2015
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A young girl tries to escape her lonely Toronto apartment on a cold winter night.
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A journey of hope, love, and unimaginable possibilities. When the spirit holds fast to hope and courage, the impossible becomes possible. Zemene is a shy 10-year-old living in rural Ethiopia with a rare, life-threatening, curvature of the spine that limits her world, when a chance encounter with an American doctor enables her to secure medical attention. With her physical limitations lifted, and the confirmation that her life matters, she blossoms into a confident young woman, using her newly found capabilities to bring hope back to her village.
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Shakespeare was wrong: Revenge is a dish best served WILD!!! How far would YOU go to right wrongs and slights you've suffered? From a case of roadside rudeness run amok to what must be the wildest wedding on film, these six tales of vengeance wreaked, with results both hilarious and catastrophic, offer one of the most riotous rides you'll find at the movies this year. Featuring bevy of the country's finest actors, and produced by Pedro Almodovar, Wild Tales is further proof that Argentine cinema remains one of the world's most vital and exciting.
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Choosing your friends is hard, choosing your family is harder. The only family Lea has is her gay best friend and her angrily defensive teenage brother, and she's in danger of losing them both. Her brother never answers her calls or texts and seems to be falling in with the wrong crowd at school. She worries about the safety of her friend after a string of homophobic attacks and murders plague their neighborhood. On top of that, she's in love with him, but he's quickly falling in love with another man.
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Introducing the first selfie film - but not in the way you think it is. A mysterious video falls into the hands of a troupe of reporters following an accident involving three thirty-something year olds - two men and a woman. The video chronicles the lives of the trio one week prior, during their road-trip through the French Riviera to shoot a commercial. Shot in the style of found footage - sometimes with an iPhone - this innovative film touts itself as the first "selfie" movie. But, this isn't a cheeky jab at today's culture of obsessive self-documentation.
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You know Paganini on the violin, Jimi Hendrix on the guitar. Now meet the virtuosi of ... the leaf! In the heart of the Balkans, where making music is an integral part of life, meet Pera, a wonderful old farmer who seems to know everything about everything; Josip, inventor of numerous "new" instruments; and the amazing Vera, greatest leaf virtuoso of them all. Three musicians - a glimpse into the unknown, all- but - lost art of leaf playing.
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Nandita Das (Earth, Fire) and Aina Clotet (The Wild Ones) delight when East meets West in a captivating sibling saga. Director Maria Ripoll (Tortilla Soup) elegantly contrasts the worlds of India and Spain through the story of two sisters separated when they were very young; Paula (Clotet) has forgotten where she came from, while Mina (Das) has searched for 30 years to find her family. But, the reunion couldn't be more difficult -- as Paula (born Sita) never knew she was adopted, doesn't know her sister, and must now decide whether or not she can accept her past.
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When truth is at odds with tradition and "honor," must the victims of the past suffer anew? "So, tell me what happened that day." A woman from the village speaks to a journalist. When her story is published, the men of the village at first deny even its possibility. Four women, raped by enemy soldiers? Here? No. That is too shameful. The ensuing revelations change everyone's lives irrevocably, some for the better, some catastrophically.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac) and Chiara Mastroianni (Augustine) star as two sisters entangled by a twist of fate into loving the same man. Marc, a tax inspector, misses his train back to Paris and meets a beautiful stranger, Sylvie (Gainsbourg). After just a few hours together, they know they are meant to be together forever. But fate intervenes, and their connection is cut short. Later, Marc has met and fallen in love with Sophie (Mastroianni) - without realizing that she is Sylvie's sister.
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A journey of compassion and consequence through a process shrouded in secrecy. Capital punishment is a subject that evokes passion from friends and foes alike. But, few consider the effect it has on those whose actual job is to terminate a life--the executioners themselves. Delving deeply into the spiritual, psychological, and philosophical dichotomies within and surrounding capital punishment, director Patty Dillon portrays an emotional journey inside execution through firsthand accounts.