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It is the deep, dark bowels of the Earth. It is the ever dangerous; the claustrophobic. It is the world of the South African gold mine, a world not for the weak of heart. Vuyo, an idealistic but inexperienced student, searches for answers about his long-lost father amidst the economic chaos and political infighting of the failing mine company where his father was crushed to death by a rock fall.
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In the tradition of Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction, Slim Susie is a "gangster comedy," set in a rural Swedish town with an assortment of original oddballs. For years, Erik has lived in Stockholm, after moving away from his dull hometown where it wasn't even possible to see a film all the way to the end. Now, he returns to his boyhood home upon discovering that his younger sister, sweet, innocent Susie, is missing. But home is not what it used to be; it is far from what Erik remembers.
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Ronald E. Hewett is a good, law-abiding man, who just happens to be the Sheriff in rural North Carolina - perhaps not the world's most glamorous job. Yet, through Hewett's activities as Brunswick County's number-one citizen, we discover this apparently simple man to be an extremely complex person when thrust into complicated, often dangerous situations. Hewett's duties are far reaching: from a raid of a poker parlor, to a manhunt, to a bizarre murder investigation, to recovering stolen ceramic bunnies.
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"I try to laugh at things which make us sad. I want comedy and tragedy to go hand in hand." -- Teddy Moskov. Rhapsody in White is one of the most successful Bulgarian films in recent years. Director Teddy Moskov calls it a "fight against the triviality of life," and, indeed, there has never been anything quite like it. Funny yet sad, antic yet delicate, it virtually invents its own genre as it goes along. Working in the world of comedy clubs and puppet shows, Dana (Maya Novoselska) is already saddled with a skewed view of the world.
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Amidst the bustle of city life in South Korea, a man (played by the popular Hyung-Sung Jang) wills his life away at the video store he runs. Having given up on his family life and law career, he is now comfortable with his solitude, happy to exchange the occasional word with a curious customer. The monotony of his life is broken one day by the sudden appearance of a love letter from a secret admirer.
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Madrid is a gorgeous and elegant film that generates a unique brilliance through its haunting mixture of delicate ambiance, stunning, graceful cinematography and subtle emotional resonance. In Isabel's veins flow the heat and passion of Spain, the land of her ancestors. By day, an assistant manager at a local grocery store, she lives in a suburban German town, spending her evenings discouraged by her love life. After losing one ungrateful young man, Isobel is initially intrigued by the handsome businessman, Manuel, who has taken up shop in the building across from her store.
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Madness and Genius is an arresting debut from 22-year-old director Ryan Eslinger, who became inspired at the age of thirteen to make his film. The result is a remarkable story involving human relationships, redemption and, ultimately, the alienation that results from those who suffer from madness and genius. Frank (brilliantly portrayed by Tom Noonan), a once brilliant scientist and professor, is haunted by a discovery in his past and may be quietly going mad.
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Pedro Salazar has been away from home for a long time. Too long. Alone and immersed in his shady business, he has managed to save enough money to return and start a new, normal life, if possible. His brother, Fito, has led a different life: married with one child, he owns a truck that would provide them with enough for their needs, if it weren't for his gambling problem. His wife, Juana, tries to help him the way she knows best, by loving him more. But the situation is on the verge of exploding when Pedro arrives home.
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Maribel is bored with her dull life. She is also repulsed by her mother's employer, a recent widower with a small fortune (and a bad heart), who is obsessed with Maribel's beauty and offers her a life of luxury for her hand in marriage. Desperate to get away, Maribel travels to Barcelona to visit her sister. There she meets Manolo, an excitable hunk, who has bigger plans than dressing up in a bunny suit for his job as a debt collector.
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She could change her shoes every day for eight years and still not wear the same pair twice. Her beauty and charm won over the likes of Colonel Khadafi, General MacArthur and Irving Berlin. She survived an assassination attempt, exile and over 150 charges of corruption and human rights abuse and is still convinced that she is the beloved symbol of her people and country. Widow of the late Ferdinand Marcos, exiled president of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos rose to power as a diplomat and Governor of Manila during the twenty-year reign of her husband.