Onancock International Films 56th Season
May 14
Sentimental Value (2025)
Rated R
Norway/Norwegian
Winner of the Oscar for Best International Film, Sentimental Value explores the uneasy tension between artistic expression and personal connection. After the death of their mother, estranged sisters reunite with their once-famous director father. He tries to revive his career with a personal film project. When his daughter refuses the leading role, he casts a Hollywood star which leads to confrontations about art, legacy, and family trauma. This film deals with love and loss, understanding and forgiveness across generations – it could not be more universal.
June 11
The Secret Agent (2025)
Rated R
Brazil/Portuguese
Nominated for Best Picture and Best International Film, The Secret Agent takes place amid the political turmoil of 1977 Brazil. A technology expert is forced into hiding and seeks help from the underground resistance as he tries to flee the country with his young son. It’s not just a thriller. This is a film intimately concerned with identity and lineage, with what has been forgotten and what needs to be remembered. Its gripping portrait of political resistance reminds us that survival is a matter of both watching and watching over one another.
July 9
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Rated PG-13
Iran/Persian
As we return to Iran, It Was Just an Accident begins as a minor accident that sets in motion a series of escalating consequences. An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects is his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man’s identity. It Was Just an Accident offers humor that is black, drama that is deep, and an ending that is unforgettable. This film asks us all a simple and powerful question: what would you do if you found the person responsible for your greatest trauma?
August 13
Solo Mio (2026)
Rated PG
US/English
Time for a lighter romantic comedy. Solo Mio gives us a wedding disaster which leaves the groom stranded in Rome, heartbroken in the world’s happiest city. But with one determined local and a few meddling vacation couples in his corner, his ruined honeymoon becomes an adventure he never expected. Because sometimes heartbreak is just the first chapter of a better story. This is a don’t think too hard, enjoy the scenery and wait for a happy ending movie.
