Canada
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The complexity of relationships, the trials of family and the true meaning of life are all themes at the heart of Leonard Farlinger's first feature film, The Perfect Son --a tremendously potent, and often heart wrenching, look at the lives of Theo and Ryan, brothers who must reconcile their past. Striving to put his life back together (and fresh out of rehab), Theo returns home to attend his father's funeral.
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The Quebec winters can be harsh, but even harsher is the torment 12-year-old Sam has to endure from his schoolmates. Years earlier, Sam's father, a famous Arctic explorer, was lost during an expedition. Only he remains hopeful that his father will return. His mother, however, has long since lost hope and has started a new life with a new husband, country doctor, Asa (acclaimed actor Henry Czerny). Asa is more than willing to be the father that Sam needs, but Sam refuses to let the newcomer get close and is angry at his mother for losing faith.
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Women and guns would seem to be an oxymoronic concept. But in this most perceptive and very honest film, the whole spectrum of thought about the proper relationship of women to guns is explored from every viewpoint by women themselves, without the usual editorializing. The result is fascinating for its deep insights into women's attitudes toward fear, safety, and violence that often differ sharply from those of men. --Ed Soohoo
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Hiding away in the back of the classroom or right in the front row, maybe the ones you knew taped their glasses or had pocket protectors. But we all knew them as O-'nerds.O' Former O-'nerdO' Shereen Jerrett takes a look at the all-too-familiar clique providing a humorous glimpse at many adult O-'kid nerdsO' who have carved out individual success.
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What happens when the U.S. military opens a base near a small town in another country and sends tens of thousands of G.I.s over the next 40 years? Just what you might expect. There are a lot of marriages. The U.S. set up bases in Newfoundland at the beginning of WWII and maintained them for more than 40 years. The Canadian brides tell their personal stories.
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A window can often be distracting--especially for a comic book artist who has set up his work space in a position where he can see the entire apartment building across the street. But a voyeur may also find that he is not always the lone viewer and that others also like to look. Director Samuel Lee takes us on a mildly surreal journey into the world of a voyeuristic artist who becomes enamored with a video artist who is also finding interest in his building. Following her around the city, however, leads our hero into a world of deceit and murder.
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Mystery combined with love and prejudice is an unusual recipe for a film, but you can trust the French (in this case, French-Canadian) to bring it off with culinary flair. This nineteenth century period tale takes place in Nova Scotia and reflects the rigid mores of that time and place. Jean, an unhappy exile from Corsica, searches obsessively for rumored buried pirate treasure while his wife, Julitt, tries to make ends meet amid the hostility of the town and Jean's driven single-mindedness.
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Three fresh-faced teens cruise aimlessly through the icy cold of a Canadian winter's night. They look innocent enough, but all is not well between Ted, Jim, and Lee Ann. Amidst their vitriolic, curse-filled exchanges, a palpable sense of sadness and self-loathing permeates the interior of the car. Bitterness from dashed young dreams and unfulfilled, immature fantasies hangs in the air like acrid smoke from a smoldering fire. While stopping briefly to buy beer, they are suddenly car-jacked by a gun-toting army vet with a seething anger of his own.
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In a surreal, futuristic comedy that defies all expectations, a truffle hunter overcomes a bizarre diabolical plot.
In a Montreal neighborhood, truffles have mysteriously appeared underground for years. Charles, a truffle hunter with an exceptional sense of smell, supplies the Snack Shop he runs with Alice with an abundance of truffles for their customers to revel in and devour. As Charles? olfactory skills become legendary, he entertains an offer from a rather strange fur company which leads him on a path that even his well trained nose can?t sniff out.
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Rock crushes scissors. Paper covers rock. Scissors cuts paper. Can purity beat commerce?
The Walker brothers wanted to turn a child?s game into a good-natured competitive sport, but when the RPS fanatics converge on the world championships, they?re caught between big business, talk show pundits, Playmate mascots, and a battle of good versus evil.