N/A N/A ( 2.7)

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

Kopf oder Zahl 2009 ( 3.3)

Two young crooks steal fabric, which is of course sorely missed. In addition to the former owners, an investigative journalist and a bad cop who smells a windfall are also on their trail. Meanwhile, a newly released con is forced by his ex's pimp to go back to the deepest depths. There he meets a former doctor who smuggles drugs for the mafia in order to send money to his daughter, whom he thinks is at home in Grozny, but who is actually working for the mafia just a few houses away.

The Beat Hotel 2012 ( 4.5)

The Beat Hotel, a new film by Alan Govenar, goes deep into the legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963, when Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso fled the obscenity trials in the United States surrounding the publication of Ginsberg’s poem Howl. They took refuge in a cheap no-name hotel they had heard about at 9, Rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, Brion Gysin, and others from England and elsewhere in Europe, seeking out the “freedom” that the Latin Quarter of Paris might provide.

1500 Steps 2014 ( 5.5)

1500 Steps is a transforming journey towards self-belief and brilliance. A cross between Chariots of Fire and The Karate Kid, this high school drama is set in the beautiful, Sydney, beach suburb of Cronulla. Jonas "Jobe" O'Brien, a homely, sixteen year old boy, lives in a struggling single parent family. His mother dead, his father is an alcoholic, who was once a champion runner. Jobe, a misfit and loner, has inherited his father's athletic ability and love for running. After a fatal mistake at a party, Jobe seeks revenge against the perpetrator, as an emotion and power wells within him that he has never experienced before. A retired ex-Olympian, Harry White, sets about mentoring his athletic ability when by chance he sees Jobe run. It is now up to Harry White to encourage Jobe to dig deep and decide what type of man he wants to become.

Love is All 1999 ( 3.5)

Winter bound, a snow queen dreams of love and the blooming of spring. Through frosted rococo cartouches she sings about the virtues of true love accompanied by miniature animated sequences.

Amore Baciami 1988

An animated film based on the typefaces and scripts of the 1920s and 30s set to an Italian song of the 1950s.

The Fallen Word 2013

In a fantastic quasi Georgian (18th century) world, a fanatical religious sect "The Holy Exaltation" have taken control.

Hamlet at Elsinore 1964 ( 7.8)

The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.

N/A N/A ( 4.7)

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

N/A N/A ( 8)

An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.

Shuteye 2024

long term couple Samantha and Darren begin to worry about Sam's long string of night terrors which see her react abnormally whilst asleep. A distinct correlation between vague memories of the dreams and a book Sam finds at a table she's waiting at a café lead her and Darren to look for a mystery person that may have more information on Sam's night terrors.

Louis Iguchi's Happy Man 2025

Happy Man a psychological horror that follows two opposing perspectives in Frank and Smiles, Frank – faces the brutalism of the real world and Smiles relishes the joy of his world that he deludes himself in. Frank, works hard to provide for his sister, Ellie while facing the oppression of his superiors, Smiles “aids” Frank’s struggles in his own distorted view but will the real world see it in the same way? Smiles admires Frank’s courage to battle through society, however, after Frank’s appointment as manager, he becomes everything he hated leading Smiles to change his opinion of the man he once admired forcing Smiles to act and in doing so, colliding their worlds catastrophically.

Pictures of Lily 2019 ( 2)

A man travels to the coast from London for a meeting but is taken off the path after he meets Lily - someone very different from himself. The strangers spend the day together, slowly learning more about each other.

N/A N/A ( 6.07)

A high school teacher in Austin tries to balance the competing demands of the students and their parents in a world where the rules seem to change every day.

Scarface 1932 ( 7.452)

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

7th Heaven 1927 ( 7.347)

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.

City Girl 1930 ( 7.414)

A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.

Feminine Singular 2023

A documentary featuring 30 Argentinian women aged between 4 and 80, sharing their stories of resilience, strength, and unique perspectives on womanhood through performance art.

Hunting Matthew Nichols 2024 ( 10)

Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person's case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe that her brother might still be alive.

The Fence 2022 ( 6.9)

The story kicks off on Hartcliffe council estate in Bristol during the early 1980s. It follows Steven Knight, a working-class boy who has his motorbike stolen the day he buys it. Teaming up with his scoundrel friends he desperately tries to track it down before it's gone for good.

I Laugh to Keep from Crying 2023

This portrait shows Black cartoonist Oliver Harrington from New York, who fled to the GDR. For his political drawings, he drew on worldly anecdotes and his love of storytelling. Director Hans Hattop later taught videography at the University of Film and Television.

The Comical Game 1984

A card game is introduced: “Nuclear War". An entertaining, jolly card game for between two and six players, reads an ad for a game made in USA.

A Pillar In The Stream 1983

The story of communist Walter Zauner who in 1952 was one of the first in the Federal Republic to be convicted of sabotage of a military installation.

Strange Days 2018 ( 5)

Nina can’t stop thinking about Carla, who went missing when they were teenagers.

The Rendezvous 1923