Overqualified and exploited lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) pursues a lucrative offer from a cartel boss as a way out of her demoralising job. Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists her to help him retire from the criminal underworld and disappear, with one driving motivation: to become the woman he’s always dreamed of becoming.
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Based on the true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller, a story about the brutal war on truth. Join special guests at the AFF 2024 Opening Night Gala to mark the world premiere.
Director:
Kriv Stenders
Country:
Australia
The Substance
AFF Film Club
See the buzziest film from Cannes, The Substance — a bloody, hilarious satirical feminist body horror starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Anora
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024, Anora reimagines Pretty Woman in a thrilling tragicomedy by Sean Baker. Anora, a young sex worker, marries a Russian oligarch's son, only to face his powerful family. Mikey Madison and Mark Eidelstein deliver electrifying performances in this must-see film celebrating womanhood.
Dust to Dust
Adelaide Fashion Week Premiere
Only the second Japanese designer invited to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, Yuima Nakazato is known for his ethereal designs and dressing music stars like Lady Gaga. With his next collection he is driven to merge his artistic vision with green technology. Starting in the landfills of Kenya, he plans a radical reimagining of fashion.
All We Imagine as Light
Blitz
The Correspondent and the Global War on Truth
Screen Conversation
Nightbitch
Songs Inside
Future Council
Young Hearts
In this charming film set in the Belgian countryside, young Elias falls in love for the first time when Alexandre moves in next door. Anthony Schatteman’s impressive feature debut about queer romance is a sweet and moving film for everyone.
With or Without You
With or Without You tells the moving mother-daughter story of Chloe (Melina Vidler) and her free-spirited, alcoholic mother, Sharon (Marta Dusseldorp). When their lives intersect with Dalu (Albert Mwangi), a West African man, they find themselves on a journey of emotional discovery.
We Bury the Dead
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