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Rough Cuts delivers raw, unpolished films made outside the studio system. These are stories forged in basements, borrowed cameras, and festival backrooms—personal, fearless, and unforgettable.
Stream the Raw NowFrom back-alley dreams in Manila to queer road trips across the Mojave, our collection crosses continents to bring you bold visions that studios wouldn’t touch, but you won’t forget.
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Action,Horror,Mystery
Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a notorious serial killer, Jessa Dixon awakens from a coma to learn her father committed suicide. Unconvinced, she investigates the suspicious suicide and uncovers a dark corporate conspiracy involving the police and the psychotic killer that almost took her life.
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Adventure,Family
After the death of Manusha's grandmother, Manusha quickly realizes that the house is possessed by the ghost of her deceased grandmother, and with the help of her friend Zdenko, she attempts to soothe the restless ghost. However, Manusha gradually discovers a family secret from the past that will help her confront the curse placed upon her entire family.
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Drama
When Xiangyang was ten years old, his grandmother passed away, and he went to live with his father. Father and son used to be strangers but now they gradually get along very well. In order to make his family lead a better life, the father goes away from home to find work.
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Thriller
A dark comedy / drama of a womans decent into maddness by love. Family and loved ones try to save her but but are sucked into the maddness with her. Greek tragedy mixed with farce tells this tale of passion love and lust.
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Crime,Drama,Thriller
A group of elite female bank robbers are thrown into a Mexican stand off when they discover that someone on their team might be a snitch for the cops. Tension runs high in this action, crime drama as four friends put their loyalty on the line.
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Drama
This atmospheric indie drama explores identity, memory, and the search for belonging. When a drifter arrives in a remote desert town, he becomes entangled with locals whose lives mirror his own inner struggles. As secrets surface and past choices collide with the present, the line between redemption and ruin grows thin. Moody and introspective, Montauk, AZ is a character-driven journey through isolation, connection, and the haunting pull of unfinished stories.
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Drama
Four young New Yorkers chase love, ambition, and escape in this raw, indie drama set against the restless energy of the city. Through chance encounters and risky choices, their lives intertwine – revealing the fragile balance between desire and self-destruction. Stylishly shot and pulsing with music, Cotton Flowers captures the chaos, passion, and uncertainty of early adulthood in a world where every decision can change everything.
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Drama
Set against the timeless flow of India’s sacred Ganges River, this spiritual drama intertwines stories of love, loss, and redemption. As strangers from different walks of life converge on the riverbanks – seeking healing, forgiveness, or release – their journeys reveal the deep connections between mortality and renewal. Rich in atmosphere and cultural resonance, Life, Death and Ganga is a contemplative tale about faith, humanity, and the eternal cycle of existence.
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Drama
A story which revolves around the likeable but suicide fixated Beck and his talented but arrogant associate Sam. Two talented artists who conceive and ultimately try to realize a plan to interfere with a smuggling ring on the south coast of England, a plan which rapidly begins to self-destruct as responsibility gives way to incompetence and strategy is left to chance. Chance being something that Beck frequently feels the need to explore at ridiculously inappropriate moments with the help of his Smith and Wesson .38 revolver.
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Drama
A young woman tries to win the heart of the man she loves in this drama from Canadian director Darrin La Pointe. Determined to pursue her dream career as a funeral director, Patricia's also set on settling down with noncommittal musician Jake. With the help of her friend Amanda, Patricia uses Jake's party-hearty roommate, Ross, to make Jake jealous, but the scheme backfires.
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