Thursday 31 May 8.30pm
Two thirty-something friends, Ender and Cetin, have lived peacefully together as flatmates since high school. When a friend asks them to take in his sister, they reluctantly agree and both immediately regret it. Their new flatmate Nihal is struggling with the trauma of losing both her parents in an accident, but soon she comes out…
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Thursday 31 May 10.00am
From starlets and divas to iconic sex symbols, we want you to VOTE NOW for your favourite leading lady in World Movies’ sexiest countdown. Plus, by simply voting you will go in the draw to WIN a 50” LG High Definition TV. Then join us for a steamy month of international cinema’s sexiest women, as…
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Wednesday 23 May 8.00pm
During the week of the Cannes Film Festival we’ll give you exclusive access to the red carpet, as well as all the latest news and gossip, with our eight-part Cannes series that is fast tracked from France. Tune in each night at 8pm from 23 May to catch the action.
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Tuesday 29 May 8.30pm
After her mother’s death, Elisa receives full custody of her troubled teenage sister Audrey. They set off to their home town, Mont Saint-Michel, to scatter their mother’s ashes and fulfil her final wish. Once home, Elisa is confronted with her past, including her high school sweetheart and old friends. Things get even more complicated when…
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Sunday 27th May 8.30pm
When a young blind woman called Sara is found hanged in her basement, the police assume it was suicide. However her twin sister Julia, who is going blind from the same eye disease, suspects foul play was involved. Soon she finds herself being stalked by the same ‘invisible man’ that her sister complained about. Suspicion…
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Saturday 26 May 9.30pm
From the seductive to the shocking – these films are for adults only. Every Saturday at 9.30pm World Movies pushes the boundaries and takes you into the darkest corners of cinema. Be 18+. An Old Mistress (France, 2007)- Saturday 5 May 9.30pm A handsome young man vows to stay away from his long term mistress,…
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Friday 25 May 8.30pm
On Friday nights the best action films from Asia burst into your lounge room. Heart-stopping, karate-chopping and pulse-racing. Be thrilled. This May, World Movies presents the Australian television premieres of 14 Blades and Outrage, two action flicks not to be missed! The Warlords (China, Hong Kong, 2007) – Friday 4 May 9.30pm Three sworn blood…
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Thursday 24 May 8.30pm
Gonzalo is a Chilean businessman with a restless family including blasé wife Carmen, wild teenage daughter Camila, downbeat daughter Maca and nerdy son Andres. Deciding the family need to unwind and reconnect, Gonzalo books a holiday in a Mexican town where melodramatic re-enactments of Mayan rituals are carried out every day. However once there he…
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Monday 21 May 8.30pm
Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui paints a darkly realistic picture of family life in new feature Night and Fog. Starting at the end of the story, the film opens with the murder suicide of a man, his wife and children. Going back through witness testimonies and flashbacks, we learn how turmoil and violence lurked underneath…
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Sunday 20 May 8.30pm
Marek is a French-Algerian police officer whose best friend and partner is killed in a risky sting operation. To avenge his death, Marek joins the undercover police division and takes on a mission to infiltrate the notorious drug gang responsible for his partner’s death. He finds himself wound up in cannabis trafficking using the “Go…
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