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13:30

Bear brothers Briar and Bramble lose their mother in a fire and many years later, Vick brings them to a robot research institute, where they unexpectedly receive news of their mother.

16:30

Writer-director Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut, Japan’s submission for this year’s Oscars, is set in a chilling, sci-fi tinged near future in which the country has gone to extreme lengths to manage its ageing population and consequent economic distress.

19:45

Writer-director Carolina Cavalli’s darkly comic feature debut, which received its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, is a deliciously satirical character study of a twentysomething looking for purpose… and maybe also a friend.