Piffl Medien Markus Schleinzer · Drama · 1h 34m
Germany · German · Apr 30, 2026
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Yes. It is a rigorous, quietly devastating period drama with one of the year's finest performances, best for viewers who welcome restraint over incident.
In the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War, a soldier named Rose arrives in a remote Protestant village claiming to be the rightful heir to a long-abandoned estate. Shot in stark black and white, the film follows Rose's careful, high-stakes performance of masculinity as she tries to secure land, standing, and safety in a community quick to suspect outsiders — all while hiding the truth of who she is.
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Neon Adrian Chiarella · Horror, Romance, Drama · 1h 28m
Australia · English · Jun 19, 2026
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Yes. It is a bold, emotionally charged horror debut for viewers who want genre films with something to say, though its bleakness will not suit everyone.
A teenager relocates with his mother to a devoutly religious Australian town and falls for another boy in secret. When a jealous outburst exposes the relationship, the two are subjected to a conversion-therapy ritual meant to 'cure' them — instead it tears open something monstrous, a force that turns each boy's own desire into a threat aimed at the other.
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