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Desperate people on the run from slaveholders, a gangster with emerging dementia, and the youngest person ever on the FBI's 'most wanted' list are some of the themes in this week's newly released movies on Viddla.

Elias wants to start a family, but Christian is happy with their life as it is now, with the opportunity to travel and buy expensive designer furniture. The short film Dream Boy is fundamentally about accepting that people have different needs, while also daring to stand for what one truly wants.

Mauritius, 1759. Slave Mati escapes from the plantation she is forced to work on, and to protect her from those who are hunting her, her father Massamba also flees. No Chains, No Masters is a powerful film about the struggle for freedom in a society where colonialism prevails.

The Norwegian film Night is about a female doctor who receives a diagnosis that she will soon die from. She suddenly rushes to ensure that her children are protected from her violent ex-husband.

In Knox Goes Away we meet among others Michael Keaton and James Marsden as father and son. John 'Aristotle' Knox is a former hitman who is becoming demented, with a son who no longer speaks to him. In an attempt to atone for past sins, he tries to save his son's life.

In Griffin & Phoenix (Love in Manhattan), Griffin carries a large dark secret. He explores all the possibilities he can to change it. But in the process, he meets beautiful Phoenix who has her own secret. Can he, with her help, begin to accept what is happening to him and rediscover the joy of life?

Johnny Truelove and his gang are mistakenly drawn into a tragic crime, leading to significant consequences for everyone involved. Alpha Dog is a drama based on real events from the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest ever on the FBI's "most wanted list."

Published: 05/08/2025   Last updated: 05/08/2025