In the ancient kingdom of Judea, a woman (FKA Twigs) and her husband (Nicolas Cage), a carpenter by trade, welcome a newborn son (Noah Jupe, later). As rumor spreads about a common-born heir to the throne, the king issues an edict that all males under two years old are to be slaughtered. The family escapes, and their boy,…
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The Promised Land
After serving in the German Army, Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) retires and seeks permission from the Danish Royal Court to cultivate and colonize the Jutland moorland, a barren stretch of land and an unfulfilled passion project of the King’s for some time. If successful, he asks in return from the Court to bestow upon…
Dalíland
Salvador Dalí (Ben Kingsley) is one of the world’s most renowned surrealist painters. Splitting his time in his later years between New York and Spain, the painter found it more and more difficult to pursue his art as his health deteriorated and his relationship with his wife and muse, Gala (Barbara Sukowa), became increasingly strained. …
Master Gardener
Norma (Sigourney Weaver) turns to the chief horticulturist of her lush estate, Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), to train her estranged niece, Maya (Quintessa Swindell), so that she will be able to inherit and run Gracewood Gardens, keeping the old plantation house and grounds in the family. The man agrees, though when secrets of his past…