THEMOVIES

Kaya ta nos Arena by Ramses Petronia 10-year-old Chikí, whose name means “small”, dreams of a glamorous future as a professional football player while hiding his family’s poverty behind talent and bravado. In a world of illegal street football matches, fast, cage-style games, Chikí’s skill quickly makes him a local sensation. But at one point he must choose between fear, integrity, and survival. Horsepower by Tittel Del Mar In Horsepower, a daredevil influencer from Curaçao races at full throttle pulling stunts, chasing thrills, and outrunning pain. Beneath the viral fame lies a man reckoning with depression and family expectations. He becomes aware that it’s time to choose between the version of himself the world sees and the one he hopes to privately become. Fort Buku by Loëlle Monsanto During history class, three boys become captivated by the story of the mysterious missing Fort Buku, once the refuge of formerly enslaved people who fought back. Inspired, they head into the Surinamese jungle to find it. What starts as an exciting adventure soon turns into a magical journey that connects them to their roots. Ki T’e Plan by Rovendley Welvaart When a carefully constructed plan begins to unravel, Nanzi, the legendary trickster is forced to confront the limits of cleverness in a modern setting in a world shaped by power, history, and survival. Blending tension, strategy, and cultural symbolism, the film explores how inherited wisdom and moral ambiguity collide in modern Caribbean society.