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At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live (1975).

Survivors from a massive earthquake struggle for a new life in Seoul.

Mara's life is disrupted by the sudden death of her only son. Through a relationship with a younger man, she tries to face the loss and find a way to move on.

Veteran filmmaker Peter Kerekes skillfully blends fiction with real emotions, creating a charming hybrid film that explores earthly delights and star-crossed narratives.

Emilia Pérez follows four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. Cartel leader Emilia enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.

Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school.

Follows Ernest Cole's journey as the first Black freelance photographer in apartheid South Africa.

Tim Blake Nelson stars as 'Bang Bang' Rozyski, an eccentric retired pugilist obsessed with rectifying the sins of his past.

Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.

After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands where she grew up.

A middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.

Set in winter of 1990, Northeast region of China,state-own factories are laying off employees, streaks of theft cases are happening, a veteran is sharpshooter, who becomes a security guard at factory, finds his lover's son is a thief

Florence wants to introduce David, the man she's madly in love with, to her father. But David isn't attracted to her and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend Willy. The characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.

Partenope is a woman who bears the name of her city. Is she a siren or a myth?

A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.

In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy's wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world.

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.

The story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

Karel and his family gather yearly for a pig-killing tradition, where amidst celebrations, underlying tensions and secrets surface, leading to a chaotic event that forces Karel to confront harsh realities.

A young Korean girl's life takes an unexpected turn when a French artist visits her country, disrupting her routine.

Matthias masters impersonating roles for hire: cultured boyfriend, perfect son, sparring partner. Professionally adept at pretending daily, his true challenge lies in being himself.

Embark on the extraordinary polar adventure.