Grand Jury Fiction

Issa is an undocumented immigrant from Senegal trying to survive in the bustling Italian city of Turin. He starts working as a food delivery courier, but his newfound stability unravels when his newly purchased bicycle is stolen during a drop-off. As he searches for it, Issa is sucked into a dramatic spiral of events. ...

In the stormy slums of an Asian metropolis, 11-year-old Ginto fights for survival, dignity, and freedom. He dismisses his sister’s concerns—better to be a gangster than to scavenge from rubbish bins. As he grapples with his blossoming sexuality, identity and feelings for another boy, his path crosses that of Dutch tour...

Four intertwined stories of two families: one Israeli and the other Palestinian, caught in secrecy. Small lies escalate into a reckoning, exposing the fragile balance between tradition, ambition, and family duty. As one lie unravels another, the characters must face their greatest fear: the truth.  Fifi, a university s...

In a future Tokyo, where the threat of a major earthquake is ever-present, two mischievous best friends are about to graduate from high school. One night, they pull a prank on the principal, but it has serious consequences: the school installs a surveillance system to monitor everyone. Best friends Yuta and Kou are ab...

Deep in the Amazon, 13-year-old Tielle grows up with dreams fueled by the departure of her older sister. To her, this escape symbolizes a chance at a better life. But as she grows older, her idealism begins to waver, and she discovers the harsh reality of her surroundings. A raw yet powerful story about a young woman w...

Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When jihadists attack two young shepherds, 13-year-old Achraf is forced to bring a gruesome message to the villagers. Traumatized and trying not to lose his mind, Achraf needs to stand strong, confronted with the helplessness of his elders, themselves abandoned by the authoritie...

Iman is an investigative judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. As the Iranian anti-hijab protests explode, he clashes with his wife and daughters. And then his gun mysteriously disappears, making him grapple with mistrust and paranoia.   Iman is an ambitious lawyer who has just been promoted at the Revolutionary ...

In a small Romanian village, Dragoi, a devout family man, owes a sizable debt to local gangster Zentov. When his 17-year-old son, Adi, is viciously attacked by Zentov’s sons, Dragoi assumes it’s a warning to settle his dues. However, he uncovers a far more harrowing truth—Adi was not targeted over his father’s debts, b...