I Darren Aronofskys 3-dobbelt Oscarnominerede "The Whale" spiller Oscarvinderen Brendan Fraser Charlie, en engelsklærer, hvis tid er ved at rinde ud. I et sidste forsøg på forsoning forsøger han at genskabe kontakten med sin fortabte datter oh gøre tingene godt igen. Med sit store hjerte og skarpe intellekt gør han sit yderste for at konfrontere dybt begravede sorger og den undertrykte kærlighed, der har forfulgt ham i årtier. The Whale er et kraftfuldt, menneskeligt drama, som byder på meget mere end kun mørke.

Den hjemmegående Laura Jesson og lægen Alec Harvey mødes tilfældigt på en jernbanestation, mens de begge venter på deres tog hjem. Begge er gift, men da de har lært hinanden at kende, opdager de, at begge er blevet forelskede. De splittes derefter mellem stærk skyldfølelse i dagene mellem møderne og den lykke, de føler ved de korte lejligheder, de har for at mødes.

I efterkrigstidens Tyskland rammes teenageren Michael af skarlagensfeber. Da han bliver rask opsøger han sin sygeplejerske Hanna for at sige tak. Efter først at opfylde hendes glæde ved at få bøger læst højt, så indleder Michael en hemmelig affære med Hanna. En dag forsvinder hun pludselig og Michael ser først igen 10 år senere, da hun anklages for at have begået forbrydelser som nazist.

17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.

Jim er sømand i den sidste halvdel af 1800-tallet i det fjerne Østen. I den tid når han at vise sig som både kujon og helt. Først som kujon og så har han skrækkeligt meget at bevise overfor sig selv for at genvinde sin selvtillid og tt fort med banditter skal nedkæmpes.

'Det hvide bånd' udspiller sig i landsbyen Eichwald i tiden umiddelbart før Første Verdenskrig. Patriarkatet råder i det lille, protestantiske samfund, hvor majoriteten arbejder som knægte for den lokale lensmand. Præsten styrer menigheden med hård hånd, og ikke mindst børnene opdrages til blind lydighed: Leg og løben omkring tolereres ikke. Filmen starter med at lægen styrter med sin hest – et uheld, som viser sig at være forårsaget af en kraftig snøre spundet ud mellem to træer. Det bliver starten på en række udåder. Efterhånden kaster alle mistænksomme blikke på hinanden, og ordensmagten hidkaldes udenbys fra.

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.

Christian er succesfuld kunstnerisk chef på et moderne kunstmuseum. Han er i centrum af den kreative elite og tager sit job meget alvorligt. I dagene før åbningen af den prestigefyldte udstilling ”The Square”, bliver Christian udsat for et tricktyveri på åben gade. En oplevelse, han ikke kan slippe og sammen med sin assistent, Michael, indleder han en jagt på tyven. Samtidig kræver journalisten, Anne, svar på kunstens store spørgsmål og oveni skal Christian stå på mål for den virale kampagne, som museets PR-bureau har skabt, og som bringer museet og dets kunstneriske leder i dyb krise. ”The Square” vandt Den gyldne palme i Cannes og er skrevet og instrueret af Ruben Östlund, der igen holder et troldspejl op for den skandinaviske velmenende velfærdsborger og viser med skarp satire, hvor svært det kan være at efterleve egne idealer.

Being kidnapped shatters a brother and sister's harmony, forcing them to confront their desires.

The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Through his work at a morgue, an incarcerated young man trying to build a new life starts to come to terms with the crime he committed.

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.

Bim (Buck Jones) seems to be his town's biggest loser, but when he takes a needy 13-year-old boy named Bill (George Stone) under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for Bim. After learning about Bill, a young teacher, Mary (Helen Ferguson), whom Bim secretly adores, helps get the young boy into school. And when Bim then helps Mary repay a loan, defaulted on by shifty boyfriend (William Buckley), it becomes evident that Bim can reform. As the plot in this captivating film twist and turns, the stakes get higher, the action gets more intense and hope for Bim bounds upward.

An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.

Thanks to a roommate's practical joke, bookish college student Joanna Halbert finds herself signed up with a Malibu-based escort service which promises her big money and an easy ride. Instead, she becomes entangled in a web of corruption, sleaze, and violence.

A tough crisis comedy on a swing weekend where four different age couples face each other mentally and physically. Everyone has a crisis, either on the surface or hidden, and hence their own reasons to try to save their relationship. The weekend's dress code is with or without a bathrobe, and falling in love and jealousy are forbidden.

The siblings Linus, 19-years-old, who are taking driving license and Vanja, 17-years-old, who's still in school. Their mom Eva works night shift at a hotel. We get to follow them during one month. Linus and Vanja begin to realize that they are living in a universe of their own. And there is neither room for the mom or boy- and girlfriends. At first it is only the longing love in unspoken thoughts. But when thought gets into words they realize that they are each others perfect half. They are drawn closer to each other and finally can't resist the taboo temptation in each others bodies. At first they deny, lie and try to resist. It's about shame and guilt and forbidden feelings which leads to a point where everything is at stake.

In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife and daughter is drawn into an affair with an alluring teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own, in this gripping psychological thriller adapted from the award-winning novel by Alistair Morgan. (TIFF)

20-year-old Will is on his stag-do when, handcuffed to a lamppost, he is rescued by Michael. The attraction between the two men is immediate. But back at Michael's apartment, Will is sent into a tailspin of shame and confusion.

Viktor Kahdem is a man who has almost given up on life, sentenced to a low-security prison farm, a completely non-threatening environment where it is still felt that some individuals can be reformed. At Won Wron, Case Worker Matt Perry has established a unique program to rehabilitate broken men through giving them the responsibility for the rehabilitation of injured raptors - beautiful, fearsome proud eagles, falcons and owls. Against all odds, Matt takes on Viktor as his number one test case, introducing him to Yasmine, the majestic wedge tailed eagle with a 2 metre wingspan. If these two can tame each other, anything is possible.