“Forbidden Fruits” (2026)
Not every film can make a shopping mall feel both magical and menacing, but Forbidden Fruits challenges that.

Rubén is a troublemaker who sees school as a monotonous routine that he must follow everyday, until one day his backpack is stolen, which has a very important piece of his final project, now he will have to do the impossible to recover it until it's too late.
Not every film can make a shopping mall feel both magical and menacing, but Forbidden Fruits challenges that.
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Cassie, a musician, and Luke, a man serving in the Marines, form a false relationship and keep it a secret.
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