• ‘Girl’

  

  Marking her directorial debut, Taiwanese star Shu Qi has produced a coming-of-age story set in Taiwan in the 1980s. It follows an introverted girl trying to escape her painful past.

• ‘Late Shift’

  

  Switzerland’s Academy Award entry follows a day in the life of a nurse portrayed with thrilling precision by Leonie Benesch.

• ‘The Secret Agent’

  

  The Cannes-winning Brazilian period drama directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho unfolds as a gripping political story set against the backdrop of Brazil’s military dictatorship. 

• ‘The Settlement’

  

  Mohamed Rashad’s film follows two young brothers whose only compensation after their father’s death is to be offered work alongside his killer.

• ‘My Father’s Scent’

  

  By Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Siam, this film is a gripping family drama about a strained father-son relationship and an explosive night of reckoning that unearths buried secrets.

• ‘Primavera’

  

  Audiences will be transported to 18th-century Venice for a critically acclaimed rendezvous with Antonio Vivaldi.