Film Movement Plus - January 2024 Streaming Premieres

By Film Movement | January 1, 2024

JANUARY 5


Padrenostro
Two young boys, Valerio and Christian, form a powerful friendship over the course of a summer filled with trauma and discoveries.



Chess Story
To withstand the psychological torture of the Gestapo, a notary imprisoned by the Nazis (Oliver Masucci) rescues himself in the world of chess. Based on the novel by Stefan Zweig.



JANUARY 12


Playground
In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child's-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and abuse.



JANUARY 19


MyFrenchFilmFestival
Returning for a sixth year on Film Movement Plus, the 14th edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival brings the best of a new generation of French films to cineastes around the world. Starting January 19, stream in-competition features with your Film Movement Plus subscription.



Confessions of a Hitman
Gérald Gallant was a prolific hitman with twenty-eight murders to his name. But just how did this fragile, stammering man with a modest IQ manage to outwit both the most hardened criminals and the smartest policemen? His confessions are as unbelievable as they are true.



JANUARY 26


Behind the Haystacks
A tragic incident on Greece's northern border strikes a local family of three, pushing them to face their personal impasses and weaknesses.