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Live By Night
Ben Affleck stars in and directs this gangster film set in the 1920s. He plays Joe Coughlin, a soldier who returns to the US from World War I to work with mobsters. His involvement with bootlegging, organised crime and Cuban rum gets him into trouble as Joe tries his best to preserve his dignity and ideals. Also starring Elle Fanning. Directed by Ben Affleck.
Arrival
When 12 alien spaceships land on different locations on Earth, linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is summoned by the army to try to establish a communication with the visitors. As Louise tries to “talk” to the aliens, governments around the world are jittery and want to declare war on the extraterrestrials. Also starring Jeremy Renner. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Operation Mekong
This Hong Kong action thriller is based on a high-profile news report in 2011. The film tells the story of two Chinese commercial vessels that are ambushed while travelling down the Mekong River near the Golden Triangle. Their sailors are executed and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. The Chinese government immediately sends a band of elite narcotics officers led by Captain Gao Gang (Zhang Hanyu) to uncover the truth. Directed by Dante Lam.
Patriots Day
Mark Wahlberg plays police commissioner Ed Davis and his dealings with the shocking 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which includes the citywide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it. Directed by Peter Berg.
Ballerina
In this animated film, Felicie Milliner escapes her orphanage and joins a ballet group. This is the story of how the underprivileged girl works her way to become a ballerina. Directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin.
The Age Of Shadows
This Korean spy thriller, the country’s entry to the Oscars, is set in the 1920s during the Japanese occupation. Gong Yoo plays a strategist of the resistance plotting to smuggle explosives from China to Korea and rattle the Japanese rule. To do that, he needs the help of a pro-Japanese Korean police chief (played by Song Kang-ho). Directed by Kim Jee-woon.
Allied
Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in this spy drama set during World War II and with a clear nod to Casablanca. Pitt plays Max Vatan, an intelligence officer who works with a French resistance fighter to plot the assassination of a German officer. But the two spies fall in love and their relationship faces the greatest test when Vatan receives a new assignment. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.