Maqroll, Ilona, and Abdul all share a common dream: to sail the world in a tramp-steamer. But who could afford such a thing? Over the years they have become separated. Alone in Panama City, smuggler Maqroll is finding neither great success nor happiness — until the tropical rains come, bringing Ilona: friend, lover, and partner in crime. Abdul, in Morocco, has found a steamer to suit them. In Panama, Ilona and Maqroll begin a new scheme, in search of impossible wealth. But fate has further twists in store.

Kline, a former Los Angeles police officer turned private detective, is hired by a powerful pharmaceutical conglomerate boss to investigate in Asia the disappearance of his only son, Shitao, whom he has not seen in person since the boy was ten. Now in his 30s, Shitao has gone missing in the Philippines where he had been helping in an orphanage.

Five young adults struggle, each with their own unique passage through the challenges of adulthood in a small suburban town in Sweden.

Steph, an Afrikaner, struggles with his past and heritage in the new South Africa. When his girlfriend befriends a black South African man called Vusisizwe, trouble brews.

Together, a weary cop and an all business FBI agent, team up to catch the latest homicidal manic: The Rain Killer. Just when they think that all the clues have been washed away, they find the one last clue; the one that's been in plain sight.

Erika, a young Okinawan-Canadian woman, returns home to convince her aging grandmother, Oba, to evacuate their family farm. As tensions rise between the two strong-willed women, buried histories and generational trauma come to the surface, revealing a powerful story of resilience, legacy, and the bonds that survive even in the face of destruction.

First, a question to the viewer: if it were raining indoors, where would we seek shelter from the insistent drops? Where would we feel safe and dry? We have to go to the other side of the threshold. Suddenly a bell rings, and who is it ringing for? “I spoke to me, he to he, she to she, the ground spoke to the ground, the trees to the tree. Meanwhile inside, the familiarity of that well met rain continues to be falling…“ writes the director. 　　The animation, which evokes the presence of a hand, is like pleasant afternoon rain in summer – a time for contemplation, talking to oneself, and beholding a sky at dusk. Australian-born Milly Yencken studied painting in Tasmania and received her classical animation training in Vancouver, continuing her studies at Masters level at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Her work combines oil painting with charcoal to create her signature brand of colour brutalism and fauvist embellishment, attempting to create spaces and images that are immersive and invite reflection in the viewer. 　　源自：https://rigaiff.lv/en/films-2023/austrumlietus/

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First, a question to the viewer: if it were raining indoors, where would we seek shelter from the insistent drops? Where would we feel safe and dry? We have to go to the other side of the threshold. Suddenly a bell rings, and who is it ringing for? “I spoke to me, he to he, she to she, the ground spoke to the ground, the trees to the tree. Meanwhile inside, the familiarity of that well met rain continues to be falling…“ writes the director. 　　The animation, which evokes the presence of a hand, is like pleasant afternoon rain in summer – a time for contemplation, talking to oneself, and beholding a sky at dusk. Australian-born Milly Yencken studied painting in Tasmania and received her classical animation training in Vancouver, continuing her studies at Masters level at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Her work combines oil painting with charcoal to create her signature brand of colour brutalism and fauvist embellishment, attempting to create spaces and images that are immersive and invite reflection in the viewer. 　　源自：https://rigaiff.lv/en/films-2023/austrumlietus/

Banyu, a boy with autism spectrum disorder, starts a beautiful friendship with Radin and Kinara. When they all grown up, a tragic event occurred, putting their friendship on the edge of destruction.