This week in theaters

An epic love story set in the 18th century. A young queen married to a mentally ill king falls in love with her physician and the two begin a torrid love affair. Together they start a revolution that changes the nation forever. Based on the novel “Prinsesse af blodet” by Bodil Steensen-Leth. Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel Genre: drama Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm

‘Les hommes libres’(Free Men)

Paris, 1942. Younes (Tahar Rahim), an Algerian immigrant supporting himself through the black market, is arrested following a police raid on his cousin, who is a member of the resistance. In exchange for his freedom, Younes is persuaded to become an informer, reporting the names of public figures who visit the Paris mosque, particularly those who engage in communication with its rector, who’s suspected of helping the resistance and of providing false papers to Jews. Breaking his pact with the police, Younes informs the rector that he’s under surveillance. Directed by: Ismael Ferroukhi Genre: drama Cast: Tahar Rahim, Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal, Christopher Buchholz, Farid Larbi, Stephanie Rideau

‘205 - Zimmer der Angst’ (205: Room of Fear)

Nineteen-year-old student Katrin (Jennifer Ulrich) is thrilled to be on her own at last, far from her overprotective father and traumatic past. But when strange things begin to happen in her dorm room, No. 205, she starts to understand why no one rented it since the mysterious disappearance of its former occupant a year ago. Increasingly frightened, she feels that her predecessor was murdered, and that her ghost wants revenge. Directed by: Rainer Matsutani Genre: horror Cast: Jennifer Ulrich, Andre Hennicke, Inez Bjørg David, Julia Dietze

‘The Decoy Bride’

Lara Tyler (Alice Eve) is one of the most famous movie stars around, but all she wants to do is marry her fiance, writer James Arber (David Tennant). Besieged by paparazzi, especially Marco Ballani (Federico Castelluccio), who is obsessed with Lara, they escape to the tiny Scottish island of Hegg to try to wed in peace. However, when the paparazzi track them down, and with the locals smelling a payday, Lara becomes upset and runs away. In desperation her management team decide to stage a fake wedding, hoping the paparazzi will fall for the scam and leave the island. Local girl Katie (Kelly MacDonald), who is nursing a broken heart, is recruited to pretend to be Lara. But is James really sure Lara is his true love? Directed by: Sheree Folkson Genre: comedy Cast: David Tennant, Alice Eve, Kelly MacDonald

‘Mientras Duermes’ (Sleep Tight)

Cesar (Luis Tosar), a harassing apartment building janitor, transforms the life of a tenant into a nightmare. Directed by: Jaume Balaguero Genre: horror Cast: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan

‘Barbara’

East Germany, 1980. Barbara (Nina Hoss), a pediatric surgeon, has been transferred from Berlin to a hospital in a small town near the Baltic Sea for disciplinary reasons because she filed an “Ausreiseantrag,” which means she officially expressed her wish to leave the German Democratic Republic. She dreams of escape to the West but finds herself being drawn inexorably, disastrously into a relationship with a fellow doctor. In the meantime, Barbara’s lover Jörg is in Western Germany, trying to help her escape. With the Stasi on her back, will Barbara manage to leave the GDR? Directed by: Christian Petzold Genre: drama Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock

‘Le Tableau’ (The Painting)

Once upon a time, there was a painting hung up against a wall. An ordinary painting, it seemed, but for one little detail. Some characters were mere sketches, while others were finished, which led them to believe they were superior. One day, one of the sketches who had had enough, decided to go on a mission to find the artist and make him finish the painting. Along with two daring comrades, he decided to jump out of the painting. Directed by: Jean-François Laguionie Genre: animation

‘Miss Bala’

In Mexico’s border city of Baja, Laura (Stephanie Sigman) wants to enter a beauty pageant. The night before the audition, she inadvertently witnesses an armed invasion that leaves dozens dead. As the only living witness to the massacre, she soon finds that telling her story to the police was the wrong thing to do when she’s delivered into the hands of a gang boss (Noe Hernandez). Directed by: Gerardo Naranjo Genre: drama Cast: Stephanie Sigman, Irene Azuela, Miguel Couturier

‘Lockout’

In return for his freedom, a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Guy Pearce) accepts a dangerous mission -- to rescue the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace), taken hostage by the rioting convicts at a maximum-security prison in outer space. Directed by: Stephen Saint Leger Genre: action Cast: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, Peter Stormare, Jacky Ido