Shortlisted for best international feature, U.K.’s Oscar entry deconstructs the criminal justice system and the relentless patriarchy that exists in India. A young Hindu woman, Santosh, inherits her late husband’s profession as a police constable, due to a bizarre legal loophole that offers widows deceased husbands’ jobs. Overnight, Santosh finds herself thrust into the local…
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QUEENS (REINAS) – Jan. 22
Set in Peru in 1992 with soaring inflation, protests on the streets, regular power cuts, a strict night time curfew and a growing exodus of those who had the means to leave. It was a time of social unrest and economic collapse. The mother, Elena, has been offered work in the U.S. and hopes to…
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THE OUTRUN – Jan. 29
A young Scottish woman’s struggles with addiction bring her to the edge of the world, which was also her childhood backyard. Coming out of an intensive 90-day recovery program, she heads back to the Orkneys to ground her new sobriety in a taste of home: bracing air and walks along the rocky coast in a…
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IN THE SUMMERS – Feb. 5
Winner of the 2024 Grand Jury prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the Sundance Film Festival, this is a delicate portrait of emotionally fraught relationships between family members. It highlights how a parent's personal struggles can leave lasting impressions on children as they transition through the crucial phases of their developmental years Setting her film…
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ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT – Feb. 12
All We Imagine As Light, winner of the 2024 Grand Prix at Cannes, was the first Indian feature to play in competition at the festival in 30 years. Set in Mumbai, it offers a perceptive and detailed view of working-class women focusing on two nurses who share an apartment and work at the same hospital. We’re immersed…
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HARD TRUTHS – Feb. 26
Pansy, an aging wife and mother, doesn’t feel well and perhaps never has felt well. The way she relates to other people — her family, checkout clerks at the grocery, salespeople, etc. is over the top- utterly unheeding of the feelings and perspectives of others. Her entire life, it seems, is a lashing out. When…
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THE ROOM NEXT DOOR – Mar. 5
Most of us try to show up for the people in our lives. We’re ready to meet up for a cup of coffee, dinner, or send friendly messages when needed. But in this film the answer of how far you would go for a friend is put to the test. Spain’s legendary Pedro Almodóvar’s first…
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UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE – Mar. 12
Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, Negin and Nazgol discover a large sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and attempt to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of bewildered tourists on an increasingly absurd walking tour of Winnipeg’s monuments and historic sites. Matthew, having left his job with the Québec government,…
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LAST SUMMER – Apr. 2
Anne is a renowned lawyer specializing in sexual violence against minors. She lives in perfect harmony with her husband Pierre and their two adopted twin daughters in a house on the heights of Paris. One day, Theo, Pierre’s 17-year-old son from a previous marriage, moves in with them. Theo and his new stepmother quickly form…
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WINTER 2025 Series at Cineplex Orchard Plaza
To see our full 2025 Winter Film selection in Eventbrite, click here or on the button below. You can click on each film to see a description, view a trailer, and set a Reminder for future ticket purchase. WINTER 2025 SERIES
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