Heartstone (Hjartasteinn)
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The long-standing friendship between two pre-teen boys in a small Icelandic village is threatened when they strike up romantic relationships with a pair of local girls, in this affecting and beautifully crafted debut feature from Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson.
A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica)
After his international hit Gloria, Chilean director Sebastián Lelio presents this moving drama about a woman struggling with societal prejudice.
The Square
Swedish director Ruben Östlund follows his highly acclaimed hit Force Majeure with this Palme d'Or winning no-holds-barred satire of the art world.
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Michael Inside
The new film from writer/director Frank Berry (Ballymun Lullaby, I Used To Live Here) is a powerful story about Michael, an impressionable 18-year-old who gets caught holding a bag of drugs for his friend’s older brother and ends up being sent to prison for three months as a result.
Let the Sunshine In (Un Beau Soleil Intérieur)
Juliette Binoche plays Isabelle, a divorced artist living in Paris, who has several potential lovers and suitors competing for her attention, or in some cases displaying complete indifference despite Isabelle’s own obvious interest…
Making the Grade
Ken Wardrop’s new documentary Making the Grade invites us into the world of the piano lesson as teachers and students throughout Ireland prepare for the annual graded musical exams.
62 CinÉireann / April 2018