Film Movement Plus - October 2025 Streaming Premieres

In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier meets a woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid and vow to meet after the war. Ten years later, unaware of each other's identity, they end up living in the same building.

Stella, a young German Jew, has her dreams of becoming a jazz singer dashed by the repressive Nazi regime. Tortured and threatened with deportation, Stella begins to systematically betray other Jews to the Gestapo.

Aging punk diva Vera V. arrives in Santo Domingo to direct a cinematic tribute to her mentor, the late Jean-Louis Jorge. But while the Caribbean setting is sumptuous and the musical numbers are grand, mysterious forces begin to threaten the shoot.

Since their parents split up, Sara and her younger sister live with their mother, whose new partner is a woman. Everyday life for the four of them is very similar to that of other families. But not everyone sees it that way.

Vitka and her teenage cousin Larysa yearn for a life beyond the archaic rules and confines of their small Ukrainian village. Despite her family's objections, Larysa falls in love with Scar, a handsome ex-convict, and the two plot their escape.

Psychologist Antonia Giesen decides to film a script revealed by a voice within the mind of one of her patients. Seeking collaboration with the filmmaking duo Leon & Cocina, they craft a crossroads of theatre, science fiction and animation.

Betânia, a 65-year-old family matriarch, is on a turbulent ride on the ever-shifting sands of time. In the wake of her husband’s death, she is forced to move back to the village where she was born, leaving behind a lifetime of memories and a simple, agrarian lifestyle.

A band of street hustlers journey through the darkness of Manila to honor a friend’s dying wish and take his body home. With each step, they realize they have no place in the world, except with each other.

Jane believes their relationship is strong, which is why she’s shocked when Mikki proposes they open it up. To save their love, Jane agrees to attend a sex party of the creative class called the Isle of Lust.

Director Warwick Thornton assembles a collection of true ghost tales and brings them to life using Australia’s most iconic actors as the storytellers.