New Zealand International Film Festival 2023

Marco Bellocchio's gripping new historical drama follows the real-life story of a young boy whose abduction from his parents by the Vatican fuelled outrage in 19th-century Italy, and triggered a global scandal.

One of the major discoveries of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Marie Amachoukeli’s vibrant drama explores the precious bond between a six-year-old French girl and her nanny, and what happens when it is unexpectedly placed in jeopardy.

Josh O'Connor stars in the captivating new fable of lost love from Alice Rohrwacher (Happy As Lazzaro, The Wonders) as a young British archaeologist who gets caught up in an international network dealing in stolen Italian artefacts.

The beguiling new comedic romance from beloved auteur Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side Of Hope) follows two lost souls who meet by chance in the Helsinki night and then try, in turbulent times, to find companionship.

The extraordinary narrative debut feature by acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop depicts the gripping story of a young novelist who is forced to confront her own complex family history as she attends a notorious murder trial.