Abaton

An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.

After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment.

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Three young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.

Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.

Riots break out in the bleak social housing estates of the Paris suburbs after a 16-year-old Arab boy was nearly beaten to death by the police. After a night full of violence between adolescents and the police, a state of emergency prevails. Driven by hatred against the system, the friends Hubert, Said, and Vinz stand at the forefront, on a day that will change their lives.

1982. As an unknown disease begins to spread in a small mining town in the Chilean desert, gay men are accused of transmitting it through their eyes. Twelve-year-old Lidia, the only girl in the community, sets out in search of the truth.

Édouard Manet praised Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) as the "painter of painters," Salvador Dalí called him the "glory of Spain," and Pablo Picasso dedicated an entire series of paintings to him. Velázquez, the court painter to the Spanish king, created with "Las Meninas" one of the most influential paintings and painted portraits of the royal family, the pope, as well as ordinary people. His life's work comprises over 200 paintings. Despite his prominence, much about Velázquez remains obscure. Where did his mastery of light and shadow, which gives his Baroque portraits subtle tones and a vivid atmosphere, come from, and how did he achieve this unparalleled realism?

A mother's unwavering devotion helps her son, born with a clubfoot in 1963, overcome physical challenges and social barriers. Her powerful promise drives their remarkable journey through life's ups and downs.

The autobiographical story of a fearless teacher who secretly gathers seven of her female students to read forbidden Western classics in revolutionary Iran.

After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength.

A charismatic criminal, while on the run from the police, hides in a hidden space of a toy store. There, he adopts a new identity and becomes involved with an employee, beginning a relationship as unlikely as it is risky.

In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

The young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to the incarcerated psychiatrist and killer Hannibal Lecter, who occasionally enjoys eating his victims. He is willing to provide clues to the serial killer "Buffalo Bill" if Clarice trusts him with the secrets of her childhood. The situation dramatically escalates when "Buffalo Bill," so named because he partially skins his victims, kidnaps the daughter of a senator. Furthermore, Lecter makes a spectacular escape from prison. While the FBI follows a false lead from Lecter, Clarice encounters Buffalo Bill because of a tip from Lecter. The decisive duel takes place in the grim chambers of his basement.