Dawn
영국에 살고 있는 아랍계인 알리는 아내와 별거 중인 중년 남성이다. 유치원에 근무하고 있는 에이바는 얼마 전 남편을 잃고 홀로 살고 있다. 우연한 계기로 이둘은 만나게 되고, 서로의 처지를 이해하게 된 두 사람은 급속도로 가까워진다. 하지만 둘의 만남을 극도로 싫어하는 에이바의 아들, 그리고 그들의 관계를 의심스러운 눈초리로 바라보는 알리의 가족 등 둘의 우정이 사랑으로 발전하기에는 너무나도 많은 제약이 있다. (제26회 부산국제영화제)
Nurse
밴드 ‘더 스미스’의 프론트맨 스티븐은 노동계급 출신에서 벗어나기 위해 애쓰는 불안한 청년이다. 그는 밴드를 결성하고 음악을 작곡해서 판에 박힌 일상으로부터 자유롭게 날아오르려는 꿈을 갖고 있다. 스티븐의 담대함과 목적의식은 날로 강해지고, 기타리스트 빌리가 첫 공연을 하게 되면서 그에게도 갑작스러운 기회가 주어진다. 스티븐은 자신의 길을 찾아 자신만의 영국을 발견할 수 있을까?
Hazel
Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.
Mary Warren
Richard Armitage stars in Yael Farber's powerful production of Arthur Miller's timeless witch hunt parable.
The Girl
Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. Andrea Dunbar wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate in Bradford and was described as ‘a genius straight from the slums.’ When she died tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, Lorraine was just ten years old. The Arbor revisits the Buttershaw Estate where Dunbar grew up, thirty years on from her original play, telling the powerful true story of the playwright and her daughter Lorraine. Also aged 29, Lorraine had become ostracised from her mother’s family and was in prison undergoing rehab. Re-introduced to her mother’s plays and letters, the film follows Lorraine’s personal journey as she reflects on her own life and begins to understand the struggles her mother faced.
Adam Muhammed works nightshifts at a fast food restaurant in a motorway service station. A directionless and unassuming man lives a lonely life. Upon hearing that his father, has died, Adam finds himself in search of answers.
