane.

Huw Wahl’s immersive, meditative exploration into engineless sailing, shot over three years with a 1960s hand-wound camera.

Schoolboy Ulzii faces a harsh Mongolian winter fending for himself and his younger siblings in Zoljargal Purevdash's Cannes-acclaimed debut feature.

A trio of arresting and naturalistic performances power this spirited tale of siblings enjoying the pleasures and pitfalls of life ‘home alone’.

In the Tunisian mountains, a boy is forced to witness his cousin's horrifying murder. Based on true events.

Claire Foy stars in a BAFTA-nominated adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s memoir exploring grief and recovery through nature.

Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich's debut illuminates the life of remarkable Martinican writer, activist and surrealist Suzanne Césaire.

Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn are extraordinary in this social-realist thriller dripping with dread.

A separating couple find unexpected joys in family, art, routine and maybe something deeper, in this playful drama from the director of Godland.

In the French Pyrenees, an ageing shepherd and his flock face an uncertain future as brown bears are reintroduced to the region.

The twists and turns of life are captured unfiltered in Victoria Mapplebeck's witty and highly personal cinematic journal, shot over 20 years.

A convict’s chance for early prison release comes under threat from his ruthlessly violent cellmate in Cal McMau’s BAFTA-nominated British thriller.

An award-winning documentary following young activists in Sudan as they oppose a military crackdown.

Life on the nudist colony is fairly routine for handyman Patrick (Kevin Janssens), that is until the mystery of his missing hammer sets in motion a quest of self-discovery.

In the French Pyrenees, an ageing shepherd and his flock face an uncertain future as brown bears are reintroduced to the region.

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton star as ageless, blood-drinking lovers in Jim Jarmusch’s clever, funny and sexy vampire tale.

A separating couple find unexpected joys in family, art, routine and maybe something deeper, in this playful drama from the director of Godland.

Peter Hall’s extraordinary, long-unseen work of sublime poetic realism traces three generations of one Suffolk family and their lives in the farming industry.

The film that inspired a wave of British migration to Provence, Claude Berri’s magical evocation of a bygone rustic France, with Gerard Depardieu.

Almodóvar's dazzling study of grief, motherhood and female solidarity, winner of an Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film.

After his 1986 album Keyboard Fantasies is rediscovered, a black trans musician recounts his life, from the lonely 1960s to the joy of witnessing the present.

Godard’s stunning, colour widescreen account of the wild journey of ‘the last romantic couple’, Pierrot (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and his lover Marianne (Anna Karina).

In Hasan Hadi’s absorbing debut, a schoolgirl is chosen to bake a cake to celebrate Saddam Hussein’s birthday, a challenge riddled with danger.

Richard E. Grant steals the show in the indomitable cult classic following two washed-up actors as they embark on a booze-filled getaway to the Lake District.

A mother and daughter living in a post-apocalyptic future are sent to hunt down and kill an evil demon hell-bent on destruction.

Julianne Moore won an Oscar for her extraordinary performance as a linguistics professor diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

A college professor ruminates on her past when her old roommate comes to stay in this humorous and healing story about friendship and vulnerabilities.

A young, ambitious professor tries to tame fire when Dylan Thomas accepts his invitation to tour America.

A quest to return a lost Oscar®-statuette propels this heart-warming comedy; a charming tribute to the power of cinema.

Tense, morally complex political thriller about a man hunting down fugitive war criminals from the Assad regime in Syria, inspired by true events.

Acclaimed Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki delivers her most assured and affecting work yet, with this astonishing and heart-wrenching depiction of life in the shadows.

22-year-old David has a shameful secret: he’s been sleeping with his sister’s husband. Leon Lopez’s indie gay drama details the fallout.

The first ever fully painted feature film takes us through the last days of Vincent van Gogh.

Winner of the 2014 Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes, a bold and visceral tale of canine uprising.

A remarkable central performance from Gemma Arterton shines through this perceptive, deeply compassionate portrait of a woman on the road to becoming herself.

Michael Powell’s dark, disturbing, once controversial tale of a shy camera technician who films women as he kills them is now rightly deemed a classic.

Elliott Gould joins Ingmar Bergman regulars Bibi Andersson and Max von Sydow in this neglected classic from the great director, about infidelity and a toxic love triangle.

An American oil-man goes native while on a mission to buy up a Scottish fishing village, in Bill Forsyth’s tribute to Scotland’s irresistible charm.

Michael Powell’s gothic mystery of a haunted lighthouse where insanity thrives.

When couple Tim and Zoe find out they're expecting, their approaches couldn't be more different. Tim runs towards fatherhood with joy, while Zoe is more hesitant, this heartfelt comedy takes their relationship to uncharted territory.

Mads Mikkelsen reunites with Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt) in this spirited and thought-provoking drama that asks if a regular tipple is the key to unlocking the best version of yourself.

Iris (Laure Calamy) disrupts her bourgeois routine by joining a dating app and embarking on an amusing, sensual quest for identity and lost desire.

A crafty Coen-esque black comedy about an elderly widow who inadvertently steals from the Chinese mob and subsequently takes on the gangs to secure her fortune.

A loose adaption of The Taming of the Shrew, with Thelma Todd as a spoilt heiress who can’t stand her suitor.

David Oyelowo makes his first feature film role as one of posse of DJs who enrage a local drug baron after stealing his dog.

Sharp and sexy comedy that offers a fresh take on desire and fidelity in the 21st century.

British teen cinema gets an injection of hallucinogenic imagination, plus a few unicorns and aliens, in Alex Taylor’s unclassifiable debut feature.

An achingly funny mockumentary about New Zealand’s hitherto unknown vampire (and werewolf) communities, from the creators of Flight of the Conchords.

Anarchic comedy from the director of Paddington and The Mighty Boosh, following an odd-couple’s wild European adventure.

Gripping political thriller with Keira Knightley as the intelligence officer who discovers a plot to rig a UN vote on the eve of the Iraq war.

After ten years’ absence, a vicious gangster (Neil Maskell) returns to his old stomping ground to find his son and take revenge on the gang that double-crossed him.

A bereaved mother (Andrea Riseborough) grows ominously close to her neighbours’ young daughter, in Stacey Gregg’s Northern Irish psychological horror.

David Lynch’s beautifully baffling, surreal psychological thriller.

A clear-cut murder case is revealed to be much more layered than it first appears, in this gripping and intelligent crime drama from Palme d'Or-winning director Hirokazu Koreeda.

François Ozon’s witty 1930s farce about a penniless actress who finds fame while on trial for murder, featuring a riotous Isabelle Huppert.

Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut finds Jessica Chastain’s ‘poker princess’ struggling to stay in the game when the FBI raises the stakes.

Daniel Craig is the Kentucky Fried Poirot with all-star suspects - Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Toni Collette among them - in this nimble and brilliant crime caper.

Welcome to Ladyworld, a shadowy dwelling where tensions run high and nothing is ever quite what it seems.

An embittered bomb disposal expert is driven to drink in Powell and Pressburger’s compelling insight into the mental anguish of the alcoholic.

Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning star in a taut political thriller about radical environmentalists planning to commit an act of eco-terrorism.

This far-out late 60s international espionage sci-fi oddity will exhilarate all connoisseurs of strange cinema

A remarkable and award-winning documentary exploring female solidarity through a soothing ancient tradition.

An award-winning documentary following young activists in Sudan as they oppose a military crackdown.

Werner Herzog follows Timothy Treadwell, a fervent grizzly bear advocate who lives a perilous life amongst these magnificent creatures.

A striking portrait of an artist deserving of greater recognition, directed by Mark Cousins (A Story of Film).

Huw Wahl’s immersive, meditative exploration into engineless sailing, shot over three years with a 1960s hand-wound camera.

The remarkable untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers, who embraced machines and their liberating technologies to transform how we produce and listen to music today.

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing taught millions of people touch typing in the late 80s and through the 90s. But who was the real Mavis Beacon?

Grace Jones is laid bare in this intimate and electrifying insight into the fascinating world of a pop-cultural phenomenon.

The life and environment of a solitary man is gently observed in Ben Rivers' intimate, experimental documentary.

Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not on Mulholland Drive anymore…

When a nomadic family move in and break Honeyland’s basic rule, the last female wild beekeeper in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

Rob Lemkin’s harrowing yet urgent documentary shines a lens on the trauma and legacy of colonialism in one of Africa’s poorest nations, Niger.

Two young men fall for each other over the course of a single day in this disarmingly tender debut from director Daniel Sánchez López.

In scintillating fashion, this compelling documentary explores the dark dreams that drove the brilliant, lamented designer, Alexander McQueen.

Rose Glass’s gripping and gory follow-up to Saint Maud finds a lesbian couple drawn into a web of violence in 1980s small-town New Mexico.

An elite swimmer competing for a place on the Olympic team encounters intense rivalry and lust during training.

This invigorating and inspiring Chilean drama from Sebastián Lelio (Gloria) follows a trans woman’s quest for a little respect. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film 2018.

After being released from prison, a young African American woman goes in search of her father.

The sudden death of a young man has a profound impact on those around him in this experiential contemplation of grief and loss.

Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart captivate in this bodice-ripping retelling of the strange and fascinating case of Lizzie Borden.

Stunningly shot drama following a closeted advertising executive who tries to reconnect with his family during the first wave of the AIDS crisis.

After his 1986 album Keyboard Fantasies is rediscovered, a black trans musician recounts his life, from the lonely 1960s to the joy of witnessing the present.

The lines of seduction, revenge and power are blurred in this tense and stylish thriller about desire and self-loathing, starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay.