Kino Lorber Unveils May Releases Including Crime Films, Space Operas, Documentaries & More

Kino Lorber has unveiled some of the details of their May 2025 Blu-Ray and DVD releases from their Kino Lorber, MHz Choice, Greenwich Entertainment, Virgil Films, and Raro Video imprints. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:

THE EMPIRE

Street Date: 5/6/25

Synopsis: In a quiet and picturesque fishing village in Northern France, a very special child is born, unleashing a secret war between extraterrestrial forces of good and evil. In an attempt to restore their empires, two opposing forces from the depths of outer space, One and Zero, unleash an apocalyptic conflict on Earth. The villainous Zero forces secretly take over the bodies of village locals in order to foster pandemonium on our planet. At the same time, a new species engineered by the One is working towards a new, harmonious evolution. While waiting for the final battle, the imperial legions struggle to win humanity over to their cause. If that all sounds a bit out there, that’s because this slapstick space opera comes from the singular mind of Bruno Dumont (France, Slack Bay). Featuring wonderfully bizarre performances from French stars like Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, and Anamaria Vartolomei, this gonzo sci-fi spectacle is part Star Wars, part Spaceballs, and 100% Dumont.

Bonus Features: Trailers

AMERICAN DELIVERY

Street Date: 5/6/25 (DVD Only)

Synopsis: In the U.S.—where more women die in childbirth than any other wealthy nation—the joys of pregnancy and motherhood are often overshadowed by fear. Amid a growing maternal health crisis, especially for women of color, American Delivery is a documentary that tells the story of the glimmers of hope: women finding their voice and autonomy; nurses listening to women and offering birth choices; and hospital leaders welcoming the community as the patient. The film interweaves the stories of women and their families across the U.S. as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy, mental health, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It paints a joyous portrait of the moment babies come into the world, and the heroic efforts of families and communities to catch new mothers before they fall through the broken healthcare safety net.

LAS TRES SISTERS

Street Date: 5/13/25 (DVD Only)

Synopsis: Facing the realities of life’s ups and downs, three sisters reunite, after years of estrangement, to complete their beloved Grandmother’s pilgrimage through rural Mexico. When Maria (Marta Méndez Cross), the eldest, discovers a health issue, she cooks up a plan to bring her sisters Lucia (Valeria Maldonado) and Sofia (Virginia Novello) along with her in the search for a miracle. With an old map, no hiking experience, and their lives unraveling around them, the sisters encounter hilarious and touching experiences on the “camino,” until Kin (Cristo Fernández), a local with a mysterious past, interrupts their road to the end of the trail.

Bonus Features: Trailers

BEING MARIA

Street Date: 5/27/25

Synopsis: Maria Schneider (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a promising, young French actress. When she gets the lead in a feature film directed by an acclaimed Italian filmmaker and starring one of America’s most beloved actors, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Her collaborators, director Bernardo Bertolucci and star Marlon Brando (Matt Dillon) seem to be bringing out the best in Maria, sharing a warm rapport and mentorship with the 19-year old girl. Until one day, when the two men conspire to shoot a crucial sex scene as a harrowing assault without letting Maria in on the plan. The film goes on to be lauded as a fearless artistic breakthrough, but for Maria, it’s the beginning of a living hell. Based on the behind-the-scenes true story of the making of Last Tango in Paris, Jessica Palud’s sensitive biopic centers Maria’s story for the first time.

Bonus Features: Q&A with stars Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon (courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center) | Interview with Author Vanessa Schneider and Producer Marielle Duigo (courtesy of THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2024) | Theatrical Trailer

FALLEN

Street Date: 5/20/25 (DVD Only)

Synopsis: In their first collaboration together since The Bridge, actress Sofia Helin (Atlantic Crossing), who introduced the world to the iconic character of Saga, joins series creator and writer Camilla Ahlgren (The Sandhamn Murders, Spring Tide) in the new gripping crime drama Fallen. Helin plays veteran Stockholm inspector Iris Broman whose life is turned upside down when her husband is gunned down in front of her. As she was the intended target, Iris is excluded from the investigation and the perpetrators remain at large. To escape the tragedy and rebuild her life, Iris moves to the southern Swedish town of Ystad, living in her half-sister’s seaside cottage and taking up a new position as head of the cold case team in nearby Malmö, Sweden. On the same day Iris starts her new job, a skull is found in a local forest and the cold case unit becomes the focus of attention. Life is turned upside down for the locals, lives are intertwined and truths are confused. A distraught father desperate for answers is convinced the skull is that of his 16-year-old son Benjamin, missing for 18 years. His pain is deep, and Iris can identify with him – but is this really Benjamin? And as it stirs her own feelings of desperation for answers, she struggles to stay away from the Stockholm investigation of her husband’s murder.

FISH WAR

Street Date: 5/6/25 (DVD Only)

Synopsis: When the state of Washington banned tribes from fishing in their traditional waters and began arresting Indigenous fishers, it ignited the violent Fish Wars. FISH WAR chronicles their struggle, culminating in a landmark 1974 court ruling affirming treaty rights and making tribes co-managers of salmon. Yet, 50 years later, the fight for salmon in the Pacific Northwest continues.

Bonus Features: Trailers

LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN

Street Date: 5/20/25

Synopsis: Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man is one of the most violent and unconventional Italian action films of its time, opening with an outrageous motorcycle chase through downtown Rome shot with no permission from local authorities. The credit goes to director Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust) and screenwriter Fernando Di Leo (Caliber 9, The Italian Connection, The Boss), who craft two of the most nihilistic and pathological cops in film history. Alfredo (Marc Porel) and Antonio (Ray Lovelock) are members of an anti-crime squad who shoot down their assailants before they have committed a crime. Referenced in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 2, Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man is a gonzo action classic presented in a new 4K restoration.

Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historian Rachael Nisbet | Archival Documentary Violent Police | TV Spots Directed by and with Commentary by Ruggero Deodato | Alternate English audio track | Trailers

MOGWAI: IF THE STARS HAD A SOUND

Street Date: 5/20/25 (DVD Only)

Synopsis: Over 25 years and 10 studio albums—using brute sonic force mixed with subtlety and grace— Mogwai have defined their own musical genre and built a loyal following by staying true to their sound and true to their roots. The film takes us on a journey from their very beginnings, in the mid 1990s, to the band writing and rehearsing their tenth studio album in their hometown of Glasgow, Scotland in 2020 – a record made during lockdown. While at first seemingly impossible to make, they ultimately made history with it.

Bonus Features: Trailers

DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS

Street Date: 5/20/25 (DVD Only)

Synopsis: Diane Warren: Relentless is a groundbreaking documentary that reveals the unique genius of a woman who has shaped an entire generation of music. Having written over 400 songs for iconic artists such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, and Aerosmith, Diane Warren resides in the pantheon of music greats. This is her untold story.