We take a look at movies hitting our screens in this month’s box office.
Parallel Mothers
03 February
Janis and Ana meet in a hospital room where they’re about to give birth. Both are single, their pregnancies accidental. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and is exultant, while adolescent Ana is repentant and traumatised. Janis tries to encourage Ana during walks along the hospital corridors – their resulting bond complicates and changes their lives in a decisive way. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Penélope Cruz and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.
Unchartered
17 February
Street-smart thief Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan to recover a long-lost fortune. What starts as a heist becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada, who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find a $5 billion treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother. Directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
The Worst Person In The World
17 February
About to turn 30, Julie’s life is an existential mess. Talents have gone to waste and her older boyfriend, Aksel—a successful graphic novelist—wants to settle down. One night, she gatecrashes a party and meets the young, charming Eivind. Soon, she breaks up with Aksel to embark on a new relationship, hoping for a new perspective, but will come to realise that some life choices are already lost. Directed by Joachim Trier and starring Renate Reinsve and Anders Daniels.
Flee
24 February
Amin Nawabi, a 36-year-old high-achieving academic, grapples with a 20-year-old secret that threatens to derail the life he has built with his soon-to-be husband. Recounted mostly through animation, Flee is his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan. It’s an unforgettable story of self-discovery that shows how only by confronting the past is it possible to carve out a future, and the universal truth that only by stopping fleeing from who you are can you truly find the meaning of ‘home’. Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.
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