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I Plant My Hand In The Garden I Plant My Hand In The Garden
I Plant My Hand In The Garden and Al Baraneya
Agata The Writer (Year: 2026; Director: Kuba Dorabialski; Writer: Kuba Dorabialski; Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Vedrana Božinović, Selma Alispahić, Mia Morrissey, Admir Glamočak, Zoran Jevtic, Hatidža Ćorić, Kuba Dorabialski)
A woman gathering information for a war novel in Sarajevo, has her motives called into question.
Al Baraneya (Country: The Netherlands, Egypt, Belgium, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2026; Director: Ashgan El-Hamus; Writer: Roelof Jan Minneboo, Ashgan El-Hamus; Stars: Reem Amer, Fatma Ibrahim El-Hamus, Nadia Ahmed El-Hadary, Asmaa Ahmed El-Hadary, Farida Alsayed El-Hamu, Fatma Farahat El-Hadary, Sara Ali El-Hadary, Alsayed Mohamed El-Hamus, Mostafa Noureldin)
Drama focused on a pregnant young woman and her family in a village just outside Cairo.
Full Review See: El-Hamus on casting and working with distant relatives on her debut Al Baraneya
Dear Ajayi (Country: Germany, Nigeria; Year: 2026; Director: Damilola Orimogunje; Writer: Damilola Orimogunje; Stars: Bimbo Akintola, Tosin Adeyemi, Lanre Hassan, William Benson, Antar Laniyan)
In 1990s Nigeria, two estranged sisters forced to live under the same roof while caring for their paralysed mother navigate grief, ambition, love, and the fragile bonds of family.
Full Review See: Damilola Orimogunje on reflecting and framing reality in Dear Ajayi
I Plant My Hand In The Garden (Country: Germany, Serbia, US; Year: 2026; Director: Boris Hadžija, Hoda Taheri; Writer: Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija; Stars: Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija, Branka Hadžija, Jahandokht Taheri, Hadi Khanjanpour)
A pregnant Iranian woman and a Serbian man longing for fatherhood, both bisexual and living in Germany, marry. Their families, divided by language yet united by affection, come together to celebrate.
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Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion (Country: Argentina, Spain; Year: 2026; Director: María Aparicio; Writer: María Aparicio; Stars: Eva Bianco, Roger Koza)
Drama cenring on a tourist in Madrid and a chance meeting.
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