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Courageous...pushes the boundaries of what is permissible in modern cinema...powerful and intense. - Robert Hawk Director Brent Sims' work is always arresting, uncompromising, and controversial. With Gutter Punks (Cinequest, 1998), Sims took a gritty and intimate look at street kids. In Becoming Vex, he again focuses his attention towards young people (this time twenty-somethings) and portrays perhaps a more misanthropic view of society and the effects of violence. Trust lives in the 'burbs.
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Srdan Golubovic's entrancing first feature reveals what happens when youthful ambition and brotherly love are threatened by a world of revenge and manipulation. Sasha is a competitive sharpshooter qualifying for the Junior World Championships - and his world is coming apart at the seams. Sasha's father was Yugoslavia's most famous marksman. Sasha's older brother, Igor, once also World Champion Sharpshooter and a sniper during the civil war, is now a junkie.
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Hungary in 1960-a few years after the revolution and during a time of social uncertainty and harsh living conditions. A communist state dedicated to the welfare of the people, it was said. Young Aaron's father leaves him at an orphanage where rigid discipline dominates and where children are subjected to extreme cruelties. Bewildered at first, Aaron is punished by the other boys but is soon accepted as a fellow sufferer. The director of the home is a devoutly religious martinet and takes every opportunity to punish the boys-a crime in a communist state.
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A Song for Martin is acclaimed director Bille August's most intimate and possibly most challenging work to date, focusing on an intimate tale of a mature love affair gone tragically off-key. Barbara, a middle-aged violinist, goes through the motions in an indifferent marriage. After Martin, an esteemed composer, shows an interest in her, they embark on a secretive relationship. Barbara soon divorces her husband and further alienates her grown children by marrying Martin.
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Tolin is the biggest television variety show in Mexico, and its host, famous comedian and conductor, Salvador, is one of the most beloved people in the country. It's lucky then that Pancho and Emilio, two brothers who lead a small gang of thieves, choose Salvador's taxi to rob. Recognizing the star, Pancho immediately sees an opportunity for lots of cash. For Emilio, it's the opportunity for his dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian to come to fruition. The once simple mugging soon turns into a more complicated case of kidnapping.
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Rachel, a nice Jewish woman from New York City, is getting marriedÉto Christine, a nice blond woman from San Diego. But that's not where the story really beginsÉ. As Rachel tells it, Mom first freaks out at the thought that her daughter is not going to marry a good looking doctor and give her perfect grandchildren. But Mom soon reverts to the quintessential Jewish mother, aggressively trying to fix up Rachel with every "Ms. Rightowitz" in town and proudly thinking of herself as the Mother of all Mothers of Lesbians.
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Juliette is frantically running away from a man when a car hits her. Lying in the street, semiconscious and stunned, she commences counting. She knows that if no one helps her by the time she reaches 100, something terrible will happen. But Gaspard, a paramedic, arrives, and Juliette is safely transported to the hospital. Gaspard is a classic caretaker. Transfixed by Juliette, Gaspard is determined to make sure she recovers from her accident. However, there's Guido, the man Juliette most fears. And with good reason.
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Too Much Flesh smolders with a sensual tale of a sexual revolution's effects on a small town. Lyle stands naked in a cornfield in a state nearing ecstasy, but it is mixed with an uneasy self-consciousness. He looks around nervously, runs through the field for a while, and then stops again to sway amidst the dry stalks. So begins Too Much Flesh, a tale of sexual discovery set against small-town repression. Lyle is in an unconsummated marriage to Amy. Their marriage is one of convenience and economics, as their union has made it possible for the town to continue its tradition of farming.
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The point in life when you discover the world is not 'black & white' is pivotal. For Morris, the quest to understand the 'shades of gray' happened when he was about seventeen years old. Morris' family is certainly not a perfect one. While growing up, Morris faced obstacles most youngsters only read about. His mother died of cancer, and it is possible his father assisted his wife's death to spare her the pain of her last agonizing moments. Morris is still knotted with doubts about his father's innocence or guilt.
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Nicolas. Laura has trouble with commitment. She's never been able to go much past six months in any romantic relationship, and she doesn't know why. Take her current relationship with Matt. He seems like the perfect guy and cares for Laura very deeply. Laura, however, feels he may be getting too serious. She's also very confused by the sensual dreams she's been having about a mysterious man, Nicolas. To add to Laura's confusion, a psychic tells her that there are two men in her life - Matt and another.