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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 18, 2025
Luisa
Curious about what life has in store, 22-year-old Luisa moves out of her parents’ home and into a residential facility for people with disabilities on the outskirts of a small German town. Taking a job in a laundry, the outgoing young woman is excited for new adventures. But when an unexpected pr...
September 18, 2025
Magellan
In the 16th century, after convincing Spanish royalty to fund his expedition, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (played with harrowing intensity by Gael García Bernal) sets his sights on Southeast Asia. Charting a course for the Malay Archipelago, he embarks on a brutal campaign of religious...
September 18, 2025
Mārama
A deeply moving gothic revenge film set in the mid-1800s, Mārama follows Mary Stevens on a lengthy journey from Aotearoa, New Zealand to North Yorkshire, England, as she searches for answers about her long-lost Māori birth family. Under the sinister shadow of the British Empire, Mary arrives a...
September 18, 2025
The Mastermind
In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, James Blaine Mooney (Josh O’Connor) is an unemployed carpenter who has yet to live up to the expectations of his middle-class upbringing. With his eyes on easy money, Mooney plots his first big theft with a ragtag group of local buddies to steal a s...
September 18, 2025
Miroirs No. 3
Weekending in the countryside, Laura’s life is turned upside down by a violent car crash. She survives, and though she miraculously suffers only minor physical injuries, the accident leaves her dazed and adrift. A local woman who witnessed the incident offers to take her in while she regains her ...
